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The internet has become an essential part of our lives, especially when it comes to business. Whether for work, communication, or entertainment, we heavily rely on the internet’s availability. However, when the internet goes down unexpectedly, it can be frustrating and disruptive. This is where Downdetector has become integral for many people in determining the status of an internet service.

We’re bringing AI to network observability. And adding new products to Kentik, including a modern NMS, to simplify troubleshooting complex networks.

In the battleground of modern business, your enterprise network is the backbone, and trust me, keeping it in top-notch shape is non-negotiable. Your network is like a Spartan soldier, charging into the chaos of the IT battlefield. But even Spartans need their shields, right? That's where Enterprise Network Monitoring comes in – it's your shield against network slowdowns & bottlenecks, security breaches, and those random performance hiccups.

In today’s dynamic digital landscape, where security breaches pose great financial threats, adopting the best monitoring practices becomes a strategic necessity for your business. By safeguarding your business from security vulnerabilities, software bugs, and potential risks, continuous monitoring for cybersecurity lays a strong foundation for the sustained growth and success of your organization’s security.

Although IT spend, including on cloud services, cooled somewhat in 2023, the second half of the year showed signs of stability, even resilience, buoyed in part by the growing interest in generative AI. For cloud market leader AWS, with 31% global share, the company’s efforts to cut costs and enhance efficiency resulted in substantial profit improvements. Like its peers, AWS also sees great potential in AI and came out with a slew of capabilities towards the end of the year.

Mark your calendars: From February 1, 2024, AWS is introducing a $0.005 hourly charge for all public IPv4 addresses. With IPv4 addresses becoming rarer and pricier, AWS is pushing us to be more IPv4-efficient and highlights the urgent need for businesses to adopt IPv6. Where’s This Change Happening? This isn’t just a small tweak, it will affect all AWS services that use public IPv4 addresses. We’re talking about everything from EC2 and RDS database instances to EKS nodes.

From reducing risk to optimizing efficiency, your organization has many compelling reasons to enforce policies and procedures. But what happens when a policy hinders productivity more than it helps, causing employees to skirt the rules? For IT departments, this ever-present dilemma is called shadow IT. As cybersecurity risks rise in 2024, it’s more relevant than ever. Before we get into our list of shadow IT statistics, let’s review the basics.