The Network Monitor

In the world of network monitoring, credentials are the account and password details for every network, system, or required device that allows access.

As IT pros already know, when we speak of ports, we mean the 16-bit virtual ports used when interconnecting systems i.e. during communication over protocols such as TCP or UDP and not physical connections on the system such as USB, HDMI etc. See the OSI model and list of port numbers and their assigned function if not an IT pro. Port 80 is commonly used for HTTP activity, for example, and many applications communicate using assigned default ports.

With VPN monitoring you can track your virtual private network’s (VPN) connections, their paths, and all available tunnels.

What you should do to fully understand and perfect your network.

Problems faced by network IT pros over two decades are not all that much different today

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“If there’s one thing I hate the most, it’s software licensing.” This was said to me, unprompted, by my friend Janine who works in government. She managed operations at large federal organization and handled budget items in the billions of dollars each year. But her biggest hassle was dealing with how her vendors handled software licensing.

When transitioning to a new solution, do IT vendors elicit a mix of anticipation and fear? That makes sense. You're eager to see the new service hard at work, but simultaneously concerned it won't live up to promised hype or deliver on promises made by the supplier.

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Virtualization is becoming more and more popular among IT communities, and with good reason. But that popularity will require a greater level of vigilance as well.

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There are a lot of IIS-based websites. Many shops started with one core site, and now have a mess of sites they need to keep running – and performing well enough to keep customers coming back.

The old line ‘What you don't know can't hurt you’ is dead wrong when it comes to network security. What you don't know is exactly what will hurt you.

There are three words that best define manual server patching; labor-intensive, error-prone, and resource-heavy. Only three because we leave out the swearing.

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