Category: Monitoring&Analysis

April 25, 2024

Network automation takes advantage of programmable logic to manage network services and resources. The approach allows network operations (NetOps) teams to configure, scale, protect, and integrate network infrastructure and application services far more rapidly than when performed manually. Until relatively […]

April 24, 2024

In a recent interview, Ariana Lynn, Principal Analyst at The Fast Mode spoke to Mike Haynes, Global Network Cloud Solution Sales Leader for Telecoms/M&E at IBM on the impact of traffic visibility on modern IP networks. Mike joins us in […]

April 17, 2024

Global IT spending is forecast to hit $5.06 trillion in 2024, an increase of 8% from 2023, according to new data from Gartner. The hike puts worldwide IT spending on track to surpass $8 trillion well before the end of […]

April 10, 2024

Information technology teams at institutions of higher learning face unique network challenges based on lean budgets and lengthy evaluation and approval processes to upgrade any hardware or software components. Yet IT managers are still responsible for securing and managing sensitive […]

April 8, 2024

In the world of cloud computing, the concept of multicloud networking has sparked renewed interest – signaling a critical shift toward more sophisticated and integrated cloud architectures. This resurgence underscores a pressing demand for solutions that elegantly navigate the intricacies […]

April 3, 2024

Data centers are notorious energy hogs, and the increase in heavy-duty networking and compute power required to handle AI workloads is only going to exacerbate the sustainability issue. Advancements in AI infrastructure can be at odds with energy-consumption goals, notes […]

April 1, 2024

After decades of secretive testing, with the occasional competition between a human and computer at a high-level board game, artificial intelligence (AI) entered into the mainstream in 2023 for everyone to use as a tool for text creation, photo and […]

March 28, 2024

Network automation technology promises operational efficiencies and reduced security risks for enterprise businesses, which makes it seem like an obvious investment area for IT leaders. Yet aligning data sources, adopting the right tools, and achieving success with network automation are […]

March 27, 2024

A fundamental shift is underway in the broadband industry. Now that high-speed broadband offerings are ubiquitous, the key to winning subscribers no longer hinges on speed. The focus has shifted toward delivering an exceptional quality of experience (QoE). Consumer churn, […]

March 11, 2024

Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is much more than an emerging subscription model for corporate networks. With NaaS, the provider is responsible for buying and managing the routers, switches, load balancers, firewalls, and other security devices that once made up the infrastructure of […]

February 28, 2024

SolarWinds added AI-based enhancements to its observability solutions that will enable IT teams to more easily monitor complex, distributed on-premises and cloud environments from anywhere. The upgrades promise to provide visibility into gaps created when workloads are moved from on-premises […]

February 27, 2024

The internet of things (IoT) is a catch-all term for the growing number of electronics that aren’t traditional computing devices, but are connected to the internet to send data, receive instructions, or both. An incredibly broad range of ‘things’ that […]

February 7, 2024

IT teams must chase endless helpdesk tickets while maintaining network performance SLAs. In between, they also drive digital transformation, optimizing network maintenance costs while running down to customer sites to fix issues. With advancements in AI, a few of these […]

December 15, 2023

The Open RAN Alliance said that it has successfully concluded its fall 2023 plugfest. The event was co-hosted by 24 major operators, OTICs and independent institutions for testing, the organization said. It ran from September-November 2023 and was held in […]

November 21, 2023

Telecom giant AT&T’s move to say adieu to a significant wing of its managed security services provider unit is essentially a bid to allow the team’s consulting services to grow, according to industry analysts. The newly independent group, announced by […]

October 3, 2023

Artificial Intelligence is taking the world by storm. In the world of enterprise networking, the use of AI is beginning to trickle into management and monitoring aspects, providing a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. Let’s look […]

September 25, 2023

There is a dizzying array of data available to telecom operators on the status, performance and health of their networks; at various speeds and levels of granularity; focused on end-user-experience, peak network capability, or dozens of other potential indicators. Operators […]

August 8, 2023

We are at a crossroads where well-funded threat actors are leveraging innovative tools, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, while Security Operations Centers (SOCs), built around legacy technologies like security information and event management (SIEM) solutions, are failing to […]

August 1, 2023

Aiming to bolster its assessment of Internet traffic health Cisco said it would buy startup Border Gateway Protocol monitoring firm Code BGP for an undisclosed amount. Privately held Code BGP will slide into Cisco’s ThousandEyes network intelligence product portfolio and […]

July 26, 2023

Keysight Technologies has introduced the AresONE-M 800GE, a Layer 1-3 Ethernet performance test platform, supporting data centre interconnect speeds from 10GE to 800GE. Data-intensive applications are fuelling the need for secure and reliable 800GE c. Deploying 800GE into existing network […]