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What Do DevOps Professionals Really Mean When They Talk About Kubernetes (K8s)?

In the world of DevOps, Kubernetes (K8s) is more than just a tool for managing containers-it's the backbone of modern infrastructure. When DevOps teams mention Kubernetes, they're referencing its vast capabilities, which extend far beyond basic container orchestration. They're talking about its ability to manage scaling, automation, networking, and security across complex, distributed systems. In this article, we'll explore what DevOps pros really mean when they discuss Kubernetes, highlighting the core features that make it a cornerstone of the DevOps ecosystem.

Internet Keeps Disconnecting? Causes & Fixes for Internet Disconnection

Few things are more frustrating than a constantly disconnecting Internet connection, especially when you're in the middle of work, streaming, or an important video call. While the occasional hiccup is normal, frequent disconnections can disrupt your productivity and strain your patience. If you've found yourself wondering, "Why does my Internet keep disconnecting?" you're not alone.

Announcing HAProxy ALOHA 16.5

HAProxy ALOHA 16.5 is now available, and we’re delighted to share that this release includes one of the cornerstone security features announced earlier this year—the new Bot Management Module. HAProxy ALOHA customers will also benefit from the new Network Management CLI, secure Wireguard VPN synchronization between appliances, updated root filesystem packages, and the features announced in open source HAProxy 3.0.

Are your product investments moving the needle-or just burning cash?

In this 5-minute video, discover how the Product Alignment Dashboard in ValueOps Insights bridges the gap between strategy and execution. Learn how real-time metrics help you focus resources, track progress, and ensure every dollar aligns with your business goals. Watch now to see how data-driven clarity transforms your investments into measurable results.

Upgrade Smarter, Not Harder with DX NetOps Upgrade Automation

Keeping your network monitoring solution current is vital for several reasons. From a security perspective, outdated software may contain known vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit, putting your organization's data and operations at risk. Regular updates ensure the latest security patches are applied timely, efficiently protecting your systems against cyber threats.

Routing between AWS Local Zones with Megaport featuring Kevin Dresser

AWS Local Zones are game-changers for boosting performance and resiliency, but did you know connecting them efficiently is key? Here's what you need to know: The Problem: Local Zones in the same metro connect via their parent region, causing latency spikes (up to 80ms in some cases!). The Solution: Use Megaport’s Cloud Router (MCR) and AWS Direct Connect to build a private, low-latency interconnect – cutting latency by 10x (down to 8ms).

Climb Channel Solutions Ireland seeks to accelerate new business with SolarWinds partnership

SolarWinds delivers technologies spanning observability, database, and IT service management. Climb Channel Solutions Ireland is hoping to grow revenues across net new and existing business through new partnership with SolarWinds. It anticipates increased demand for the cloud-hosted, AI-powered SolarWinds observability solution.

Topology: Services for Business Observability

Building on Broadcom’s innovative domain tools, the AIOps and Observability team’s thinking and use of topology has advanced significantly in recent years. To illustrate these innovations and their benefits for IT operations, we continue in this blog where the previous blog left off. In this post, we cover services—and the services layer—as an extension to AIOps topology. This allows us to achieve service observability and, in the process, business observability.

Announcing HAProxy 3.1

Back in the spotlight, HAProxy 3.1 builds on its history of innovation, delivering improvements that ensure it remains the go-to open source load balancer! As usual, all the features announced in this release will be incorporated into the next enterprise release (HAProxy Enterprise 3.1). HAProxy 3.1 brings improvements to observability, reliability, performance, and flexibility. So everything we love about HAProxy is now even better!

MariaDB vs. MySQL

Deciding which database to use isn’t easy. Not only do you need to consider your immediate needs, but you also have to think about your long-term goals. Additionally, you need a deep understanding of various database types, including their differences, use cases, and more. After all, your database selection can impact your application’s future scalability, performance, and success, so it’s vital to thoroughly research and reflect before making a decision.

