Tag: network monitoring

June 10, 2024

It is a given that your network monitoring or network management solution collects data that drives metrics and key performance indicators (KPI). The trick is deciding which of these to track, analyze, and use as network performance and operational goals. […]

May 2, 2024

Enterprise networks are undergoing huge changes. It’s not uncommon for an enterprise to find that it has quickly outgrown its NPM and that it simply cannot cover the true scope of the enterprise’s new geography of activity. LiveAction’s 2024 Network […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

June 27, 2023

Cisco again opened its checkbook this week and snatched up privately held broadband-network monitoring company SamKnows for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2008, the London-based firm uses a global network of software agents located in everything from home systems to […]

June 21, 2023

Looking to improve network visibility, Cisco plans to buy Accedian Networks, makers of software for monitoring and analyzing network performance.Founded 2004, Accecian sells Skylight, a platform that diagnoses problems and recommends remediation to fix them. The package is aimed at […]

March 27, 2023

With the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), predictive network technology alerts administrators to possible network issues as early as possible and offers potential solutions. The AI and ML algorithms used in predictive network technology have become […]

February 21, 2023

Network monitoring is the process of continuously monitoring a computer network to ensure that it is functioning properly and is available to users. It involves monitoring network devices, such as routers, switches, and servers, as well as the performance of […]

January 5, 2023

Network monitoring is the art of analyzing an IT network’s status and performance for optimal reliability. The tools and techniques I use have evolved over time to best support today’s vast ecosystems of modern hardware and virtualization technologies. Since the […]

December 21, 2022

With latency becoming an increasingly important part of enabling new services and monetizing 5G, just what does testing to assure low latency look like? Rich McNally, senior director of mobile service strategy with Spirent Communications, discussed real-world observations and lessons […]

August 26, 2022

My early enterprise surveys from 30 years ago showed that the largest reported source of network outages was human error. Today, that’s still the case, and in fact human error leads any equipment or transmission cause by a larger margin […]

August 23, 2021

Today, CIOs and their teams must prioritize cybersecurity as companies continue to deal with the aftermath of COVID-19. Companies have begun to reinvent outdated operation processes and digitize most or all core business systems to improve and streamline their supply […]

August 2, 2021

Network-operations types tell me that, in the future, AI is going to manage their networks. They also tell me that their vendors told them that very same thing. The good news is that’s sort-of-true. The bad news is the same; […]

March 5, 2021

What do SolarWinds, Fidelis, FireEye, Microsoft, Mimecast, Palo Alto Networks, and Qualys all have in common? Each and every one were victims of the SolarWinds software supply chain attack. There are more, many more. The Russian government’s hack of SolarWinds’s […]

August 31, 2020

Cisco Champion and Lead Communications Engineer, Mitch Dickey leverages the Cisco Application Hosting solution to deliver high-performance network monitoring across Loudoun County Public Schools’ large and distributed campus. By deploying NetBeez’ network monitoring as containers on top of the Cisco […]

August 4, 2020

The number of network disruptions across various elements of the internet rose sharply beginning in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic — but they often indicated traffic engineering work on the part of various service providers to adjust to changing […]

June 12, 2020

As many part of the U.S. are at least partially lifting lockdown sanctions prompted by the COVID pandemic, questions about the safety of those moves remain. IoT technology, however, might help alleviate some of those concerns. The degree to which […]

March 27, 2020

Voice calls and virtual private network use continue to be far higher than usual, as people across the country navigate teleworking, distance learning and staying in touch with each other during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Verizon and AT&T are providing […]