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What Are Network Address Translation and Port Address Translation?

Network address translation (NAT) is very simple in concept. As packets pass through some network device—typically a firewall, router, or load balancer—either the source or destination IP address is changed. Then packets returning in the other direction are translated back to the original addresses. In some cases both are changed at once, which is called “twice NAT” in some documentation.

What is MEF 3.0 and why it matters

You may have spotted some news last week from PCCW Global that both its international network and the Console Connect digital platform have recently received MEF 3.0 certification. Besides demonstrating to our customers and partners that Console Connect is aligned with the latest and highest network standards, this news also highlights the work that we are doing behind-the-scenes to help advance network automation and on-demand services globally. Read more…

Scaling Up and Out With the Orion Platform

SolarWinds Orion Platform products are designed with flexibility in mind to cover networks of all shapes and sizes. Whether you’re monitoring a large datacenter or hundreds of small retail locations, we’ll talk through the different options for the most efficient coverage of your environment. We’ll also showcase a few of the features from recent releases benefitting everyone but are particularly useful when monitoring large environments.

SolarWinds Service Desk Integration With the Orion Platform

IT service management plays a critical role in IT operations. It is the primary center for communication between end users and everything IT does to keep the business running efficiently. In this session, learn how to connect Service Desk to Orion monitoring, helping IT react to and resolve infrastructure issues faster. We’ll cover the types of alerts that should trigger Service Desk incidents, discovering asset data from the Orion® Platform, and how to leverage Service Desk automation to expedite resolutions.

How to Build Modern Dashboards in the Orion Platform

The Orion Platform has a new modern dashboarding framework. This data-driven dashboard framework provides greater level of flexibility over how data is displayed. It includes a grid-based layout, new widgets types, and drag-and-drop placement with full vertical and horizontal widget scaling. SolarWinds Senior Technical Trainer Cheryl Nomanson takes you through a detailed setup and configuration including how to add multiple Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Taking an API-First Approach to Network Management

Application programming interfaces (APIs) allow applications to communicate, interoperate, and share information with one another. APIs have been mainstays at companies like Google, Salesforce, and other smaller but innovative organizations for decades. Now, they’re also common in the public sector, with a wide range of agencies actively using hundreds of APIs.