John Iwuozor is a freelance writer with expertise in the technology field. He has written for a host of top tech companies, the likes of Technologyadvice, Tripwire amongst others. He's an avid chess ...

Modern networks have outgrown traditional network monitoring. The rapid expansion of cloud-based applications, remote work, and decentralized operations has made managing networks more complex than ...

A big network is a complex system that generates a very large volume of data: log messages, network state data, device state data, device configurations, interface performance data, and application ...

The most accurate definition of a network management system that I have seen comes from a Cisco training document: “In some cases, it (network management) involves a solitary network consultant ...

A network assessment is conducted after we have finished the business and design requirements of the company. A network assessment provides a quick snapshot of the current network with an examination ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. GEP and the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Supply Chain Resource ...

I purchased my first network security book in 1996. Since then, I have attended dozens of classes, seminars and conferences on the subject. I have written dozens of articles and co-authored a book on ...

Most major network outages happen as a result of human error, not equipment failures—mistakes in the settings themselves, missed steps in a sequence, steps taken out of order, etc. Automation through ...

Network automation is becoming a must-have for enterprises as networks get more complex and AI projects multiply. Traditional scripting, machine learning and process automation are being augmented ...

The elements you need for network management, and why it matters. Maybe you're wondering why we need network management best practices. To start, all complex systems will have many different ways that ...