Your Guide to the Backbone of Business Security

Ensuring the security of your business is more than just a necessity-it's a critical investment. The backbone of business security lies in a combination of robust systems, informed strategies, and vigilant practices that safeguard assets, employees, and reputation. Let's delve into the essential elements that form this backbone and explore ways to fortify your business against evolving threats.

11 Key Service Desk Metrics to Analyze (and Report On)

Using service desk software can help you significantly enhance your team’s workflow. However, to maximize the value derived from an IT service management (ITSM) solution, it’s important to know which service desk metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track. There are a handful of essential metrics you can analyze to boost accountability, increase productivity, and ultimately improve your organization’s bottom line through service delivery.

Securing the Cloud: The Power of Network Observability in Hybrid Environments

Cloud adoption is surging, with the market projected to reach over $350 billion in the next five years. Research by Enterprise Strategy Group shows that 86% of organizations use two or more public cloud services. Securing these cloud and hybrid environments will become increasingly important as more organizations migrate critical services and applications to the cloud.

How Electrical Coops are Bridging the Digital Divide: Tri-Co

Imagine living in a world where electricity was a luxury, available only to city dwellers. This was the reality for many Americans in the 1930s, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR,) who was living with polio, regularly visited Warm Springs, Georgia, which were thought to be beneficial for polio sufferers at the time. During his travels, FDR witnessed the stark contrast in electrical access between urban and rural communities.

How to Test Internet Stability for Businesses & Remote Users

In today’s always-connected world, a stable Internet connection is as essential as your morning coffee—especially for businesses and remote users. Whether you're running a virtual meeting, using cloud applications, or just trying to get through your to-do list without interruptions, an unstable connection can quickly throw a wrench in your day. Internet stability isn’t just about speed; it’s about reliability.

Operational Resilience featuring Alexis

Cloud resiliency starts with your network! Your AWS deployment is packed with features like availability zones and auto-scaling for cloud resiliency. But what about the network connecting you to AWS? At Megaport, we’ve reimagined cloud connectivity to make building a resilient network as seamless as AWS makes deploying resilient infrastructure. Traditional Direct Connect: Weeks of waiting, managing redundant infrastructure, and compliance risks in regulated industries.

Top IT Support Tools to Streamline Your Tech Operations

For any business today, a streamlined tech setup isn't just nice to have-it's the backbone of efficient operations. Whether you're a small team or a growing enterprise, adopting the right IT support tools can make all the difference in managing day-to-day tasks and handling tech issues smoothly. That's where resources like Bloo Solutions step in, offering the insight and tools needed to keep your systems running and users happy. If you're looking to improve workflows and minimize downtime, here are some of the top IT tools that can get the job done.

How to Attain Deep Network Device Coverage with SolarWinds Observability SaaS

Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts that will walk you through the key network monitoring and observability capabilities of the SolarWinds Observability SaaS option. Simplicity has always been at the heart of our product ethos, and our recent decision to bring our self-hosted and SaaS observability options under the single umbrella of SolarWinds Observability embodies this ethos.

Cloud Application Performance: Common Reasons for Slow-Downs

It happens often that an application, when running on bare metal, performs well. However, after the application is packed into an image, tested on Docker/Podman, then migrated to Kubernetes, performance plummets. With an increasing number of database calls issued by the application, the application response times increase. This common situation is often due to data transfer induced I/O delays.

Future-proof your Networks: Understanding the Basics and Benefits of Autonomous Networks

As networks become more complex, the demand for automation has surged. There has been a huge uptick in the concept of autonomous networks—a transformative model redefining how telecom and IT networks operate. But what are they, and why are they essential for today’s digital-first world? Let’s break it down.

CS2 Routing Issues and How to Fix Them

Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) is one of the most popular multiplayer games globally, but even the best games come with their challenges. One common issue players encounter is routing problems, which can cause high ping, packet loss, or erratic server connections. These issues can ruin gameplay by making it difficult to react in time or maintain smooth communication with teammates. In this article, we'll break down what routing issues are, why they happen, and how to fix them to ensure a seamless gaming experience in CS2. We will also touch the topic of CS2 skins and their impact on game performance.

