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How to Overcome Complexity in a Healthcare Network

Healthcare organizations face unique challenges that demand both exceptional network performance and ironclad security. From ensuring patient data remains protected during transmission to maintaining...

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These Common Product Flaws in Monitoring Solutions Still Frustrate Us

Network monitoring tools are supposed to be the eyes and ears of your IT infrastructure, providing the visibility needed to keep operations running smoothly....

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Mastering Application Performance in Complex IT Environments

Modern IT environments are complex webs of interconnected systems: wired networks, wireless infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge computing resources all must work together seamlessly....

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Has Network Complexity Outpaced Your Monitoring Tools? 

The modern enterprise network has evolved far beyond the predictable, perimeter-based architectures of the past. What once existed as clearly defined boundaries between internal...

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Are You Monitoring Your Network or Just Collecting Data? 

Network downtime doesn’t just mean frustrated users, but potentially also lost revenue, compromised security, and damaged reputation. Yet despite massive investments in monitoring tools,...

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Flow Analytics vs. Traditional Monitoring in University Networks 

University networks face a fundamental monitoring challenge that traditional tools struggle to address effectively. Campus environments combine massive scale, diverse user populations, and complex...

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Supply Chain Fallout: What the Salesloft Drift Attack Reveals About Third-Party Risk—and How Plixer One Helps

The recent breach of the Salesloft Drift application highlights a troubling truth: even organizations with strong internal security can be compromised through trusted external...

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SNMP vs. NetFlow: Choosing the Best Protocol for Network Visibility and Security

NetFlow and SNMP being two of the most prominent monitoring protocols used by NetOps teams. While both serve critical roles in network visibility, they...

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Securing Financial Networks in the Hybrid Era 

Financial services organizations face an unprecedented convergence of challenges in 2025, including an increased risk of ransomware attacks and phishing campaigns. For NetOps and...