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…
Telecommute The current work-from-home reality due to COVID-19 got me thinking about the history of the remote work trend. I believe most of us remember that two decades ago this used to be called “telecommute.” The combination of a reliable and widespread Internet with the SaaS tools revolution, such as…
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…
If you didn’t get a chance to attend our June webinar on the unique demands of remote worker (#WFH) network management and monitoring you can now attend the on-demand session or read the slides with highlights. Presenters Jess (NetBeez’ Digital Marketing Manager) introduced Steven and me. Steven is one of…
I was recently collaborating with the NetBeez team on a #WFH webinar only to find a service provider update impacting services. What a hassle. No warning. No advisory on any channels we pay to watch. That real estate is reserved for paid advertising or promoting (ironically) new premium service bundles….
COVID-19 forced an overnight shift upon us which facilitated a world-wide “work from home” for as many employees as deemed necessary and feasible. The initial hurdle for each IT department was to set up the basics to enable employees to get their work done – VPN tunneling was among them. …
We Are All Remote Workers Remote workers are on the rise. Over the past few weeks we have seen an escalation of events that led to a pandemic crisis. COVID-19 has taken the world by surprise. As a response, the world is moving from in person to remote. Any service…
Importance of Monitoring VPN Connections Virtual Private Networks are encrypted and authenticated connections established between two hosts across an insecure and public network, namely the Internet. These connections enable remote workers and frequent travelers to access private and internal company resources from an external location such as a home environment,…
Supporting people who work from home is something I can relate to since I’ve been one of those employees for more than a year now. I work from my home in San Jose, CA and the rest of the NetBeez team is in Pittsburgh, PA. Being a technical person, I…
