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Network Congestion, similar to road congestion, occurs when your network cannot adequately handle the traffic flowing through it. While network congestion is usually temporary, it can cause annoying network problems that can affect performance and can be a sign of a larger issue in your network. That's why you need an end-to-end monitoring tool to help you proactively detect network congestion. Obkio Network Monitoring continuously monitors end-to-end network performance from your local network (LAN, VPN), as well as third-party networks (WAN, ISP, and Internet Peering).

With many employees now working remotely, IT teams have had to change the way they manage their networks and services. Intermittent network issues are hard to troubleshoot and more so with remote users working from home. Many of our customers have used Obkio to identify and troubleshoot network issues for their remote employees working from home. From working with these customers, we’ve encountered a lot of similar issues that remote employees often encounter.

To truly see the performance & promise of your SD-WAN network, you need to monitor: How to Monitor SD-WAN Networks With the increasing use of cloud-based apps, businesses are more reliant than ever on the Internet to deliver WAN traffic. So they're migrating from MPLS networks to hybrid WAN architectures and SD-WAN technology. But many businesses lack visibility of their SD-WAN network. So here's how to achieve the visibility you need to monitor your SD-WAN service.

Many Internet problems are intermittent which means that they appear in your network for a short time, and then reappear when you least expect them to. So you need the right tools to diagnose Internet problems. Choose a Network Monitoring Tool Obkio continuously monitors end-to-end network performance with synthetic traffic using Network Monitoring Agents. Monitoring Agents monitor network performance from the source up to the destination to identify network issues, diagnose connection problems, and collect information to help you troubleshoot.

Latency is one of the core network metrics that you should be measuring when monitoring your network performance. Latency refers to the round-trip measure of time it takes for data to reach its destination across a network. Consistent delays or odd spikes in time when measuring latency are signs of major performance issues in your network. The most accurate way to measure Latency is by using a Network Monitoring Software, like Obkio.

Jitter is one of the core network metrics that you should be measuring when monitoring your network performance. Jitter is your network's biggest enemy when using UC and real-time apps like IP telephony, video conferencing, and virtual desktop infrastructure. The most accurate way to measure Jitter is by using a Network Monitoring Software, like Obkio. For example: The amount of jitter displayed over an aggregated period of 1h is the worst median jitter of all the small 1-min periods within that hour.

Packet loss is one of the core network metrics that you should be measuring when monitoring your network performance. The most accurate way to measure packet loss is by using a Network Monitoring Software, like Obkio. This frequency is essential because packet loss is based on a percentage. For that percentage to be accurate, you need to monitor continuous volume. Easily see the percentage of packet loss anywhere in your network with updates every 500ms.

How to Monitor Google Cloud Interconnect and Network Performance Google Cloud Interconnect promises data transfers with low latency, and high availability - but how can you make sure that it’s actually performing as promised? Monitoring Google Cloud performance is the key to identifying slowdowns, high levels of packet loss, and other problems affecting Google Cloud. Measuring and monitoring is the first step to troubleshooting network problems.

What is Network Monitoring? We talk a lot about monitoring Network Performance, but what exactly does that mean? Let’s quickly go over the vocabulary surrounding network monitoring. When we talk about traditional network monitoring, we often refer to Fault Monitoring or Device Monitoring. Network monitoring covers a vast range of techniques. Network Performance Monitoring differs from traditional monitoring because performance is monitored.

It’s not about if there will be network problems, but rather when they will happen and how to solve them. What is Network Troubleshooting? Network troubleshooting refers to the combined measures and processes used to identify, locate, and resolve network problems located anywhere along a network. How do you troubleshoot network problems? Check your hardware Believe it or not, many network problems may be caused by faulty hardware, bad physical connections, or incorrect configurations.

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