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How to Monitor Unmanaged Networks & Remote Workers

Your remote developer can't access the VPN. Is it his home router? His ISP? Your network? You have no idea and no way to find out. This is the reality of modern IT. Your network doesn't end at your office perimeter. It extends into hundreds of homes, coffee shops, branch offices, and third-party locations you'll never set foot in. And when performance tanks, you're troubleshooting blind.

Announcing HAProxy 3.3

HAProxy 3.3 is here, and this release brings downloadable packages compiled by HAProxy Technologies, numerous TLS enhancements including expanded ACME support, better observability with persistent stats over reloads, and many improvements to performance and flexibility such as support for QUIC on the backend. These powerful capabilities help HAProxy remain the G2 category leader in API Management, Container Networking, DDoS Protection, Web Application Firewall (WAF), and Load Balancing.

How to Turbocharge Your Kubernetes Networking With eBPF

When your Kubernetes cluster handles thousands of workloads, every millisecond counts. And that pressure is no longer the exception; it is the norm. According to a recent CNCF survey, 93% of organizations are using, piloting, or evaluating Kubernetes, revealing just how pervasive it has become. Kubernetes has grown from a promising orchestration tool into the backbone of modern infrastructure. As adoption climbs, so does pressure to keep performance high, networking efficient, and security airtight.

The Silent Sabotage of Configuration Drift

Your network is not a static entity. It is a living system that has been running for years, absorbing countless changes. While your infrastructure may appear healthy on the surface, a slow and silent saboteur is often at work, methodically undermining your infrastructure from within. This is not the work of a malicious actor. It’s the inevitable result of a process you may not even be tracking: configuration drift.
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The Critical Role of CPU Monitoring for Modern Network Admins

For network administrators, maintaining seamless and uninterrupted system performance is an ongoing, vital responsibility. In environments ranging from hundreds of endpoints to complex hybrid clouds, CPU monitoring stands out as a critical tool. Without it, proactively identifying and resolving performance slowdowns, service lags, or outages is impossible, leaving you to reactively guess at solutions.

Anatomy of an OTT Traffic Surge: Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video

In this edition of Anatomy of an OTT Traffic Surge, we look at Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video. Based on traffic stats, TNF is the most watched program on the streaming service. Using Kentik’s OTT capabilities, we’ll see how this program gets delivered and how that has changed over 11 weeks of the NFL season.

How LEO satellite technology is transforming enterprise connectivity

How LEO satellite technology is transforming enterprise connectivity It’s not new to say that reliable, high-speed connectivity is critical for businesses. Yet even as global networks expand, many enterprises still face connectivity challenges, whether operating in remote industrial zones, across oceans or in developing regions with limited terrestrial infrastructure.

What Is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Monitoring?

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has transformed business communication by enabling voice calls over the Internet rather than traditional phone lines. While VoIP provides flexibility and cost savings, call quality can be affected by network issues such as latency, jitter, and packet loss. VoIP monitoring is the process of tracking and analyzing the performance of your VoIP system to ensure smooth, clear, and reliable voice communication.