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Network Management: Definition, Best Practices, and Tools

The efficiency of your IT infrastructure can make or break your business, specially in the IT world. At the core of this infrastructure lies Network Management (NM)—a critical process that ensures your network operates smoothly, securely, and efficiently. Whether you're managing a small office network or a sprawling enterprise system, understanding NM is key to maintaining optimal performance and security. But what exactly does Network Management involve? And why is it so important?

Webinar Recap: Taking Web Performance to the Next Level

In the webinar, Taking Web Performance to the Next Level, experts from Catchpoint and Akamai discussed how businesses can optimize web performance to enhance user experience, protect revenue, and stay competitive. Hosted by Piril Kavlak, Director of Product Marketing at Catchpoint, the session showcased the recently announced incorporation of WebPageTest into Catchpoint’s Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) platform, real-world success stories, and a preview of upcoming features.

M&A Focus, Part 2: Getting Your House in Order

In this episode, Pete Roythorne and N-able’s Business Development Director Matt Takhar discuss the importance of getting your house in order for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the MSP industry. They highlight the increasing trend of M&A deals in recent years and predict a continued rise in the future. They explain different valuation methods, with a focus on EBITDA-based valuations. They emphasize the significance of factors such as recurring revenue, client base, operational efficiency, and growth potential in determining the value of an MSP.

How To Identify Requests as Part of an End-To-End Tracing Strategy

Tracing follows requests as they move through an entire network, from the initial client request to the final response. In financial services, end-to-end tracing is essential for maintaining robust security, ensuring comprehensive observability of system operations, and understanding chains of events in case of issues or anomalies.

SD-WAN: Dead or Different?

The rapid evolution of work models and security requirements has prompted questions about the relevance of Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology. In their insightful report, ‘Is SD-WAN Dead?’ Jonathan Forest and Andrew Lerner of Gartner explore these dynamics, concluding that while SD-WAN is far from obsolete, its role is shifting.

Four key benefits of configuration templates in network automation

Configuration templates consist of small pieces of code that allow administrators to implement changes across numerous devices as many times as necessary. These templates, often referred to as configlets, expedite system setup and make it more resistant to errors.

Understanding Transit Gateway Costs

Phil Gervasi shows the importance of understanding traffic over AWS Transit Gateways for cloud cost management. He demonstrates how Kentik provides a visual layout of the entire AWS environment, including Transit Gateways, and allows users to dig into specific details and metrics. Phil also gives a quick look at Data Explorer, where users can observe Transit Gateway traffic over time, create and edit filters, and customize data visualization for sharing and exporting.

Modernize your Operations Center and Build Operational Resilience with the Latest Features from PagerDuty

Global IT disruptions and outages are becoming the new normal, testing the operational resilience of businesses everywhere. How well prepared your team is to handle major incidents determines how fast the business can return to normal. Operations Centers are relied on to manage these disruptions and ensure quick recovery. They’re the point of entry for incoming data that holds important signals of impending failure that impact customers, the business, and the bottom line.

What's New at Kentik, Episode 8

Host Leon Adato takes you through the latest updates and features from Kentik. This month, we dive into monitoring analytics for content distribution networks (CDNs), explore the new Use Case Finder in Kentik's knowledgebase, and learn how to include custom fields in Data Explorer. Plus, Leon shares some light-hearted insights on why August is the perfect time to celebrate with Kentik's... uhh... craft brews? Don't forget to like and subscribe to keep up-to-date on everything new at Kentik!