Cove Quarterly Roundup - Q4 2025
Watch Stefan Voss, Chief Product Owner for Cove, as he breaks down the latest updates and shares what's coming next. Discover exciting enhancements, including: ...and much more.
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Technical Debt for Middle Mile Broadband: Why Access-Agnostic Intelligent Middle Mile Matters
Technical debt refers to the future costs and limitations incurred when organizations opt for short-term solutions over robust, long-term scalable architectures. For the middle mile, technical debt often manifests as equipment or network designs that restrict long-term flexibility, scalability, or interoperability.
How to Test Network Performance: 8 Testing Methods + Tools (2026 Guide)
Network performance directly impacts business productivity, user experience, and revenue. When applications lag, video calls freeze, or file transfers stall, the root cause often lies in untested network infrastructure. Yet many organizations monitor their networks reactively—only testing performance after problems emerge. This article shows you how to proactively test network performance using proven methodologies that identify issues before they affect users.
Agentic AI in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted with Demo (2026)
In this video, SolarWinds Tech Evangelist Chrystal Taylor and Staff Technical Trainer Cheryl Nomanson walk through a hands-on demo of the SolarWinds AI Agent, currently available for tech preview in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted.
Three key tech trends shaping connectivity in 2026
As enterprise IT continues to evolve, networking is becoming a strategic lever – one that directly impacts agility, resilience and the ability to compete. In a recent podcast episode, our CTO Paul Gampe shares the technologies he thinks will matter most for the foreseeable future. Three themes stood out: the rise of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS), the shift toward transmission on-demand at layer one and the rapid evolution of Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Automating BGP Troubleshooting with Kentik AI Advisor
In this demo, we use Kentik AI Advisor to troubleshoot a real-world BGP misconfiguration that brings down a peering session with a transit provider. You’ll see how AI Advisor works both as a dedicated page and as an in-portal overlay, using natural language to identify the affected interface, correlate SNMP and syslog data, and pinpoint a maximum-prefix issue as the root cause. Then we accelerate and standardize the workflow with custom network context and AI-powered runbooks, so every engineer can troubleshoot BGP alerts like an expert.
N-sight Quarterly Roundup - Q4 2025
Watch Mike Adler, Chief Technical Office and Chief Product Officer at N-able, as he breaks down the latest N-sight updates and shares what's coming next. Discover exciting enhancements, including: ..and much more.
N-central Quarterly Roundup - Q4 2025
Watch Mike Adler, Chief Technical Office and Chief Product Officer at N-able, as he shares the latest updates for N-central and what’s coming in early 2026. This quarter has been packed with innovation designed to strengthen security, improve efficiency, and simplify operations for MSPs. Discover exciting enhancements, including: …and much more.
How to Monitor Network Performance for Call Centers (Remote & On-Site)
A customer calls to place an urgent order. Your agent's VoIP line cuts out mid-sentence. Is it their home connection? Your network? The ISP? The phone system? You have no visibility, and by the time you figure it out, the customer's gone. This is the reality for modern call centers. Whether your agents work from a central office, from home, or split between both. Network issues don't just slow operations; they destroy customer experiences in real-time.
Auvik Named a Leader Across G2's Winter 2026 Reports for Network Management
In G2’s Winter 2026 reports, Auvik earned top recognition as a leader in network management tools across small-business, mid-market, and enterprise categories. IT professionals rated Auvik highly for implementation, usability, results, relationship, and overall Grid® performance, reflecting one thing above all: real-world trust from the IT professionals who use Auvik every day.