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Blocks of data in a digital environment. Most of the blocks are clear but one is red, representing AI-powered anomaly detection
NDR

How Network Anomaly Detection Works (And Why It Matters)

By Paul Piccard, CTO & SVP of Engineering at Plixer  Network anomaly detection identifies deviations from normal network behavior, such as unusual traffic patterns, ...

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Cloud network security: a representation of the cloud in a digital space
NetFlow Analyzer

Network Troubleshooting: How To Diagnose Network Outages Faster

An alert touches multiple segments of the network, representing the challenge to reduce false positives
Deep Network Observability

How to Reduce False Positives with Shared Context

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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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