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Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published its “ Network Management Megatrends 2024” report with a focus on skills gaps, hybrid and multicloud, secure access service edge (SASE), and AI-driven operations. Since 2008, EMA has been surveying IT professionals to track and trend their approaches to managing...

Special thanks to Steven Cacciaroni, Director of Business Development for Palo Alto Networks, and Faisal Pias, Partner Solutions Architect AWS for their collaboration in co-authoring this blog. Introduction Financial services institutions (FSIs) are increasingly migrating workloads to the cloud to improve scalability...

The only thing more frustrating than a slow network connection is a dropped voice call. Both of these issues were plaguing a major bank, directly impacting the quality of its customer service, which in turn threatened to damage the bank’s reputation. Due to the complex landscape of voice and video connectivity, which...

Supporting enterprise business growth requires high-level performance in several areas of the business—sales, manufacturing, and customer service, as well as the corporate IT network and applications. A clear and robust network and application performance management and visibility strategy helps ensure the technology...

Recently, NETSCOUT's Chief Solutions Architect Richard Fulwiler joined Heavy Reading's Principal Analyst Ruth Brown for an informative session aimed at exploring the changing 5G landscape and how the resulting increase in network complexity is driving demand for lower latency, higher bandwidth, and ultrareliable...

In the modern digital landscape, financial services institutions (FSIs) are prime targets for cybersecurity threats. These threats are inflated as critical data and applications are migrated to the cloud. NETSCOUT is among the network security experts that strongly encourage FSIs to implement the zero trust security...

Network X Americas' "Investment, Innovation & Disruption: Telco Reinvented" event is coming to the Irving, Texas convention center May 21-23 this year, bringing the vendor and telco operator community together to share the latest on 5G technology, including the latest developments in network slicing. Beyond the Hurdles...

Corporations have long balanced the use of both capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx) to fund information technology (IT) projects and day-to-day operations. In a more simplified time, the addition of networking switches, routers, servers, and storage was, in large part, funded by CapEx dollars...

With financial services institutions (FSIs) migrating more and more workloads to the cloud to improve scalability, agility, and cost efficiency, the protection of personally identifiable information (PII) is paramount. This makes adhering to strict regulatory requirements surrounding workload security a top priority...

NETSCOUT’s biannual DDoS Threat Intelligence Report dissects trends and attack methodologies adversaries use against service providers, enterprises, and end users. The information cited in the report is gathered from NETSCOUT’s unparalleled internet visibility at a global scale, collecting, analyzing, prioritizing, and...

The exponential growth of enterprise tools—from unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) to unified communications and collaboration as a service (UCaaS) and software as a service (SaaS)—has dramatically increased the job complexity of IT professionals responsible for ensuring network performance and security...

Whether in government, financial, manufacturing, or other sectors, misconceptions persist regarding the best way large organizations can protect themselves from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Many such organizations have bought into a one-size-fits-all mentality that has been alleged as the norm...

NETSCOUT’s 6.3.5 update includes a host of enhancements, including new automation capabilities, extended visibility into new environments, and continued data innovation. At NETSCOUT, we’re always working to provide the visibility needed by the world’s largest and most complex organizations so they can deliver on their...

Moving to cloud-based architectures from traditional physical telecommunication systems is complicated and complex. Communications service providers (CSPs) are evolving on the 5G journey from traditional mobile network infrastructures to meet next-generation cloud-centric network requirements for reliability, agility...

Applications, like stars that form constellations, need each other—they’re interdependent. During migration, however, this dependence can sometimes be a service’s greatest strength and weakness. Modern applications are complex, often consisting of multiple interconnected components, each with its own set of...

For nearly every enterprise, unified communications as a service (UCaaS) is essential for business productivity, particularly with hybrid workforces. And with enterprises continuing to add new UCaaS platforms to meet the evolving needs of their businesses, UCaaS use is on the rise globally. In fact, a recent report...

For government agencies, planning ahead is imperative. Whether it’s building new roads adjusting traffic flows, anticipating energy consumption, or improving the delivery of public services, having vital insights into the needs of constituents is crucial for wise investment in public infrastructure. Gaining these...

As 5G networks continue to grow in order to meet the increasing demands of mission-critical applications, concerns over cybersecurity are top-of-mind. The vast volume of data transmitted across 5G networks offers a ripe target for exploitation. According to a recent Palo Alto Networks study, nearly 70 percent of C...

Last week my daughter lost her phone. Due to this unfortunate event, she also lost the ability to call or message anyone she knew on another device because she did not know anyone’s phone numbers. This is not unusual in today’s world: We rarely have to remember anyone’s phone number anymore, because it is stored in our...