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Network management and monitoring is a large topic. It includes device monioring and management, device cluster monitoring and management,network monitoring and management, application monitoring and management, problem resolution, and elements of network security as well. In this blog, I wanted to…

In one of my previous blog posts, I was emphasizing the fact that IPsec is not going away anytime soon and, based on customer engagements, it is quite the opposite—we are seeing it deployed in many diverse environments. Now, we have yet another confirmation of the important role IPsec is playing…

One of the key factors of any IT purchase is the usability of the product or solution. In fact, usability can make or break the total cost of ownership (TCO) for most projects. This is especially true for network monitoring solutions. The term “usability” includes the initial programming and set up…

Public cloud usage is widespread in enterprises and public sector environments worldwide. The most recent RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud report found that 92 percent of enterprises surveyed used public cloud in production, and 38 percent specified public cloud as their top deployment platform.…

Recently Chuck McAuley wrote on how his father taught him how to “think sideways” or maintain a fresh perspective. I would even go so far as to suggest that in an environment like infosec where the technology is in a constant state of rapid flux, that the biggest and most important takeaways…

Around the globe, advanced technology is now essential to the development and operation of critical infrastructure such as energy, transportation, healthcare, and defense systems. Increasingly, these projects leverage the advantages of cloud computing: easy remote access, agile DevOps, and cost-…

On April 9, 2009, an act of sabotage on an underground fiber optic cable in my small town brought the world in which I lived to a screeching halt. As a local emergency was declared, myself and the 52,000+ residents who lived around me awoke to a strange new reality, one in which communication had…

Note: this post originally appeared in the Riverbed blog, but due to strong interest in cloud visibility we are reposting. Many organizations, even those not typically associated with technology, are migrating application workloads to the cloud. This trend is growing because of benefits such as…