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Multiple data streams flow independently, but together form one fabric, representing packet replication
Network Operations

When One Packet Stream Needs to Feed Five Tools

In most environments today, one packet stream rarely serves a single purpose. Let’s say a SPAN or ERSPAN session mirrors traffic from a core switch. That same stream may ...

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Radar scans a digital network, representing flow-based threat hunting
Security Operations

How Flow Data Supports Threat Hunting Without Drowning Analysts

A magnifying glass uncovers an alert midway along a progress bar, representing network baselining and troubleshooting
Deep Network Observability

Proving Nothing Changed: The Most Overlooked Troubleshooting Skill

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A representation of latency monitoring in a network environment
Network Operations

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

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Network Operations

Gartner Application Performance Monitoring

I was reading up on the latest release (January 2014) of the Gartner Application Performance Monitoring definition and found

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Network Operations

Distributed view of Application Performance Monitoring

A Distributed view of Application Performance Monitoring doesn’t have to be an expensive endeavor.  There are ways, on most

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Network Operations

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Good placement in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring is highly sought after by many vendors.  The

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Network Operations

Network Map Vs Application Map

Application Performance Monitoring needs to evolve from a Network Map to an Application Map.  It is amazing to me

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Network Operations

MIX MASTER MITCH: Cisco Medianet Music Video !!

Cisco music sensation Mix Master Mitch has released his latest video titled: Cisco Medianet: Application Performance Monitoring with NetFlow

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Network Operations

Cisco ASA v8.4(5) Advanced Reporting Webcast

The latest software update to the Cisco ASA v8.4(5) dramatically changed the way vendors report on NetFlow and NetFlow

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Network Operations

Application Performance Monitoring: Out of Order Packets

Monitoring out of order packets has just gotten easier.  In the past, it has been a challenge to setup

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Network Operations

How to avoid IPFIX or NetFlow Sampling Vs. sFlow

Sampling traffic in an effort to represent the overall traffic pattern in theory is a sound idea.  In fact,

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