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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 single data stream splits into multiple then re-converges, representing flow replication and its benefit to unified network analytics
Network Operations

Why Flow Replication Is the Cornerstone of Scalable Network Intelligence

When visibility tools start to multiply, so do points of failure. Every new collector means another configuration, another dependency,

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Mining site with multiple autonomous vehicles needing GPS correction delivery to operate
Network Operations

How Plixer Replicator Strengthens GPS Correction Delivery in Autonomous Mining

Most mining sites leveraging autonomous vehicles rely heavily on GNSS feeds for precise positioning, navigation, and operational efficiency. These

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A bear paw rests on a table beside three bowls of porridge at various temperatures, representing Plixer Replicator as a just-right solution
Network Operations

How Plixer Replicator Hits the Sweet Spot Between Open-Source and Bloated Brokers

In many organizations, the need to copy and forward UDP starts small. A few exporters, one or two collectors,

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A cube splits into smaller cubes flowing down digital pathways, representing UDP replication
Network Security

Top 5 Reasons to Use UDP Replication 

In any organization, the network is both the backbone of operations and the first witness to incidents. Every service

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A man struggles to push a boulder uphill, representing the cost of an inflexible network.
Network Operations

Opportunity Cost and the Inflexible Network 

At a former job of mine, there was a tool that most of the company used but nobody liked.

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Data stream abstract concept
Network Operations

Why We Hate Direct Exporter-Collector Configurations

Odds are you have a lot of devices on your network that export data somewhere—whether that’s to a traffic

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