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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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Our latest posts

Network Management

5 Reasons to Add Network Monitoring to Your Budget

Allocating money in your IT budget for network monitoring in 2021 may be more important than ever. Here are five reasons why.
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
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Cybersecurity

Using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Assess Your Clients’ Network Security

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework was intended to be used by internal IT teams, but can be used to create a network security assessment tool for MSPs.
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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Network Management

Help Desk vs Service Desk: How to Choose the Right One

An IT help desk is meant to be a single point of contact (SPOC) that employees and customers can use to get support from your business. Its primary fu
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

Think You’re a Proactive MSP? Think Again! Getting Proactive with TruMethods’ Gary Pica

MSPs generate more MRR (monthly recurring revenue) when they’re able to reduce reactive noise and dedicate their resources to more proactive managed s
Author: Gary Pica
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Protocols & Communication

Agent vs Agentless Monitoring: Which is Best?

Agent-based and agentless monitoring are the two main approaches network monitoring tools use to capture and report data from network devices. As the
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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Tech Industry

Going Online Like it’s 1989: Using an Atari Portfolio as a Terminal Emulator

Oops! You messed up. Big time. You’re working on a network device, making some major configuration changes. As soon as you hit enter, you lose communi
Author: Lawrence Popa
Sales Engineer, Auvik
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Network Management

Proactive Healthcare Network Monitoring: The Importance of Early Detection

Healthcare IT is simultaneously one of the most complex and sensitive networking systems there are. Aside from the wealth of confidential data they pr
Author: Lemna Manoharan
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Network Management

Network Redundancy and Why It Matters

Complexity is an enemy of reliability. So, when designing a network, it’s important to balance redundancy against complexity.
Author: Kevin Dooley
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Network Management

Embracing Shadow IT (Video)

Shadow IT. Many IT pros shudder at the term. For those who may not be familiar, shadow IT refers to the devices, systems, and applications on your net
Author: Alex Hoff
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Careers Blog

Our Engineering Tech Stack and How it Evolves

Rob Bredin, Auvik’s Technical Director, shares how our tech stack is always evolving, and what kind of challenges you’ll work on as an Auvik engineer.
Author: Archana Arunan
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What’s your shadow IT risk factor?

Find out in this free guide and exercise kit.
book cover - The Modern Professional's Guide to Shadow IT
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