What is the difference between CNAME and ALIAS records? How can you utilize these records for different use cases?

Both CNAME and ALIAS records share a common purpose: They map one or multiple domain names (such as those for different departments or regions) to a main target domain. However, their specific uses and functionality differ in various network scenarios. Network administrators need to understand these distinctions to leverage each record type effectively for robust network services. This blog will help you understand the differences between CNAME and ALIAS records and their applications.

The Real Cost of High Network Latency

High latency and inflexible bandwidth have a domino effect across your entire business, impacting your productivity and revenue. Here’s how to improve it. When we talk about network latency, we’re referring to more than just the occasional lag or slow loading speed. At scale, the consistency of your network can be the difference between your enterprise making and losing money – and latency is where it all starts.

KubeCon NA 2024: Service Discovery, Security, and AI-Oh My!

Though KubeCon North America 2024 has officially come to a close, the CNCF's flagship event has left us buzzing with residual excitement. After all, waving goodbye to a crowd of 9,200+ attendees is never easy—especially with Salt Lake City's snow-capped mountains towering impressively in the background. However, it was our conversations with HAProxy booth visitors that truly stole the show.

Web Summit 2024: The future of AI and data governance

Last week, Lisbon was jam-packed with innovation as Web Summit 2024 saw over 70,000 attendees and 3,000 companies at one of the largest tech conferences in the world. Across the exhibition floor and track presentations, a clear theme emerged: while AI offers numerous benefits, its large-scale impact on data processing raises concerns among many parties, from consumers, legislators, and government bodies.

7 Network Visibility Best Practices for Better Performance and Data Control

We rely heavily on our networks for business continuity. As technology evolves, we can do so much more. At the same time, increased complexity makes it challenging to keep track of everything. Reaching and maintaining network visibility sometimes feels like chasing the carrot at the end of the stick.

Unlocking Peak Performance with Kentik's Azure Network Observability Tools

In today’s multi-cloud landscape, maintaining smooth and reliable connectivity requires complete visibility into cloud networks. With Kentik, network and cloud engineers gain the tools to monitor, visualize, and optimize Azure traffic flows, from ExpressRoute circuits to application performance, ensuring efficient and proactive operations.

Streamline Cloud Networking with Terraform and Megaport

Developers, imagine this: You’ve automated your cloud infrastructure with Terraform—EC2 instances, VPCs, and security groups—seamlessly. But when it comes to external connectivity, you're stuck in email chains, waiting on approvals, and attending meetings. There’s a better way! With Megaport's Terraform provider, you can: Megaport’s software-defined network lets you code your connectivity just like your infrastructure—directly in your IDE with full support for your workflow.

How DX NetOps Fuels Rapid, Accurate Isolation in Modern Networks

Businesses, like pretty much all of us, continue to grow ever more reliant upon network connectivity. When that connectivity falters, it can be extremely disruptive—and very costly. According to a report in PCMag, an internet shutdown of one minute can cost a business like Amazon almost $978,000 in revenue losses. For Alphabet, the number is $538,000.

Network traffic analyzers simplified: How they enhance network management

Bandwidth management is not easy; it is a 24/7 juggling act. You need a team of vigilant eyes constantly monitoring network traffic, sharp minds to brew up new strategies and refine old ones in order to squeeze out every ounce of performance, and a knack for pinpointing the root cause of issues when alarms are raised and fixing them swiftly.

From refresh to results: the metrics that shaped Election Day 2024 coverage

Dubbed 'the most important election ever,' it was expected that online traffic would skyrocket across traditional broadcasters, online streaming platforms, and digital publishers on November 5, 2024. As the initial results rolled in, Internet traffic surged nationwide by up to 15%, both at national and state levels. Surprisingly, though, this surge in traffic didn’t happen where you might expect—not on TV.

What's New with Kentik AI: Enhanced Journeys for Cloud Observability, DDoS, Peering, and Faster Network Insights

Kentik Journeys is an AI-powered user experience that helps you investigate your network. It combines knowledge about your network with deep GenAI integration to help you answer network questions and solve problems faster than ever. Since launch, we’ve been innovating on Journeys’ capabilities and skills with customer feedback. Here’s a peek at what’s new.

