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What is NetFlow? The Complete Guide to NetFlow Monitoring

The increasing complexity of IT Infrastructure demands extensive network visibility and security. For those who have been working in networking for a while, NetFlow is not a new technology. Cisco created the network protocol “NetFlow” many years ago, which became the primary norm for collecting IP traffic information. NetFlow soon found its place within network management by providing valuable data of network performance and traffic analytics.

Installing SolarWinds Products From the Microsoft Azure Marketplace - SolarWinds Lab Episode #80

In this episode, Microsoft Senior Cloud Advocate Pierre Roman joins SolarWinds Head Geek™ Patrick Hubbard and Sacha Dawes, Director, Product Marketing to discuss SolarWinds products available on the Azure Marketplace. You’ll learn how easy it is to install and configure SolarWinds products to run on Azure; operations practices to make them run their best; and (most importantly), how to centrally monitor and adjust resource provisioning to ensure that you are operating within your budget.

What Is Network Agility and Why Does It Matter?

In a 2019 Top Trends Transforming Network Operations survey, 34% of networking pros identified improving network agility as their top business goal for the year. The stat isn’t surprising. “Network agility” is considered the future of networking, but the term itself has become a bit of a buzzword. Everyone’s talking about it, but no one can agree on its definition. So what does network agility actually mean? We surfed the web and analyzed what (almost) everyone has to say.

Auvik Use Case: Proactively Monitor and Manage Networks

It’s a story we often hear from our partners: A client calls and their network’s down, so our partner logs into Auvik, pinpoints the problem, and gets them back up in no time. Everyone’s happy. But your client shouldn’t have to make that first call. And if you’re using Auvik to its full potential, they likely won’t have to. Turning Auvik on when a client reports a major problem doesn’t make full use of Auvik’s power. For that, it needs to be on all the time.

Let's talk about the BGP protocol and its monitoring

The BGP protocol has become a fundamental part of the operation and performance of the Internet. Therefore, it is obvious that we should undertake the BGP monitoring process when monitoring applications or those services that are offered being Internet the basis of its communication.

DX NetOps Monitoring Demo Across Old and New Network Technologies

DX NetOps uniquely delivers an easy but highly scalable application-centric approach to assuring the performance and availability of complex SDN architectures along with traditional network technologies, In a single operations dashboard, the solution converts performance, fault, flow and packet data into easy troubleshooting workflows while utilizing intelligent analytics for advanced network triage and automation.