Shamus McGillicuddy - Author

For multi-cloud networking to succeed, NetOps must have a seat at the table, but IT leaders need to buy into it.

Network observability can be dismissed as a buzzword, but to be useful it should include monitoring, security, data, and actionable insights.

Automation can streamline data centre networking, but it presents challenges that must be overcome when planning, implementing, and using it.

Improved monitoring of work-at-home environments requires money, simplified infrastructure, and better IT leadership, according to new research.

SD-WAN platforms provide some native monitoring, but extra tools are needed, particularly when seeking the root cause of poor app performance.

Given the stakes, network management tools must have well-defined workflows and technical functionality to support the troubleshooting process.

While they don’t generally do rip-and-replace, enterprises working on network automation initiatives choose new equipment providers.

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