Scrutinizer AMI Deployment Guide
Being on the pre-sales side of the house, I hear about a lot of upcoming projects for a variety of different companies and verticals....
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Network Operations
How to Filter Network Traffic
When it comes to filtering network traffic, a scenario that appears simple in nature can be hard to accomplish at scale. Understanding top talker...
Network Analytics: What It Is, How It’s Used, and Who Benefits the Most
Simply put, network analytics is the practice of using different types of network data to identify trends and patterns. Then, that information is used...
Palo Alto Networks: NetFlow Reporting and Username Correlation
A few years ago, I wrote a blog that talked about how our Palo Alto NetFlow reporting allows network administrators to easily identify traffic...
How to Gain Visibility into CGNAT
In today’s world of connected refrigerators, thermostats, cars, and phones, IP addresses are in high demand. IPv6 was invented to solve this problem, but...
NetOps and SecOps Collaboration Solves the Data Silo Problem
In the IT space we are not new to challenges. Some might even say we welcome them and thrive in overcoming hurdles. Each and...
As SD-WAN Replaces Branch Routing, End-to-End Visibility Gains Importance
SD-WAN is gaining tremendous traction as more and more organizations deploy it to replace traditional branch routers. The two biggest reasons for this are...
How does 95th percentile billing work?
Here at Plixer, we often handle confusion from new customers as to what 95th percentile billing is and how it works. Since it is...
Monitoring SD-WAN Traffic with NetFlow
Many businesses have, or are thinking about replacing their MPLS network infrastructure with Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN). They want more flexible, open, cloud-based,...
How to Prevent NetFlow Export Storms
When measuring NetFlow volume, we typically speak in thousands of flows per second. That data is exported over UDP from the network infrastructure to...