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Avid PC gamers know that if you want optimal performance, you have to push your computer to its limits. And if your gaming “rig” is not properly equipped with a large interior fan, your PC can overheat, resulting in more than a few performance issues. It is the same for enterprise-level devices or pieces of hardware: overheating creates problems. One such enterprise-level piece of hardware (and arguably the most crucial piece of equipment) is a server.

Analyzing multiple databases using multiple tools on multiple screens is error-prone, slow, and tedious at best. Yet, that’s exactly how many network operators perform analytics on the telemetry they collect from switches, routers, firewalls, and so on. A unified data repository unifies all of that data in a single database that can be organized, secured, queried, and analyzed better than when working with disparate tools.

Network automation enables teams to use software to plan, develop, operate, or optimize networks with little or no human intervention. Effectively, network automation leverages some logic to execute “task A” when “event B” happens. Network automation can be used in a range of ways, anything from AI-driven network analytics to traditional health checks. Do you want to know how network automation can help your business? Keep reading.

In today's hyper-connected world, cyber threats are an ever-present challenge that organizations of all sizes must face. With cybercriminals becoming increasingly advanced, prioritizing monitoring and managing your firewalls to safeguard your digital assets has never been more critical. This article aims to comprehensively understand five essential firewall monitoring best practices to fortify your network and protect your valuable data.

As companies come to rely on digital systems in everything they do, network security has become more important than ever. Unfortunately, with that digital transformation comes complex networks to support it, and thus complex network security.

In today's digital landscape, where performance is a key factor in delivering exceptional user experiences, organizations rely on performance monitoring tools to optimize their applications and networks. From Application Performance Monitoring (APM) to Network Performance Monitoring (NPM), these tools provide valuable insights into the performance of critical components in the technology stack.

Predictability in network flows is the ability to consistently deliver traffic from one point to another, even in the face of disruptions. Yet, establishing predictability has its share of challenges. Learn all about resilience in networking and how it relates to redundancy.

IPv6 was developed in the late 1990s as a successor to IPv4 in response to widespread concerns about the growth of the Internet and its potential impact on the existing IPv4 address protocol, in particular potential address exhaustion. It was assumed that after some time as a dual-stack solution, we would phase out IPv4 entirely. Almost twenty-five years later, however, we are approaching full-scale depletion of IPv4 addresses, in part because IPv6 adoption is still lagging.

Are you tired of sounding like a robot on your VoIP calls? Or maybe you're just sick of hearing your colleagues sound like they're calling from the bottom of a well? Fear not, my friends, for the solution to your VoIP woes is here! Introducing VoIP Monitoring 101: Keeping Your Calls Crystal Clear. In this article, we'll break down everything you need to know about VoIP monitoring - from what it is to why it matters - so you can say goodbye to poor call quality and hello to crystal-clear conversations.