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Resiliency is a network’s ability to recover and maintain its performance despite failures or disruptions, and redundancy is the duplication of critical components or functions to ensure continuous operation in case of failure. But how do the two concepts interact? Is doubling up on capacity and devices always needed to keep the service levels up? The truth is, designing a network that can withstand the test of time, traffic, and potential disasters is a challenging feat.

The cybersecurity threat landscape facing every organization is constantly changing. Cybercriminals are always looking for new vulnerabilities to exploit or changing existing attack methods to bypass protections. They also go to great lengths to hide their activities within regular network traffic and application activity. The attack surface that organizations present to attackers is also in a constant state of flux.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides a standard message format that devices being monitored and monitoring systems can all speak – even though they will be running different operating systems. SNMP is the most widely deployed management protocol; it is simple to understand (although not always to use), and enjoys ubiquitous support.

While your approach to network operations (NetOps) is critical to business performance, the challenges of managing the needs of a modern network can keep Infrastructure & Operations (I&O) teams from helping their organization reach its full potential. Here’s what you need to know about NetOps to meet those challenges head on.

Are you ready to set sail on a journey to reliable connectivity with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute monitoring? Just like navigating the seas, sailing in the cloud can be a bumpy ride if you don't have the right tools to keep your ship on course. But fear not, because we're here to help you chart a course to success with Azure ExpressRoute monitoring!

HAProxy Enterprise 2.7 and HAProxy ALOHA 15 are now available. Users of our enterprise-class software load balancer and hardware/virtual load balancer appliance who upgrade to the latest versions will benefit from all the features announced in the community version, HAProxy 2.7, plus the ability to serve applications using HTTP/3 over QUIC. If you want to start the upgrade procedure straight away, go to the upgrade instructions for HAProxy Enterprise and HAProxy ALOHA.

Internet disruptions can be a real headache for any organization, but for eCommerce companies in particular, they’re proving to be a lot more than just an inconvenience. A new study by Forrester Consulting is bound to send shockwaves through the industry by quantifying the actual cost of Internet disruptions. Spoiler alert: it’s higher than you think.

Network administrators around the globe are very concerned about the types of traffic in their networks. They want their critical business applications over the WAN to perform at their best. Non-critical apps, like social media apps, downgrade the performance of WAN links. Therefore, administrators should have the necessary controls to prioritize business applications on WAN links.

Network security breaches are every business’s nightmare. A security breach could be anything from password attacks with further unauthorized system access to data leakage. Whether it is a small start-up or a large enterprise with millions of dollars in turnover, a single network security breach can be detrimental to the reputation of any company, not to mention the financial losses incurred. According to the 2021 Thales Data Threat Report, 45% of US companies suffered a data breach in 2020.