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The Need for an Agile Services-Driven Network: Part 1 in the IP Wave Series

Dec 6, 2021 By Jonathan Homa In Ribbon

The major challenge facing communications service providers (CSPs) is not about handling ever-growing bandwidth demands without increasing Capex. Smart selection of network technologies that leverage advances in aggregating, routing, and transmitting bits largely have the answer for that. The much more pressing challenge is on the services front, from competition, substitution, and the inability to maximize revenues. These concerns reduce the top line and restrict CSPs’ ability to maneuver.

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Auvik Rollup & Roadmap Update - Q4 2021

Dec 3, 2021 By Auvik In Auvik
Patrick Albert, VP Product Management, and Julie Forsythe, VP Engineering discussed the latest Auvik developments and handy new features in our Q4 2021 Rollup & Roadmap Update. See what's new, from Discovery Dashboard, syslog, and device information improvements to certification updates for SAML SSO admins to out-of-the-box identification support for 40 more devices, and get a sneak peek into what we're working on to improve your troubleshooting experience and product extensibility.
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How to Measure Jitter | Obkio

Dec 3, 2021 By Obkio In Obkio
Jitter is one of the core network metrics that you should be measuring when monitoring your network performance. Jitter is your network's biggest enemy when using UC and real-time apps like IP telephony, video conferencing, and virtual desktop infrastructure. The most accurate way to measure Jitter is by using a Network Monitoring Software, like Obkio. For example: The amount of jitter displayed over an aggregated period of 1h is the worst median jitter of all the small 1-min periods within that hour.
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How to Monitor Cloud Services and Why It Matters

Dec 2, 2021 By Kentik In Kentik
In this webinar, we explain how—and why—tools like traceroute, when used as part of synthetic monitoring, provide deep insight into network problems such as SaaS or cloud application slowdowns. Presented by Michael Patterson, Kentik network technologist, founder and former CEO of Plixer Watch this on-demand webinar to learn.
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Network Tips to Ensure a Successful AWS Migration

Dec 2, 2021 By Kentik In Kentik
Join Kentik Cloud Solutions Architect, Ted Turner, and Kentik Solutions Architect, Jim Muggli, for this on-demand webinar discussion about the network solutions needed to ensure a successful AWS migration. Watch learn how to ensure your infrastructure team can overcome the top three AWS network challenges.
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Network AF, Episode 6: Cat Gurinski on mentorship and the shared languages of network engineering

Dec 2, 2021 By Michelle Kincaid In Kentik

In the latest episode of the Network AF podcast, your host Avi Freedman welcomes his friend and networking pro Cat Gurinski to the show. As a senior network engineer with loads of experience, Cat is most passionate about automation and troubleshooting, and especially loves to use Python and Arista’s pyeapi frameworks in her pursuits. She’s also the current chair of the NANOG Program Committee, and previously worked for companies like Best Buy, Switch and Data, and Equinix.

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Superfast Troubleshooting of Network User Performance Issues

Dec 2, 2021 By Teneo In Teneo
In our first edition of our Work From Anywhere series, we look at the value of troubleshooting end-user hardware and application issues. Exploring the granular detail that the solution provides, we look at how understanding information around the end-users hardware can help reduce mean-time-to-resolution and increasing productivity of service/support desk teams.
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