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Network Visibility Isn’t the End Goal
May 2, 2018 by
Joe Michalowski
The day security and monitoring appliances were added to network infrastructure was the day that visibility became a major IT concern. However, IT complexity has grown exponentially in recent years, making network visibility a bit of a buzzword. Perhaps the biggest reason is the widespread shift to cloud computing. Cisco research found that by 2019,…Continue reading
IoT is Pushing Us to the Edge, Literally
April 11, 2018 by
Lea Rabinowitz
Cloud Computing, Industry Insights
Imagine an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled smart shoe that has the capability for workers to send or receive alerts while working in dangerous areas. The possibilities are just incredible. What we once dreamed of as future technology is now at our fingertips to create opportunities across workplaces and at home. As we see a proliferation…Continue reading
Unpatched Routers Play Host to Huge New Botnet
March 6, 2018 by
Andrew Sanders
Cloud Computing, Industry Insights
The next internet-crashing botnet is slowly starting to wake up. Since late December, a botnet known as Satori has been infecting new endpoints and generally showing the signs of a disaster waiting to happen. How should you brace yourself for the next large-scale DDoS attack? A Dormant Botnet Reawakens The last time we saw the…Continue reading
What’s Under the Hood? What the Best Network Monitoring Tools Have in Common
March 1, 2018 by
Christine Cignoli
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
From LAN to WAN, WiFi to VoIP, network monitoring is now critical for companies to get the most from their IT infrastructure. The network monitoring market is set to spike as more companies spend IT budget on tools that help keep tabs on network performance. But what really makes the difference? What do the best…Continue reading
Move Toward Proactive Alerts for Network and Application Monitoring
February 26, 2018 by
Alec Pinkham
Performance Monitoring, Product News
Too many software alerts can cause IT teams a lot of annoyance. Though they’re designed to be useful and prevent bigger problems, alerts from multiple systems can easily overload IT inboxes. We hear from customers that they want to use alerting more proactively, rather than continually just reacting to alerts that aren’t all urgent or…Continue reading
WiFi Networks, SaaS Providers and the Challenges They Bring IT
February 23, 2018 by
Christine Cignoli
Cloud Computing, Networking Technology
The cloud/SaaS honeymoon usually ends pretty quickly for IT teams supporting various cloud and SaaS applications. The loss of control over SaaS apps can be a surprise for IT, even as it also frees up time. IT team members are now at the mercy of SaaS application providers, which decide when upgrades will happen and…Continue reading
Proving MPLS Issues With AppNeta’s Monitoring Technology
February 22, 2018 by
Seth Differ
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
As part of the sales engineering team here at AppNeta, I see a lot of enterprise networks in action. We solved one interesting mystery recently. I was working with a customer on a proof of concept for our monitoring solution (AppNeta Performance Manager). On February 6, they were unable to attend a call we had…Continue reading
Back to Basics: How Well Do You Know Your Network?
February 20, 2018 by
Joe Michalowski
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
How many businesses can say their employees never think twice about technology in the workplace? It’s a question we looked at late last year as end-user experiences become increasingly important for workplace productivity. But unfortunately, business applications of all kinds experience performance hits on a daily basis. As a result, we’ve seen the market for…Continue reading
Why Traditional Network Monitoring Tools Didn’t Cut It for National Instruments
November 1, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
Supplier of test, measurement and control solutions Used by engineers and scientists Headquartered in Austin, TX 35,000 global customers; annual revenue of $1.23 billion NI’s Network and Application Challenges The IT networking team at National Instruments ensures the network paths for users are optimized and can handle the traffic between offices and the outside world.…Continue reading
AppNeta vs. Traceroute for Network Performance Monitoring
October 2, 2017 by
Alec Pinkham
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
Traceroute is a basic network investigation tool that every IT professional has used for simple network troubleshooting. It tracks the path of an IP network packet from source to destination by sending packets marked with a TTL value (or hop count) that increments for each transmission. It can give you a rough idea of the…Continue reading