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Announcing HAProxy 2.9

HAProxy 2.9 further extends HAProxy's performance, flexibility, and observability. This release came together through the efforts of all the community members who got involved. A release like this requires feature requests, bug reports, forum discussions, code submissions, QA tests, and documentation! In other words, this project is fueled by people like you! If you're interested in joining this vibrant community, it can be found on GitHub, Slack, Discourse, and the HAProxy mailing list.

SLA Management Best Practices for IT Services

The cornerstone of every successful relationship—business or otherwise—is a clear, mutual set of expectations. In IT, this plays out in the form of service level agreements (SLAs). But really, SLAs are only the first step in the journey to a happy customer relationship. The real key to maintaining happy customers over the long term is SLA management. Knowing how important SLAs are raises several questions: How do you create one, what should it contain, and how do you manage them?

Leveraging ISP Network Monitoring for Competitive Edge

In today's digitally-driven landscape, the role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) has become pivotal in shaping the way we connect and conduct business. The quality of Internet services has evolved into a critical factor, directly influencing individuals' daily experiences and companies' operational efficiency.

Decoding routing outages: 7 tips for safeguarding your network connectivity

Network outages have become a dreaded reality, disrupting businesses, personal lives, and communication channels. While no network is immune to this unfortunate event, the recent Australian telecom outage serves as a stark reminder of the impact such disruptions can have. The outage, which lasted for several hours, caused nationwide disruptions to Australian businesses, essential services, and daily life.

Assessing the real cost of egress charges

Console Connect recently hosted a live webinar called ‘Assessing the Real Cost of Egress’ that discussed the findings of a new research paper which identified an egress fee breakeven point for businesses who switch to a private network solution. The research study, entitled ‘A Business Case for Internet-Bypass Solutions in 2023’ authored by William B.

6 Best IP Address Trackers to Identify IP Addresses in 2023

IP address tracking software has become an important tool for IT professionals and internet users. Stay with us as we go through the seven best IP address tracking software that can be the game changer for your internet security concerns and other uses. What Is an IP Address? Why Do I Need IP Address Tracking Software? Different Types of IP Tracker Tools 6 Best IP Address Trackers 1. SolarWinds IP Address Manager (Free Trial) 2. Advanced IP Scanner 3. GestioIP 4. BlueCat IPAM 5. ManageEngine OpUtils 6.

Hyperscalers: Reshaping the Optical Transport Market - And Telcos are Getting the Picture

Hyperscalers are driving the shape of new metro optical networks – literally. AWS, Microsoft and Google have reshaped data center to data center connectivity over the years and now, as they populate their data centers with telecoms equipment, they are deploying it in higher density, with a better power utilization than telcos get. This is because they are not depth constrained so can go up to 600 millimeters deep unlike the standard telco 300mm hard limitation.

What Is Network Optimization?

A fast, dependable, and efficient network is critical for business success in today’s connected world. Network optimization is a vital component of network management that can assist organizations in improving network performance, lowering costs, increasing security, and improving user experience. Network optimization is more important than ever with the growing demand for high-speed connectivity and real-time data processing.

Nginx Metrics and Logs Monitoring with OpenTelemetry

Nginx metrics and logs monitoring are important to ensure that Nginx is performing as expected and to identify and resolve problems quickly. In this tutorial, you will install OpenTelemetry Collector to collect Nginx metrics and logs and then send the collected data to SigNoz for monitoring and visualization. In this tutorial, we cover: If you want to jump straight into implementation, start with this pre-requisites section.