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The Network Also Needs to be Observable, Part 2: Network Telemetry Sources

Kentik

Wireless access points and controller. Traditional WAN : WAN access switches, integrated services routers, cloud access routers. SD-WAN : Access gateways, uCPE, vCPE, and composed SD-WAN services including their cloud overlays.

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SNMP Monitoring: What is SNMP & How to Use It

Obkio

Learn about what SNMP monitoring is & how to use it to monitor performance of networking devices like firewalls, routers, switches and wifi access points.

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The Mobile Access Revolution: Visibility and Performance Remain a Challenge

CATO Networks

Thats because SD-WAN appliances were designed to replace routers, WAN optimizers and the rest of the networking stack needed for site-to-site connectivity not mobile connectivity. With SD-WAN appliances, mobile users are still left establishing VPNs back to on-premises firewalls (or concentrators).

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MPLS, VPN Internet Access, Cloud Networking or SD-WAN? Choose Wisely

CATO Networks

However, MPLS traffic from the service provider to the on-premises routers is notoriously expensive. Cloud and SaaS traffic must be first brought from the branch to a secured Internet access point at central location. And provisioning with the provider can take 3-6 months.

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Optimizing Network Stability and Reliability Through Data-Driven Strategies

Kentik

Rather than collecting only flow data from routers, or only eBPF information from containers, the fact that application traffic traverses so many devices means we need much more data to get an accurate view of what’s happening. Some of these devices an enterprise network engineer owns and manages, and a lot of it they don’t.

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4 Tangible Reasons for Considering SD-WANs

CATO Networks

Security meant protecting the companys central Internet access point and deploying endpoint security on clients. Once inside the enterprise, though, many WANs are flat-networks with all sites being able to access one another.

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Assess the network [closed]

Network Engineering

Note: This environment is having firewall, switches, router, access points, etc Thank you ! I wanted to do the assessment of my branch office network from network architect perspective like, to ensure whether industry best practices are followed, is there any improvement area, etc., Please give me some suggestions.

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