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Network Automation: What It Is, Where It's Heading, and How to Start Planning

Automation. It’s a common term. Some may call it a buzzword, even. When it comes to building a network, it’s usually not your first consideration. After all, what’s most important is getting users and devices online—and keeping them there. Isn’t automating the network an advanced step? Are we even capable of making network monitoring and management automatic?

Auvik's Network Vendor Diversity 2021: Who Reigns the Network?

At the end of November 2021, Auvik released our annual Network Vendor Diversity Report, and the data we collected had some interesting findings. Over 520,000 devices across 40,000 networks contributed, showing which vendors are taking a leading share of the market. In this roundup, we’ll show you some of the most interesting learnings we saw in 2021.

Auvik Rollup & Roadmap Update - Q4 2021

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.

The Kids are Connected: Ensuring Connectivity in Education Networks

Connectivity is more important than ever to support our education system. BYOD, remote classes, Wi-Fi, and a variety of digital learning solutions are now just part of the equation. Education IT teams have a big task: making sure educational service delivery remains uninterrupted while balancing the constraints of limited budgets, staff, and time to support digital transformation that can keep up with modern demands.

How Not to Break Your Network With Updates

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is a popular quote for a simple reason: Changes can lead to unexpected results. Many network engineers have learned this lesson the hard way. Stories of admins who update firmware or configurations only to have network problems begin are common. Even big names in networking have been hit by change-induced network failures.

Managing the Complex Networks of Financial Services

It’s no surprise that monitoring and managing networks in the financial services industry is a complex task with plenty of challenges. In addition to the “standard” networking requirements, like high availability and traffic capacity planning, IT in the finance industry has to deal with regulatory and industry-specific challenges that create even more issues to deal with.

What Is IoMT (And How Is It Shaping Healthcare)?

Smart devices are everywhere nowadays, from refrigerators and coffee makers to security cameras and thermostats. A significant percentage of these Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices are designed for consumers. However, they have also become a mainstay in various other fields, including healthcare, where their use has become prolific. The Internet-of-Medical-Things (IoMT) market has exploded in value, forecasted to reach approximately $158.1 billion by 2022, according to Deloitte.

The Future of Private Addresses: Goodbye NAT, Hello IPv6

When the internet was first developed, the IP addressing scheme was IPv4. This addressing scheme worked really well for about 25 years. After all, it had about 4 billion host addresses. But as the internet grew, we started to see that this was just not going to be enough. Now we have an entire infrastructure that was built on IPv4. While IPv5 addresses have been exhausted, we’ve used band-aid solutions to keep the internet growing.