Network optimization is a set of tools and techniques used to improve network performance and reliability. As such, it’s not a “one and done” operation but an ongoing process. Business requirements dictate a certain level of performance, but time and budget often limit what you can and can’t tweak. So, you optimize within those constraints.

The Ministry of Public Education (MEP) serving Costa Rica is an educational organization with 80,000 employees. MEP is the technical and administrative body responsible for the accreditation, supervision, auditing, inspection, and control of private schools, beginning with preschool. The problems faced MEP is a government agency supported by five data centers and 181 servers.

If you’ve ever encountered a slow file download or a frozen/lagging video, you’ve experienced packet loss. Under certain circumstances, these might be minor inconveniences, but packet loss on a larger scale can be financially detrimental to businesses. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to diagnose and reduce packet loss. In this article, we provide some background on why packet loss occurs before sharing five of the best network monitoring solutions on the market to combat the issue.

Arm processors have long been at the center of mobile computing, powering billions of smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other IoT devices. Today, these processors are beginning to see broader adoption in the cloud as they promise better performance, higher energy efficiency, and lower costs than their x86-based predecessors. Just this week, Oracle announced its new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ampere A1 Compute platform, built on the Ampere Altra Arm processor.

As any organization grows and goes wider and bigger, their infrastructure and the IT landscape also expands. The “N” number of dependencies and running tasks at a moment needs careful monitoring. However, bigger the organization, the more complex and difficult it gets to monitor the transitions and communication. Without the smooth transactions and perfectly running operations team, day-to-day business would go through many hurdles.

Amnon is a Software Engineer at ScyllaDB. Amnon has 15 years of experience in software development of large-scale systems. Previously he worked at Convergin, which was acquired by Oracle. Amnon holds a BA and MSc in Computer Science from the Technion-Machon Technologi Le' Israel and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. Many products that report internal metrics live in the gap between reporting too little and reporting too much.

Amazon WorkSpaces enables you to provision virtual, cloud-based Microsoft Windows or Amazon Linux desktops for users. WorkSpaces eliminates the need to procure and deploy hardware or install complex software. You can quickly add or remove users as your needs change. Users can access their virtual desktops from multiple devices or web browsers.