Unlocking the Power of Multi-Vendor Network Observability with OpsRamp and Aruba: A Collaborative Approach

In today’s digital landscape, businesses require robust and adaptable Network infrastructure that can handle hybrid environments and support a seamless digital experience. OpsRamp and Aruba have joined forces to deliver a comprehensive solution that addresses the challenges of multi-vendor network observability management and network observability providing enterprises with tools for visibility, control, and performance optimization across distributed environments.

Three Multi-Cloud Scenarios That Benefit from Active Network Monitoring

Applications today are more portable and distributed than ever before. We’re witnessing businesses accelerate their migration to cloud-based infrastructure and software as a service (SaaS). Yet, amid this cloud adoption wave, a noticeable “cloud exit” trend is emerging as organizations seek an optimal balance between cloud and on-premises infrastructure.

How AIOps improves response times in the NOC

The sheer volume of data and the need for fast, accurate troubleshooting can overwhelm even the most experienced network operations center (NOC) teams. Stress levels increase when response times lag — as do costs, customer frustration, and risks to revenue. AIOps can help. Deploy AIOps to automate data analysis and correlate alerts in real time, filter alerts to reduce noise, and pinpoint incident root cause faster than traditional methods.

Cyber Protection: Best Strategies to Safeguard Your Digital Assets

Cyber threats are a growing concern for businesses of all sizes. As more companies move their operations online, protecting digital assets has become more important than ever. Effective cyber protection is essential to safeguard sensitive data, maintain customer trust, and ensure business continuity. In this article, we'll explore the best strategies for cyber protection, including practical ways to protect against cyber attacks, enhance cyber threat protection, and secure your business against potential threats.

N-able N-central Quarterly Roundup - Q3 2024

Hear from Mike Adler, Chief Technical Office and Chief Product Officer at N-able, for the newest updates for N-central RMM. Some highlights include an enhanced analytics system, paginated reports, agent reliability, audit log preview, and more. Stay tuned for more updates from Mike as N-central continues to get better each quarter.

The Dark NOC: A New Era in Network Operations

As telecom providers evolve to support 5G and beyond, network complexity skyrockets. That’s where a “Dark NOC” comes into play. Contrary to what it might sound like, a Dark NOC doesn’t mean a completely deserted control room. Instead, it’s a NOC that can operate with minimal human oversight thanks to advanced automation. Routine and even some complex processes run autonomously, leaving human intervention only for specific, high-stakes scenarios.

If it can happen to Mark Cuban, it can happen to you and your organization

In today's digital age, we rely on our phones and laptops as our central hub for communication. This is true in both our business and personal lives. However, recent events have shown that no one is immune to cyber-attacks. In this blog post, we highlight a recent incident involving billionaire Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks, Shark Tank) and how his email account was hacked via his phone. It serves as stark reminder that no one (or business) is immune.

Announcing HAProxy Enterprise 3.0

HAProxy Enterprise 3.0 is now available. This release extends HAProxy Enterprise’s legendary performance and flexibility and builds upon its cornerstone features. The HAProxy Enterprise WAF is even more powerful, the Global Profiling Engine is more dynamic and performant, UDP load balancing is simpler and more observable, HTTPS performance is improved, and we have added new CAPTCHA and SAML single sign-on modules.

Close Your Hybrid IT Observability Gap SolarWinds Observability SaaS or Self Hosted Solutions

As technology evolves, organizations face the challenge of modernizing their infrastructure to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and meet customer demands. But with hybrid IT setups—combining on-premises data centers, multiple cloud instances, and SaaS applications—most observability tools force compromises. The result? Gaps that impact performance, slow down issue resolution, hurt customer satisfaction, and reduce ROI.

