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The Internet of Things: A Real-World View
The Internet of Things (IoT) has enormous potential for revolutionizing the way that we interact with technology. It’s quickly disrupting consumer markets and specialized parts of the IT industry. In a...
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Best Practices Series: IT Asset Management
Aside from the issue of security, IT asset management is vital for a number of reasons. Are you thinking about upgrading or purchasing new software and equipment? How are you going to do that if you...
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3 Tips to Brace Your Network Against Cyber Monday
In case you were not aware, Cyber Monday is the first day back at work after the US Thanksgiving holiday. Instead of lining up outside a store’s front doors the weekend before, shoppers eagerly await...
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How the University of North Georgia Got Ahead of Its Network
Michael is the senior systems engineer at the university. As a campus that’s spread out across northern Georgia and accommodates 16,000 students, managing the 500 systems running on the network is...
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A Network Monitoring System Worth its Weight in Steel
Rob used WhatsUp Gold to create a NOC VIEW that is available to every employee in the company. It showcases the complete health of the network in a web browser interface. NOC VIEW is also displayed on...
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The IT Survival Kit: IPv6 vs. IPv4
ARIN has been nearing a saturation point since September 2015, so SMBs have a limited amount of time before the IPv6 vs. IPv4 debate settles on the former.
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A Brief Visit to the Future of Ipswitch Product Innovation
And what is it that they want? IT pros want to discover, manage and secure everything in the network. It’s that simple. But rapid changes in technology and employee demands have made accomplishing...
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Best Practices Series: Network Discovery
Virtualization and the prevalence of connected mobile devices create a constantly shifting landscape that’s hard to monitor. That’s why automatic network discovery is vital for accurate monitoring. It...
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Government Agencies Don’t Have Time for Complexity
Ipswitch has a long history and strong footprint in the U.S. Government. Our WhatsUp Gold network monitoring tools are used by the U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. Federal agencies. They use...
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Engineering a Solution for Poor Network Performance
Mitchel Weinberger, a systems engineer at GeoEngineers, is responsible for providing 24/7 network uptime. Providing every employee with on-demand access to the files they need, when and where they need...
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How to Find the Network Performance Problem (and Fix It Fast)
Problems affecting network performance test the patience of any IT pro. Whether its a malfunctioning router or a network bandwidth hungry end user, an intermittent drain on network bandwidth is...
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United Airlines Needed Simple Network Monitoring
In July this year a computer fault forced United Airlines to ground its flights in the US for the second time in a matter of weeks. The problem, it turned out, was a ‘network connectivity’ issue caused...
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WUG Ninja: Enable and Configure SNMP for Network Monitoring
It doesn’t take a ninja to know that Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) allows administrators to monitor network-attached devices. With that noted, you might actually need to be a ninja to...
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How Application Performance Monitoring Keeps the Cloud on Track
As information architects begin to think bigger, existing app performance monitoring standards are becoming more Web- and socially aware.
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‘Twas the Night(mare) Before Christmas for IT Pros
Today we announced the findings of our third annual ‘Happy Holidays?’ survey that revealed the nightmares IT pros can expect during the holiday season. Our survey was conducted across the US and the...
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Curbing Undesired Network Usage in Your Office
Curb undesired network usage and ensure everyone enjoys a fast connection without the office drama you're only ever thankful you don't have to put up with.
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Server Performance and the Art of Trendspotting
Pop-culture mavens live by trendspotting; they pick up on what people are talking about, and distill it into styles and stories they care about. Network administrators also live by trendspotting, but...
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Network Access Made Easy over the Holidays
The holiday season may not be relaxing for the most zealous shoppers, but it's no picnic for IT pros either. Forty-six percent can expect to be on call during the holiday season — a necessary evil, as...
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Three Common Reasons for Data Loss in Hard Drives
Data loss is a consistent risk, but there are some practical things you can do to protect the office from losing data that lives on the hard drive.
View ArticleThe Dashboard You Use for Network Monitoring Shouldn’t Be in a Car
As if IT folks didn’t have enough to do around the office, this team had to get behind the wheel and hunt for needles in a haystack dozens and dozens of city blocks wide in order to make sure students,...
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