Latest VIAVI release offers easy network troubleshooting through geolocation and user-experience scoring, making packet-level analytics available to the masses. For years, complicated interfaces and time-consuming processing have made packet-based network performance analytics out of reach for all but the largest enterprises. VIAVI, with the Observer solution, seeks to bridge that gap, chipping away at the […]
VIAVI webinar series helps unleash network troubleshooting superpowers with top strategies. Unleash your inner superpowers with time-saving troubleshooting and network monitoring strategies every other month with the new IT Alter Ego Webinar Series. The IT Alter Ego Webinar Series will include topics like VoIP, network troubleshooting, remote users, and more to help you tap into […]
With a more expansive and dynamic network, network engineers can benefit from new skills in cloud management. If you’re like most network engineers, more of your organization’s workloads are moving into the cloud which puts more of a focus on cloud management. According to Gartner, the cloud computing market, predicted to hit $260.2 billion by […]
Unless you’re independently wealthy, you probably live on a budget. These days, there are all sorts of tools and resources to help you keep your financial house in order. Whether you have assistance from an accountant, use a software program or mobile app, or simply scribble numbers in a notebook, they all start the same […]
Network Pro Objectives Whether your game is golf or snowboarding, one thing matters above all else: you need the best possible equipment to win. At the pro level, it’s even more important, as even a slight advantage can be the difference between standing on the podium and being a runner up. It’s the same for […]
A New Obsession This past year, I’ve become hooked on Wild West stories. I owe this new obsession to streaming video services; as they all seem to be churning out new shows that take us back to the 1800’s, when early settlers from all walks of life converge together in the new frontier in search […]
VIAVI Solutions has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Performance Monitoring and Diagnostics (NPMD) for the fifth year in a row. In the 2018 report, VIAVI is again recognized as a leader in its category based on the company’s “ability to execute and completeness of vision.” The Gartner Magic Quadrant […]
Check out the Top 5 IT Exes and see if any of these once-great network tools ever found a place in your heart. Valentine’s Day can be a time for rekindling a forgotten romance, or reminiscing about the way things used to be – in IT. Over the years, there have been a handful of […]
Joint solution empowers IT with visibility into cloud assets to ensure optimal end-user experience. Today business leaders opt to migrate services to the public cloud without consulting or even notifying IT of the change, until an issue arises. While this has become common, IT teams are still responsible for finding and fixing problems, remaining accountable […]
How can you improve event detection with your OTDR tests? Ever wondered why your OTDR isn’t reliably accurate in detecting all the events on your fiber under test? One reason is that there isn’t just one test configuration that is optimal to characterize a link with a single OTDR shot. If you use an OTDR […]
