Packet-based monitoring with active test helps solve user experience and performance challenges in hybrid IT and cloud environments. Network operations teams tasked with monitoring cloud environments and highly distributed networks are finding that active test monitoring is an important complementary solution to traditional packet-based monitoring. Currently, packet-based network monitoring is a proven solution for managing […]
When you look at this image, do you see a chalice? Do you see two men in profile? Now that I’ve mentioned both images, can you see both images at once? Fiber testing can be like this trick, you have to be able to see more than what is obviously in front of you. In […]
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 […]
Our recent webinar with Light Reading, Lessons Learned: Efficient Deployment & Maintenance of FTTH/PON Networks, garnered several questions from the attendees. We thought that even those who may not have caught the live webinar might benefit from this Q&A. If you’d like to see the webinar recording, please visit the Light Reading Testapedia page. Q. Is […]
We are proud to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Frank Griffith, VIAVI Global Director of Channels, to its prestigious list of 2018 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organizations through channel partners. […]
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 […]
The evolution to virtualization and cloud, network automation, massive traffic growth, IoT, increasing service velocity and revenue growth…together with the advent of 5G. These are just some of the challenges mobile service providers face today. Consumers are demanding that mobile services are always on, always available, and everything is connected. In response, operators are deploying […]
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 […]
VIAVI ObserverLIVE SaaS-based network monitoring for enterprises now available as a service globally. As enterprise IT teams strive to stay ahead of the evolution of their networks and services on premises and in the cloud, VIAVI has enhanced its Observer network monitoring portfolio with the SaaS-based, active test monitoring of ObserverLIVE. This new cloud-enabled, subscription-based […]
