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Network AF, Episode 6: Cat Gurinski on mentorship and the shared languages of network engineering

In the latest episode of the Network AF podcast, your host Avi Freedman welcomes his friend and networking pro Cat Gurinski to the show. As a senior network engineer with loads of experience, Cat is most passionate about automation and troubleshooting, and especially loves to use Python and Arista’s pyeapi frameworks in her pursuits. She’s also the current chair of the NANOG Program Committee, and previously worked for companies like Best Buy, Switch and Data, and Equinix.

Superfast Troubleshooting of Network User Performance Issues

In our first edition of our Work From Anywhere series, we look at the value of troubleshooting end-user hardware and application issues. Exploring the granular detail that the solution provides, we look at how understanding information around the end-users hardware can help reduce mean-time-to-resolution and increasing productivity of service/support desk teams.

The 10 top network outages of 2021

Every year the internet experiences numerous disruptions and outages, and 2021 was certainly no exception. This year we documented outages, including multiple government-directed shutdowns, as well as what might be the internet’s biggest outage in history. In this post, I run through 10 of the top outages that we covered in 2021. Needless to say, the world’s network engineers deserve a load of #HugOps in 2021.

Domain-Centric vs. Domain-Agnostic AIOps: What to Use When

AIOps platforms fall into two main categories: domain-centric and domain-agnostic solutions. What are the differences between domain-centric and domain-agnostic AIOps, and why should you choose one type of solution or the other? Read on for guidance on understanding the respective pros and cons of domain-centric and domain-agnostic AIOps.

The Gremlin November 2021 release: Integrate better with private network integrations

We’re excited to announce the launch of private network integrations! This lets you use our existing Status Checks and Webhooks features on systems residing inside of your internal network, empowering any Gremlin team to automate Gremlin tasks safely and securely.

How to run Status Checks within your private network using private network integrations

With private network integrations, you can now run Status Checks and Webhooks within your private networks without having to expose endpoints to the public Internet. Integrate with your internal tools without leaving the security of your own private network!

Visibility, Assurance, Analytics Webinar

Find out how Ribbon Analytics enhances the capabilities of your fixed voice infrastructure, delivering powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use tools and dashboards for end-to-end traffic visibility, improved operational productivity, and faster identification and resolution of service issues, across your network. In this session, we’ll discuss and demonstrate: With cost-effective Ribbon Analytics’ applications, rural operators can monitor end-to-end service quality and quickly troubleshoot and resolve network problems over periods of time.

Driving Unified Visibility within Modern Digital Environments

Operational monitoring can be like looking down the wrong end of a telescope. There’s no clear picture of the horizon. Everything is blurred, indistinct, and difficult to trace. If you’re relying on traditional, domain-centric monitoring, you’re faced with a similar problem: you can see the performance of individual elements, but you don’t have any visibility into the broader picture.

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.