Precision at Scale: LightMesh Advanced Filtering

Tidal LightMesh introduces Advanced Filtering, a game-changing search feature empowering organizations to seamlessly search, analyze, and manage network data. This powerful tool gives users more control, efficiency, and insight, transforming the way networks are managed. With capabilities ranging from granular filtering to powerful bulk actions, it provides a comprehensive solution for modern network management challenges.

Powering Africa's digital future: The rise of cloud, data centres, and network resilience

Africa’s connectivity landscape is undergoing a rapid evolution, propelled by increased investments in telecommunications infrastructure, data centres, and cloud services. However, the continent still faces challenges, including infrastructure gaps and regulatory complexities.

Ransomware Lockdown: Securing Your Network Against Attacks

In this video, we explore the latest ransomware trends and how your security team can stay one step ahead of cybercriminals with advanced ransomware detection solutions like Progress Flowmon. Our cybersecurity experts discuss critical topics, including: Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights and practical tips to strengthen your organization’s ransomware defenses.

SNMP Ports: Everything You Need to Know for Efficient Network Management

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a widely used network monitoring and management protocol. It allows you to keep track of the status and performance of the devices on your network, like routers, switches, servers, and printers. A key component of SNMP are the ports used for communication between the SNMP manager (the monitoring system) and SNMP agents (software on the monitored devices).

New Support and Learning Hubs Launched for LoadMaster and Flowmon: Here's What You Need to Know

As a company that strongly believes that its community is its foundation, Progress strives to continuously provide more seamless customer experiences that are meaningful and engaging. As a part of this journey, we are delighted to announce that we are migrating from our current support site to freshly-minted Progress Support and Learning Hubs. As our community continues to grow and evolve, we believe these new hubs will provide you with enhanced opportunities to engage and connect with us at Progress.

10 Best Cisco Switch Monitoring Tools for 2025

Network monitoring is critical to ensuring a business stays secure. Switches are crucial to the proper functioning of that network. Hence, continue reading about the ten best Cisco switch monitoring tools. Switches connect networks and serve as controllers that let organizations share resources and talk to each other for better productivity. Without them, organizations face crippled information sharing and resource allocation, not to mention unnecessary costs.

Eighty Percent of Organizations Report Network Complexity and Visibility Blind Spots as Cloud Adoption Flourishes

We are pleased to announce the results of new research conducted by Dimensional Research and sponsored by Broadcom, which found broad proliferation of cloud infrastructure combined with continued support for remote workers is driving increased complexity and visibility challenges for network operations teams.

Why Brazil is Your Key to Unlocking Business Growth in Latin America

Discover why Brazil’s growing tech industry and booming economy make it a prime destination for businesses looking to expand into Latin America. With a booming digital economy, a thriving fintech sector, and some of the world’s heaviest internet users, Brazil has become a hotspot for businesses looking to foster innovation. Add accelerating data center growth to increased cloud adoption, and the opportunities for enterprises seeking to scale their potential are immense.

NinjaProxy Review 2024: Everything That You Need to Know

High quality proxies aren't just for accessing the web anonymously, they're also very useful in activities like web scraping or running multiple online accounts. NinjaProxy is one great example of a service provider that has made a name for themselves by offering robust proxy solutions, such as residential proxies. One of the best things about NinjaProxy is that they've been in the proxy industry since 2007. It makes them one of the oldest proxy providers and they should offer excellent technical support for anyone looking for a reliable proxy provider for their business.

Transforming Network Operations: Why RAN Automation is Essential for the Future

With the shift toward 5G and the forthcoming 6G evolution, Network Operations Centers (NOCs) are under increasing pressure to keep up with the complexities of modern telecommunications. At the heart of this evolution is the Radio Access Network (RAN), which has developed from supporting basic voice services to enabling the high-speed, low-latency networks essential for IoT, smart cities, and autonomous vehicles.

What is Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Software?

Organizations are rapidly adopting endpoint detection and response software to address the challenge and strengthen their overall network infrastructure security. Why? In large part because endpoints are used by the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain (humans!) and therefore create business risk. Endpoint devices typically have internet access, can reach sensitive internal data, and are primarily used by people who aren’t cybersecurity professionals.

