How Network Monitoring Tools to Help Mitigate Security Threats A few months ago it was clear Frank (Ohlhorst) and I shared great enthusiasm for the network monitoring transformation underway in 2020. The remote/flex model had shifted the need for visibility outwards into more complex meshes of consumer gear, service providers…
A New Challenge for the Internet and Its Operators The coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by storm and changed many aspects of our daily lives. This includes the way we work, collaborate, and consume goods and services. In this new way of living and virtual way of experiencing things,…
NetBeez and Nutanix Flow Zero Trust Infrastructure I have been fortunate enough to see NetBeez grow from the initial focus group and release using Raspberry Pi’s, to becoming a complete network and infrastructure analytics tool for the core datacenter to edge users in the work from home world. Taking networking…
WiFi6 or 802.11ax is well into its widespread adoption in enterprise and consumer products. At the same time the work for WiFi7 or 802.11be has already started. The IEEE 802.11 working group has the first meeting scheduled in May 2021 and a projected finalized amendment for May 2024. WiFi6’s focus…
Networking Field Day 24: Takeaways and Highlights If you happened to miss our live session on Friday, February 26, 2021 from 11:00-12:00 PST, you can access the videos and read a quick recap here! This year’s #NFD was the first VIRTUAL Field Day that Tech Field Day has hosted. Our…
In addition to launching our new remote worker solution this year, we added some notable customers and case studies and celebrated partnerships with both Cisco and Extreme Networks. New 2020 Webinars November: NetBeez announces GA of our Remote Worker Solution Panickos took us through a live demo showing how…
Have you ever wondered what other highly productive network teams are doing to address the remote shift? Hint: they empower themselves to diagnose their network faster and smarter. That frees up time to build out new projects and capabilities. Read Mitch Dickey’s recent blog about NetBeez for a first hand…
Network Monitoring Techniques Whether or not you are new to network monitoring, there are three main network monitoring techniques you should know about. These three techniques are: SNMP-based monitoring Passive analysis and Active monitoring When I explain the main difference between these three techniques, I simply say that SNMP is…
Help Desks are Now Discovering the Support Costs of #WFH Remote work can substantially reduce office expenses Employees can enjoy the zero-commute lifestyle. Companies can enjoy lower office costs, ranging from reduced power and AC bills to smaller leases (or even no leases), especially in high cost cities like San…
WAN Performance Survey Spring 2020 A recent survey of 60 firms (with more than 25 offices as identified by Automata) suggests that remote users may be assuming more responsibility for reporting potential network issues than when they were working from the office. This new reality didn’t have a material impact…
