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Network Management

What is Network Management? Your Complete Guide

The ultimate guide to network management, the ongoing monitoring, administration, and maintenance of any networked system of computers.
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
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Network Management

Networking Basics: OSPF Protocol Explained

OSPF is one of the few protocols you can count on being available just about anywhere. Explore principles, interfaces and more in this intro guide.
Author: Ethan Banks
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SaaS Management

A Deep Dive into Shadow IT: Examples, Risks, and Solutions

With the proliferation and commoditization of SaaS combined with the growing normalcy of remote work, Shadow IT creates serious security issues for IT
Author: John Harden
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Careers Blog

Top 5 tips for interviewing at Auvik

Hi there! I’m Dan, a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Auvik, and I joined the team in January 2022. If you’re interviewing for a role, you’ll likely h
Author: Dan Webster
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Configuration & Troubleshooting

Is it Time to Retire Your VPN?

Back to the question at hand: Is it time to move on from VPN? For an enterprise-wide greenfield deployment or network refresh? Sure, consider modern V
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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Network Management

How to Draw Effective Network Diagrams (Infographic)

Here’s a handy network diagram infographic for creating readable and easy-to-understand documentation.
Author: Kevin Dooley
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Configuration & Troubleshooting

Find and Fix Network Loops

Network loops can have you tearing your hair out for days, burning through billable hours while your client broods about a network outage. But not wit
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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Network Management

Identify Vulnerable Devices From Vendor Recalls and Security Notices

When network hardware vendors issue device recalls, field notices, or security alerts, the implication can be massive for MSPs. But Auvik makes it eas
Author: Sarah Cunningham-Scharf
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Careers Blog

Build Your Tech Sales Career at Auvik

I’ve been a sales leader for longer than I want to admit, with three of those years here at Auvik where I’m the VP of Sales and Business Development.
Author: Jason George
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Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

The 5 Levels of MSP Operational Maturity

In this interview with Paul Dippell of Service Leadership Inc., we walk through the levels of operational maturity for MSPs and how to climb them.
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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Tech Industry

Are We In a New Age of MSPs?

As automation, cloud, data, and integration continue to affect every industry, the value and capabilities of MSPs are shifting as well. But what era o
Author: Sarah Cunningham-Scharf
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Network Management

What is ITIL? IT Infrastructure Library Guide

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is a framework of best practices for providing various information technology (IT) services,
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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Network Management

From Baud to Awed: The History of the Modem

While not nearly as sexy as the handset of a rotary phone plugged into an acoustic coupler, it can be argued that there are actually more modems in th
Author: Lawrence Popa
Sales Engineer, Auvik
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What’s your shadow IT risk factor?

Find out in this free guide and exercise kit.
cover of shadow IT ebook
You will learn:
  • The impact shadow IT has on an organization
  • How to evaluate tools
  • Tips on security
  • A quiz to help you determine the severity of shadow IT in your org
  • Solutions to solve these problems