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The Difference Between VPN and Proxies

Curious about securing your online presence? Understanding the difference between VPNs and proxies is crucial for protecting your data and maintaining privacy while browsing. Both offer solutions, but they work differently. VPNs encrypt your connection, while proxies mask your IP-each has unique benefits and limitations. For enhanced anonymity, consider using rotating residential proxies. They provide dynamic IP addresses, ensuring your online activities remain untraceable and secure.

Optimizing Data Center Networking: Best Practices for Choosing and Configuring Server NICs

In today's data-driven world, where cloud services, big data analytics, and high-performance computing are commonplace, the network interface card (NIC) plays a pivotal role in ensuring that your server can effectively communicate within the data center or with external clients. The rise of high-density computing environments and virtualized infrastructures has increased the demand for high-performance, scalable, and reliable NIC solutions.

What is Internet Jitter & How to Test It

If you’ve ever had a user complain that their video call was choppy or their VoIP call had weird delays, even though the Internet speed looked fine, you’ve probably run into Internet jitter. It’s one of those issues that doesn’t always show up on a speed test, but it can absolutely wreck real-time communication. And if you’re managing networks across remote offices, home setups, or hybrid work environments, you’ll want to keep an eye on it.

In Case You Missed it: DX NetOps Active Experience Launched

There’s no doubt that managing networks today is a whole different ballgame than it used to be. Complexity is growing, environments are more fragmented, and user expectations have never been higher. One of the biggest challenges for network operations teams? Visibility—or the lack of it. Network operations used to be much simpler. Traffic flowed through your own data center, and you had the visibility and control needed to manage performance and troubleshoot issues.

Getting Started with Traceroute

“Traceroute? You mean the thing I can type at the command line? Why would I even want to set up a test for that?” This is, believe it or not, a comment we hear a lot at Catchpoint. At least from folks who are either new to tech, new to monitoring, or new to Catchpoint (or all three). It’s a common misconception. It’s also something I’m not going to spend a ton of time addressing here. This blog is not meant to convince you why traceroute is super useful (even though it is).

7 Critical Insider Threat Indicators and How to Detect Them

Cybersecurity threats don’t come solely from external attackers. Insider threats also require your attention. Insider risk originates from employees, contractors or business partners who possess legitimate access to IT systems for their work tasks. They can access valuable data and systems that, if exposed or have some data stolen, could harm an organization’s reputation.

Telstra Programmable Network Is Being Discontinued. Here's How to Migrate

Learn how you can use Megaport to successfully migrate from TPN. Telstra has announced that its Telstra Programmable Network (TPN) service will be fully retired by January 2026, with key service milestones beginning as early as July 2025. But for teams that rely on TPN, this change doesn’t have to disrupt operations.

The Hidden Role of VLANs in Hybrid Cloud Security

Cloud security gets most of the attention these days, but what protects the connections underneath? Hybrid environments often rely on virtual bridges that go unnoticed. These hidden structures shape everything from access control to lateral movement. Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), while often overlooked, play a key role in securing communication across on-prem and cloud networks.

AutoCon3: Network Automation's Premier Conference

AutoCon3 in Prague offered important takeaways on network automation’s evolution, from hands-on learning and design principles to the impact of AI and the power of community. Read Justin Ryburn’s recap to learn about key insights from the event, showing why network automation is now a core competency you’ll want to understand.