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How to Troubleshoot High CPU Usage on Network Devices

Most network teams only find out their firewall is overloaded after users start complaining. A slow VPN, dropped calls, and random packet loss at 2 pm every day. The usual suspects get blamed first: the ISP, the switch, the application server. The firewall gets a pass because the dashboard says 40% CPU and everything looks fine. Here is the problem with that picture. Standard SNMP monitoring polls every 5 minutes. A CPU spike that peaks at 95% and recovers within 90 seconds never shows up.

Devolutions Makes an Important Investment in Obkio

Obkio is proud to announce an important investment from Devolutions, one of the most respected names in IT security and remote access management. This investment marks a new chapter for Obkio as we accelerate our next phase of growth. This isn't a financial transaction between strangers. It's a partnership between two companies that have spent years building tools for the same people: IT professionals, sysadmins, MSPs, and the network engineers who keep critical network infrastructure running.