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Introducing Megaport On-ramp as a Service
Megaport On-ramp as a Service is the fastest way for service providers to offer secure, private connectivity to mission-critical applications, and it’s now available. Considered the gold standard, private connectivity is the superior way to reach enterprise applications, storage services, or security services. But for most service providers, offering a private on-ramp for customers to connect to isn’t straightforward.
Ncentral 2025 Year in Review | Top Features, Enhancements and 2026 Roadmap
Join Head Nerds Jason Murphy and Paul Kelly as they walk through the key N‑central enhancements delivered in 2025, including updates to Vulnerability Management, Linux Patching, Asset Views, modernization, security, integrations, and analytics. You’ll also get a preview of what’s ahead in 2026, including UI modernization, performance improvements, agent strengthening, and a new AI assistant designed to streamline your workflows.
What's New in Progress Flowmon 13?
Join security product experts Filip Cerny and Jan Stritezsky as they unveil the latest innovations in Flowmon 13. This live session will walk you through the most impactful upgrades designed to boost performance, streamline investigations and enhance security visibility across your network.
Telus Communications Migrates from TDM services to VoIP Services
In this video, Curtis Sperle, Director of Voice & Collab Services at TELUS Communications, discusses the company's transition from traditional TDM-based networks to modern VoIP and cloud solutions. Key points include: Modernization Strategy: TELUS is migrating its copper-based services to an IP-based infrastructure to improve scalability and reliability. Strategic Partnership: Ribbon serves as a primary vendor, providing essential components like Session Border Controllers (SBCs) and PSX for call control.
How to Create an SNMP Poller in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted
SolarWinds technical trainer Cheryl Nomanson presents a systematic approach to optimizing and building custom SNMP pollers. The tutorial walks through a step-by-step process starting with adding devices for SNMP monitoring using default pollers, then identifying missing metrics and checking if the required OIDs exist. If OIDs don't exist, she explains how to use alternative OIDs or data transformation tools.
How Alerting Works in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted
This training video from SolarWinds Academy provides a high-level overview of how the alerting process works within SolarWinds software. Technical trainer Cheryl Nomanson explains the step-by-step workflow, starting with the alerting engine continuously scanning the database for conditions that meet alert trigger thresholds. She covers how triggered elements are evaluated for suppressions (like time-of-day restrictions and scoping), and explains that only fully qualified conditions become actual alerts. The video details how alerts always display in the web console and may trigger additional actions like emails or scripts.
From Ukraine to the Cloud: Stories of IPv4 Migration
This post expands on our analysis from last year that revealed that as much as 20% of IPv4 space has migrated out of Ukraine in the years following the Russian invasion in February 2022. This update reveals that AT&T (a popular destination for Ukrainian IPs) has since implemented a policy ridding itself of customers using AS7018 to originate their routes, often to support residential proxies.
Introducing Obkio's Remote User Monitoring Plan: For Distributed Workforces
The way we work has fundamentally changed. Remote and hybrid work aren't temporary shifts; they're the new reality for most organizations. And with that reality comes a challenge IT teams know all too well: how do you troubleshoot network issues for users you can't physically reach?
When DIY Becomes a Network Liability
There is a satisfaction in building things yourself. It is the same psychological hook that powers the endless stream of DIY renovation videos on your social media feeds. You watch a sixty-second clip of someone transforming a pile of lumber into a custom coffee table, and it looks ingenious, cost-effective, and uniquely tailored to their needs. It triggers a powerful "why buy when I can build?" mindset.