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Network Subscription Models Join SaaS Apps to Meet IT Needs
March 16, 2018 by
Christine Cignoli
Cloud Computing, Networking Technology
Subscription-based options just keep growing, as music, movies and TV, along with your business-critical SaaS apps, are all available now with various monthly payment methods. IT continues to move in this direction too, with network subscription packages the latest trend. Unlike software applications, networking still requires physical parts. But the idea of SDN and a…Continue reading
Measuring SLA Performance Is Still Largely Do-It-Yourself
February 2, 2018 by
Christine Cignoli
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
The Linux Foundation recently announced the LF Networking Fund to combine the multiple open source projects it’s got in the works. These include Open Daylight, Open Platform for NFV and the Open Network Automation Platform, among others. Part of this initiative includes standardizing projects on a single architecture and processes. These various projects in development…Continue reading
Build an Office 365 Monitoring Dashboard That Isn’t Missing Critical Information
October 16, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Cloud Computing, Performance Monitoring
Lots of SaaS applications come with their own dashboard to show the metrics they think you in IT might want to see. But like GPS systems in cars, most people choose to use their own phones for driving directions because the built-in system’s controls are too complicated. When you’re monitoring a SaaS application like Office…Continue reading
6 Tips for Better SD-WAN Adoption
July 25, 2017 by
Christine Cignoli
Industry Insights, Networking Technology
Emerging technologies are making it easier for IT teams to manage the remote offices under their control. SD-WAN deployment is growing quickly, and so are remote locations, which are increasingly a part of many distributed businesses in a whole variety of industries. At its simplest, SD-WAN pairs multiple existing networks and routes their traffic depending…Continue reading
Why Deploying Cisco’s IP SLA Isn’t a Performance Management Strategy
February 19, 2013 by
Team AppNeta
IP SLA is a network monitoring capability deployed by Cisco-powered enterprises to measure several network health metrics between locations, but it’s far from a complete network performance monitoring tool. One of our financial service industry customers recently shared how they used PathView Cloud to pinpoint an unexpected WAN provider issue that was missed by IP…Continue reading
A T1 Isn’t What It Used to Be: 3 Best Practices for WAN Performance
July 9, 2012 by
Team AppNeta
Networking Technology, Performance Monitoring
Our Systems Engineering team regularly helps customers deploy PathView Cloud to measure end user experience at remote offices. One of PathView’s unique features is the ability to measure actual achievable network capacity. T1 class WAN services are a popular way to connect branch offices to corporate data centers and the Internet. I say ‘T1’ class because businesses…Continue reading
Verifying Network Performance SLAs
March 8, 2012 by
Team AppNeta
Service-level agreements (SLAs) are an interesting concept because unless there is a major disruption, it is difficult to guarantee they are being met daily. How do you know your carrier is meeting the requirements you are paying for? And if you are a carrier, how can you prove to your clients that you are delivering…Continue reading