Typically, enterprise data centers consist of lots of servers, most of which sit idle as the workload is directed to only a few servers on the network. This results in wastage of expensive resources, hardware, power, maintenance, and cooling requirements. Virtualization helps increase resource usage by partitioning a physical server into multiple virtual servers. These…
Read moreOrganizations heavily rely on storage devices for business and performance-critical metrics, including websites, digital applications, and file servers. Both smaller and larger-enterprise networks use NAS storage and multiple SAN devices to store crucial data. Any untimely outage, if overlooked, can lead to data loss, network slowdowns, and even network failure. Therefore, it’s crucial to monitor…
Read moreWhen organizations undertake new projects or initiatives to improve business performance, seize opportunities, and address critical issues, they implement changes. These changes affect job roles and responsibilities, various business processes, overall organizational structure, and technologies. Sometimes, organizational change fails due to inadequate support from leadership, lack of resources, over-communicating a poor vision or under-communicating a…
Read moreNetworking plays a crucial role in every organization’s daily activities. It helps exchange sensitive data between nodes (computer systems and network devices) over a shared medium. However, building a network and arrangement of networking devices is challenging. Organizations need to plan out specific models, follow crucial guidelines, and create physical and logical layouts of a…
Read moreModern enterprise networks are getting increasingly complex with the addition of numerous personal devices, a plethora of cloud-based applications, access points, virtual servers, and more. IT Teams have to manage bandwidth and quality of service carefully, implement load balancers for high availability, create a redundant environment for backups and failovers, and ensure several components in…
Read moreWhen it comes to network management and analysis, throughput and bandwidth are often confused by beginners. Both tell us about how a network is performing. Having a thorough understanding of both throughput and bandwidth is vital as they help identify the reasons for network slowdowns. Let’s understand what these terms mean and how they differ….
Read moreToday, every organization depends heavily on its IT team to ensure unhindered connectivity and productivity. The team is responsible for managing different users, devices, and servers and maintaining high availability for mission-critical applications. Bandwidth monitoring and management play a crucial role in meeting these goals. What Is Bandwidth Monitoring? The bandwidth of a network can…
Read moreEmployees who work remotely often need to access their desktops in the office to complete their work. They need to use files, applications, and network resources exactly as they do in the office. With the introduction of remote desktop software, it’s possible to remotely access another computer from your system or from a mobile device….
Read moreIn modern hyper-connected IT environments, admins must ensure all the devices are configured correctly and connected in a network. Manually assigning IP addresses to every device is prone to errors. This is where Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol or DHCP configuration comes into play. DHCP is a network management protocol where a server dynamically assigns IP…
Read moreIt’s essential to capture log data from critical applications, servers, and networks to keep track of what activities and events occurred. However, in the yesteryears, logs were stored just as a compliance mandate and not leveraged to debug applications. Logging, in fact, as a standalone process, isn’t enough to identify and troubleshoot issues across the…
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