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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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Network Management

3 Minor Network Alerts You Shouldn’t Ignore

It’s obvious you need to deal with emergency and critical network alerts. But what about simple warning alerts? Your first impulse may be to ignore th
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
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Network Management

What Are Network Alerts? Alert Management Guide

Learn how to set up network alerts to prevent downtime, improve system reliability, and respond to issues faster with this guide to effective alert ma
Author: Rebecca Grassing
Product Marketing Manager, Auvik
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Network Management

How to Evaluate Your Current Network Management Solution

Should you upgrade or replace your network management solution? Learn how to assess your current solution, signs it’s time to switch and more in this
Author: Nolan Greene
Product Marketing Manager, Auvik
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IT Leadership

What is IT Service Management (ITSM)? Everything You Need to Know

At its core, ITSM aims to align IT services with business objectives and coordinate all the moving parts required to keep operations running smoothly.
Author: Rebecca Grassing
Product Marketing Manager, Auvik
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Tech Industry

The 2023 Network IT Management Report Part 1: Network Management Needs

In part one, we’ll detail the overarching needs network professions across all industries have in common.
Author: Rebecca Grassing
Product Marketing Manager, Auvik
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Network Management

What is MTTR in Networking?

When a critical system goes down, every second counts. That’s why IT and network professionals need to get comfortable with tracking incident response
Author: Justin Ong
Community Evangelism Director
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Network Management

MSP Networking: Definitions, Insights and Strategies

Discover key MSP networking strategies and tools. Learn to manage complex networks effectively, explore trends, and overcome challenges.
Author: Nolan Greene
Product Marketing Manager, Auvik
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Devices

3 Switch Features You Should Never Change

In a handful of recent incidents, I helped clients troubleshoot network problems. The errors turned out to be switch features that were changed from t
Author: Kevin Dooley
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Cybersecurity

What is Network Security?

Network security is a variety of different resources, behaviors, software, hardware components, and policies. The priorities and elements of network s
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
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Protocols & Communication

What is 802.1X Authentication?

Want to understand network access control, and authentication 802.1X at the base layer? This article goes through all the ins and outs of 802.1X.
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
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What’s your shadow IT risk factor?

Find out in this free guide and exercise kit.
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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