What is Endpoint Monitoring? Definitions, Benefits & Best Practices

Endpoints are a prime target for threat actors. In fact, 68% of the respondents to a Ponenmon study reported experiencing an endpoint attack that successfully compromised data or IT infrastructure. And, with IBM pegging the average cost of a data breach at $4.88 million USD, it’s clear that effective endpoint monitoring and security is a key objective for organizations of all sizes. As the stakes for endpoint security increase, so does the complexity.

How to Your Monitor Business Application Performance

Application performance monitoring is key to having business operations function well, and user satisfaction is at an all-time high as your company keeps ahead in the race. The result is frustrated users, lost productivity, and lost revenues. Proactive monitoring of some key aspects of your business applications puts you in a good position: you are able to identify issues before they can turn into major ones; optimize performance, and ensure smooth delivery of an end-to-end user experience. Here are some strategies and tools needed to effectively monitor application performance for your business.

What is a Network Error? Understanding and Fixing the 12 Most Common Network Errors

We’ve all experienced those frustrating moments when a network error code pops up unexpectedly, and you're forced to stop everything you're doing. We all hate to see a 404 (Not Found) or 500 (Internal Server Error) network error coming. Whether it’s sluggish connections, dropped calls, or websites refusing to load, the instinct is often to try quick fixes, browse a few “how-to” articles, or even just wait for the issue to pass.

What is DNS query resolution policy? How does it help tailor responses for specific segments in your Windows network?

Query Resolution Policy (QRP) is a security feature in ManageEngine DDI Central that allows network administrators to resolve DNS queries for specific clients’ IP addresses in the Windows Microsoft server. This helps secure the confidential network resources of an organization by preventing unauthorized individuals from accessing them. Also, QRP can help categorize certain departments to permit and restrict access to network resources.

Kentik Named a Value Leader in EMA's 2024 Radar Report for Network Operations Observability

We are excited to share that Kentik has been named a Value Leader in EMA’s 2024 Radar Report for Network Operations Observability. This recognition highlights our continued commitment to building an AI-powered, end-to-end observability platform for modern networks, helping network and cloud teams optimize their infrastructures for availability, performance, cost-efficiency, and security.

AppNeta Feature Highlight: Monitoring Policies

This year, we’ve been working hard to introduce monitoring policies, a new feature designed to simplify and streamline the monitoring configuration process. This set of features is a direct result of collaborating closely with our customers to understand their unique challenges. We've listened to your feedback and are excited to deliver a solution that makes monitoring more efficient and user-friendly than ever before.

Anatomy of an OTT Traffic Surge: The Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix Update

On Saturday, November 2, the wildly popular video game Fortnite released its latest game update: Fortnite Chapter 2 Remix. The result was a surge of traffic as gaming platforms around the world downloaded the latest update for the seven-year-old game. Doug Madory looks at how the resulting traffic surge can be analyzed using Kentik’s OTT Service Tracking.

Buyer's Guide to Network Automation

In today’s complex IT landscape, network automation is no longer a luxury; it’s essential. With over 65% of enterprise networking activities still being manually, the shift toward automation presents a massive opportunity to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability. This guide will help IT leaders understand the market for network automation platforms, the key considerations for choosing a platform, and how these tools are redefining network management from Day 0 to Day N activities.

Monitoring domains and DNSSEC properly

First of all, if you own a domain, the following text is for you. In production you obviously want to reduce outages. And an outage of a DNS domain as such takes down all services under that domain, no matter whether your LAMP components are all up and running. At least from users’ perspective. As usually, roughly speaking, monitoring has to “play end user” to properly discover failures end-to-end. At best you have an Icinga satellite (e.g.

Seamless Connectivity: Dynamic Colocation Explained

In today's fast-paced, ever-evolving digital landscape, businesses need flexible, scalable solutions to manage and deploy applications across multiple regions. With constant fluctuations in demand, the concept of colocation has evolved from a simple server-renting model to an advanced digital strategy that promotes connectivity, reliability, and growth. This article explores the modern concept of dynamic colocation, a hyperconnected model that empowers businesses to meet evolving demands with ease and agility.

