We recently worked on an RFP for a customer whose primary driver was compliance with the new Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulations. The project aimed to make financial services more reliable and secure, protecting both consumers and the technology provider. Helping with this RFP was a rewarding learning experience due to this effort’s high priority and the key challenges faced by this organization.

Has this ever happened in your workplace? A key application goes offline during peak working hours, or worse, when a client is evaluating your business, leaving network administrators scrambling to identify the cause. Could it be a misconfigured switch, an unauthorized change to a router, or undocumented configuration drift? Without proper network configuration management, your organization is losing more than just uptime—it’s losing money, reputation, and agility.

Let’s start with the basics: What is IPAM? IP address management (IPAM) refers to the process of monitoring, organizing, and optimizing the allocation of IP addresses within a network. Proper IP management prevents issues like address conflicts or duplication, ensuring optimal utilization of this essential networking resource. Modern IPAM solutions go far beyond traditional methods, providing features such as real-time IP tracking, automated allocation, and detailed usage analytics.

As organizations modernize their IT infrastructure with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), ensuring seamless workload and application mobility becomes critical. One often overlooked yet critical factor in this transformation is the quality of the networks connecting data centers and cloud environments. This is especially challenging in environments dependent on internet service providers (ISPs) and other external networks, where internal network operations teams have limited control over network behavior.

Businesses are increasingly depending on network operations centers (NOCs) to ensure their IT systems operate without interruption. Given the myriad of options available, pinpointing the appropriate pricing for NOC services can prove challenging. This guide will explain the factors that affect how much NOC costs and help you make an informed decision that suits your business.

We’re excited to announce the release of HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller 3.1! This release introduces expanded support for TCP custom resource definitions (CRDs), runtime improvements, and parallelization when writing maps.

In this article, we’ll break down our video, brought to you by Obkio's network pros, where we show you how to use Obkio’s Network Performance Monitoring tool to troubleshoot an Internet issue on the Internet Service Provider’s end. Internet issues can be frustrating, especially when they disrupt your business operations or daily activities. Often, these problems originate from your Internet Service Provider (ISP), making it crucial to identify and resolve them quickly.

TCP monitoring works behind the scenes, ensuring smooth data transfers and reliable communication between devices. Without it, troubleshooting slow connections or dropped packets becomes a guessing game. In this blog, we’ll break down why TCP monitoring is crucial, how it works, and some key insights to help optimize your network performance and speed up troubleshooting.