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obkio

Implementing QoS for VoIP for Exceptional VoIP Call Quality

Nov 16, 2023 By Alyssa Lamberti In Obkio
Businesses and individuals alike have embraced the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of VoIP, but ensuring a seamless and high-quality experience requires more than just a reliable internet connection. Enter Quality of Service (QoS), a crucial framework that governs and prioritizes network traffic to guarantee optimal performance for real-time applications like VoIP.
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Have Your Cake & Eat It, Too: Seamless Migration from VPN to SSE

Nov 16, 2023 By Ivanti In Ivanti
Explore the value proposition that comes with making an easy migration from VPN to SSE with Ivanti. Preserve the value of existing deployments while gaining one-stop secure access for all types of applications, centralized management from a single console, robust security and real-time risk management, and more. Ivanti Solution Value proposition for easy migration from VPN to SSE Ivanti finds, heals, and protects every device, everywhere – automatically. Whether your team is down the hall or spread around the globe, Ivanti makes it easy and secure for them to do what they do best.
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solarwinds

Managing Cisco Switch Logs with Kiwi Syslog Server

Nov 15, 2023 By Team Member In SolarWinds
Network management, particularly the effective handling of system logs, is crucial in maintaining a high-performance and secure IT infrastructure. Log files, or simply logs, are generated by network devices such as switches and routers, serving as valuable resources to understand the intricacies of network performance, spot anomalies, and even comply with regulatory requirements.
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Kentik

Alerts Should Work for You, Not the Other Way Around

Nov 15, 2023 By Leon Adato In Kentik

The entire reason we have monitoring is to understand what users are experiencing with an application. Full stop. If the user experience is impacted, sound the alarm and get people out of bed if necessary. All the other telemetry can be used to understand the details of the impact. But lower-level data points no longer have to be the trigger point for alerts.

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Alerts Don't Suck: YOUR Alerts Suck!

Nov 15, 2023 By Kentik In Kentik
Join Leon Adato, Kentik's Principal Technical Evangelist, for, "Alerts Don't Suck: YOUR Alerts Suck." In this engaging talk, Leon shares a personal anecdote about generating a staggering 772 tickets - twice - in just 15 minutes, setting the stage for an enlightening exploration of alert management. Leon discusses the common misconceptions and pitfalls of alerts in network observability, distinguishing between effective and ineffective alert strategies. He demystifies the concepts of monitoring versus observability, offering practical advice on creating alerts that genuinely add value and drive action. Whether you're an IT professional, network engineer, or anyone interested in improving your alerting philosophy, this talk is packed with actionable insights, humor, and real-world examples. Leon's hard-won advice might just transform your approach to alerting and optimizing your monitoring systems.
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opsmatters

Mobile Proxies Explained: How They Enhance Your Mobile Internet Experience?

Nov 14, 2023 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
The speed at which the internet developed is mind-bending. Only forty years have passed since the TCP/IP protocol was implemented. Now, we can access the internet without wires, even in the most remote places, at speeds that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. But with all the improvements, many risks have emerged too. Constant tracking, ads, and geo-targeting limitations have made it harder for people to reap the full benefits of the internet. It's essential to keep up with the newest trends to enhance your Internet experience. That's where proxies come in.
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resolve

4 Reasons Why NOCs Need Incident Response Automation

Nov 14, 2023 By Ari Stowe In Resolve

Incident response in a Network Operations Center (NOC) is cumbersome and time-consuming. There are many steps, many sources where incidents come from, and a long, long list of complexities involved. For instance, for incident response with a NOC, there’s the initial monitoring – Tier 1 functions of “eyes on glass” work of looking at alerts coming in and what they’re for, such as a security breach, performance issue, a hardware failure, among others.

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