Top Networking Monitoring Tools

Businesses rely on accurate network monitoring data because the network is the backbone of IT infrastructure. Lacking internal or external communication about your network can be disastrous, especially if you provide digital goods or services. Network monitoring tools shouldn't be a "nice to have" that may or may not make this year's department budget. They are essential to monitoring performance, spotting anomalies, and identifying potential security issues.

Enabling Agile Telecom with Cloud-Native IMS

Over the last few years, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) have been very vocal in announcing their rollouts of 5G data services. On the subject of 5G voice services, however, they’ve been largely silent because, frankly, there hasn’t been much to say. 5G network transformation has focused on data, since faster data (and not faster voice) is what customers expected from 5G. But customers also expect to be able to make voice calls on their 5G phones when they roam or travel.

Why You Need Integrated Network Security

Having interoperable network security is key to protecting your business from a crisis. Here’s why you need it and how your business can achieve it. If cybersecurity isn’t number one on your network team’s list of concerns, it probably should be. According to Forrester, “Two years ago, 63% said they had been breached at least once in the past year.

Break Free From ISP Problems: How to Identify & Troubleshoot ISP Issues

When your Internet connection starts acting up, it's frustrating, especially when you're trying to figure out whether the issue is on your side or your ISP’s. Identifying and fixing ISP issues can be tricky, but it's necessary to keep your business running smoothly and avoid downtime that hampers productivity.

Choosing the Right Wireless Access Point for Your Business

We all rely on the Internet to conduct business, and it has become the heart of how we work, relax, and gather information. Businesses rely on a strong internet connection to communicate with employees, hold video conferences, access cloud infrastructures, and use other business-based tools for smooth operation and collaboration. As businesses expand and demand for their platforms grows, companies need a reliable internet connection to avoid downtime and loss of money.

SolarWinds Observability Self Hosted 2024.4 Expanded Device Support and Enhanced Wireless Monitoring

Discover the latest features in SolarWinds version 2024.4! This update brings support for a variety of new network devices, including Fortinet SD WAN, Ruckus, Juniper, Arista, and Extreme Networks wireless access points, plus Meraki switch support via API integration. Join Crystal Taylor, SolarWinds Evangelist, as she takes you through the new wireless monitoring capabilities and shows how your network management just got easier. Watch now to optimize your network oversight and stay ahead with these powerful enhancements!

SolarWinds Observability Self Hosted 2024.4: New Cloud Monitoring for Azure and AWS Databases!

Explore the powerful new features in SolarWinds version 2024.4, now supporting expanded cloud monitoring capabilities! Crystal Taylor, SolarWinds Evangelist, walks you through the latest updates, including Azure Managed Instance, Azure MySQL, Azure PostgreSQL, and Amazon RDS for SQL Server. See firsthand how PostgreSQL and RDS instances are monitored, showcasing detailed charts and metrics like Log IOs, physical data reads, and memory usage. Upgrade now to take full advantage of these new insights and optimize your cloud database performance.

Unlocking the Power of UIMAPI: Automating Probe Configuration

The UIMAPI is a RESTful API. With UIMAPI you can programmatically perform almost any action in your DX UIM environment. Using the Swagger front-end as a guide, you can manually execute REST endpoints. However, many customers would rather use a program to automate these actions.

Network Observability: Mastering Infrastructure Data for Smarter IT

If you want to know exactly what’s on your network and how it’s all connected in real time, then network observability is the answer. Network observability pulls data from sources across your network infrastructure to model a detailed view of your systems and how they interact. This lets you understand exactly what’s happening on your network at any given moment so you can optimize performance.

Types of Intrusion Detection Systems: Network vs. Host-Based IDS

Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are specialized security tools that are designed to detect and respond to suspicious activities within an organization's network or on individual computer systems. Their primary objective is to identify anomalous patterns or behaviors that may indicate a security incident. These anomalies may include unauthorized access attempts, suspicious patterns in network traffic, or alterations to critical system files.