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True Visibility: How Liang Chen is Rethinking Network Monitoring

What happens when deep networking expertise meets low-level programming and a passion for invention? In this episode of Next-Gen Network Heroes, host Bob Slevin sits down with Liang Chen, Senior Network Architect at Texas Children's Hospital and a true innovator in network performance and visibility. With more than 25 years of experience in networking, plus advanced expertise in programming languages like C and Assembly, Liang has built his own next-generation traffic analysis platform from the ground up—designed to provide real-time, packet-level visibility at massive scale.

How Travelers Accidentally Expose Their Personal Data Abroad

In all the excitement surrounding that long-awaited trip, few people stop to think about the dangers to their personal data. Some occur due to negligence, while others result from shady practices that exploit both the travel industry and its customers. Either way, here are the most prescient dangers to look out for and how to deal with each.

Security Integrations in Observability Self-Hosted

Integrating security data with observability data provides a comprehensive view for better threat detection and response. Security observability helps connect the dots between seemingly innocent events that, when correlated, reveal complex attack patterns. SolarWinds security products integrate into observability self-hosted, including Security Event Manager for log data and event correlation, Access Rights Management for identifying potential attack vectors, configuration management for compliance monitoring, and Patch Manager for tracking critical updates.

Migrating Your DX NetOps Integrations from OData 2 to OData 4

If you integrate DX NetOps with external dashboards, reporting engines, or IT service management tools, you likely rely on our API framework. We are currently migrating this framework from OData 2 to OData 4. This transition requires you to update your existing integrations so they continue to function properly. Let me walk you through exactly what is changing, how to identify your active API queries, and the specific adjustments you need to make to your setup.

How Home-Based Networks Shape Internet Trust Signals

Every website visit triggers a silent background check. Servers don't just see a visitor; they see an IP address, and that address carries a reputation built over years of behavior. Some IPs walk in trusted by default. Others get pulled aside for extra screening before the page even finishes loading. The reason comes down to where the connection originates. Traffic from a home broadband line in Manchester reads differently than traffic from a server farm in Virginia, even when the request itself looks identical. That gap drives billions in fraud prevention spend.

8 Best VPN Services for 2026

It’s 2026 and it’s time to get up to speed. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an absolute necessity for anyone working remotely or anyone who travels often. That said, there are plenty of other people who would benefit from a solid VPN. VPNs work by providing an end-to-end encrypted tunnel between your device and the VPN operator’s server. All of your traffic is then encrypted and routed through this tunnel.