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Enhancing Operational Efficiency with DX NetOps Integrations

In many organizations, network teams are experiencing a significant skills shortage. The network operations center (NOC) requires expertise in various emerging technologies, which makes it increasingly challenging to find qualified candidates with the right skills. A recent survey revealed that in 2022, only 26% of companies found it somewhat to very difficult to hire networking professionals. By 2024, this figure had risen to 41%.

Network Bandwidth vs. Capacity: What's Slowing Down Your Network?

Understanding network performance can be a challenge, especially when certain terms are frequently discussed but often misunderstood. For many, the concepts of network bandwidth and capacity are at the forefront of any networking conversation. These terms are commonly used, and their significance is often highlighted in network performance discussions. However, they are just pieces of a much larger puzzle – one that this article will help you realize.

How to Sell Security with N-able Head Nerd Stefanie Hammond

In this episode, Stefanie Hammond, N-able Head Nerd for Sales and Marketing, talks to Pete Roythorne about her new Selling Security Digital Playbook—Defend and Prosper: Maximizing the Cybersecurity Opportunity—which focuses on giving MSPs a step-by-step guide to building, pricing, marketing, and selling security services. During this conversation she emphasizes the importance of understanding the target market and their needs, as well as the value of bundling security services instead of selling them as individual tools.

How MSPs Provide SaaS, UCaaS, and Network Monitoring

With the reliance on cloud computing continuously surging, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are required to deliver a wider range of support services. Efficiently managing Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) has become increasingly difficult but more important. To meet and exceed their clients’ demands, who depend heavily on these cloud solutions, MSPs need robust Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) tools.

Easy Ways to Interconnect Your Network

In 2024, an interconnected network is a must-have. Here’s how to get one and supercharge your business operations. Globally distributed networks, remote workforces, multicloud architectures – all of these setups have something important in common (besides the fact they’re the norm now). They all leverage multiples to maximize business benefits. Multiple locations, multiple endpoint types, multiple cloud providers.

Easily Remove Existing HAProxy Connections Made via Client Authentication

Most load balancers only check a client certificate when the client first connects. However, this can be problematic if a client stays connected for an extended period of time. Staying connected would allow clients to continually send and receive data. Imagine you have an employee whose certificate and key were stolen by an adversary. If you are using TLS client authentication, that adversary can connect to your infrastructure and maintain illegal access.

Step-by-Step Guide to Integrating AppNeta with Grafana via API

AppNeta comes pre-loaded with a number of powerful dashboards and reports so you can quickly and easily understand your network performance. But what if your team uses Grafana to visualize its network operation monitoring data? Simple—just set up a connection between AppNeta’s API and Grafana. You’ll be able to visualize all your networking data in one place. This article is a step-by-step guide to set up a connection between AppNeta and Grafana using AppNeta’s API.

The Need for Speed: Highlights from IBM and Catchpoint's Global DNS Performance Study

Despite DNS being the backbone of Internet connectivity, reliable metrics for benchmarking DNS performance are surprisingly scarce. This gap often leaves IT teams navigating in the dark, unable to effectively gauge how their DNS configurations stack up against industry standards. To address this pressing need, Catchpoint worked with IBM NS1 Connect to provide a clear, data-driven picture of DNS performance.