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What is Synthetic Monitoring: The Secret Sauce to Network Monitoring

Picture this: You're the IT manager at a large company, and you're responsible for ensuring that your network is running smoothly. But how do you know if everything is working as it should be? You could wait for someone to report a problem, but that's reactive and not ideal. You could monitor your network constantly, but that's impractical and time-consuming. So what's the solution? Enter synthetic monitoring, the secret sauce to network monitoring.

IT Operations in 2023: Business Services Become a Viable Organizing Principle

Staring down the runway of 2023 and toward 2024, I’m wondering what will become of the digital transformation initiatives that began pre-Covid and accelerated over the past two-plus years. We’re certainly not entering a “stop transforming” period. So, what will transformation look like going forward?

Data-Driven Defense: Exploring Global Cybersecurity and the Human Factor

A data-driven approach to cybersecurity provides the situational awareness to see what’s happening with our infrastructure, but this approach also requires people to interact with the data. That’s how we bring meaning to the data and make those decisions that, as yet, computers can’t make for us. In this post, Phil Gervasi unpacks what it means to have a data-driven approach to cybersecurity.

Beyond 6: What's Next for Wi-Fi?

Somewhere lost in the noise of ‘faster’ and ‘better’ marketing messaging around Wi-Fi in the last few years, there were also some genuine transformations in what Wi-Fi is capable of. And what’s on the horizon maybe some of the most significant improvements since the inception of Wi-Fi itself. Let’s look at where Wi-Fi is at, what big changes have happened, and where we’re going next in the land of Wi-Fi technology.

NetOps for Application Developers: Understanding the Importance of Network Operations in Modern Development

True observability requires visibility into both the application and network layers. For companies reliant on multi-zonal cloud networks, the days of NetOps existing as a team siloed away from application developers are over.

How to Improve & Monitor Network Connectivity: The Step-by-Step Network Watchdog Guide

Are you tired of constantly experiencing buffering, lagging streams, or dropped calls? Have you ever wished you had a network watchdog to monitor your connection and alert you of any issues before they become a major headache? Well, you're in luck because we have just the tools and tips for you! In this step-by-step guide, we'll show you how to become a network watchdog yourself and use Network Monitoring tools to monitor your network connectivity like a pro.

Why do you need network monitoring?

Are you tired of dealing with network issues that slow down your business operations and create headaches for your network administrators? Be sure to fix problems you could have prevented before it's too late. Say hello to Network Monitoring! Imagine having a proactive approach to network management, where you can anticipate and prevent network issues from causing costly downtime.

Check, measure, and monitor your bandwidth for an effective network infrastructure

Having slow internet speed can cause huge frustration among the users in an organization. We know how effective use of bandwidth can influence productivity in your business. Bandwidth is the volume of information that can be sent over an internet connection in a measured amount of time calculated in megabytes per second. For instance, let’s assume your organization’s network bandwidth is a canal and your data is the ships sailing through it.

The Ultimate Raspberry Pi Network Monitor Setup for Tech Enthusiasts

Are you tired of slow Internet speeds and mysterious network hiccups? Well, fear not because we have the ultimate solution for you: a Raspberry Pi network monitor setup with Obkio! Cloud and hosted solutions are becoming more and more popular, which makes monitoring network performance more important than ever.