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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

Not All Hacks Are the Same, Plan Your Network Defenses Accordingly

There’s a vast difference between the incredibly sophisticated long-term attacks against high-profile companies and government agencies, and the mere
Author: Kevin Dooley
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Wi-Fi Management

How to Secure That Small Business WLAN

There are many ways to approach wireless security, and businesses of any size have options. Let’s talk about how I approach my own small- and mid-size
Author: Lee Badman
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Network Management

The Importance of Network Topology Visualization

Network topology visualization can provide instant client context to service techs, speed up training time, expedite troubleshooting, avoid costly dow
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
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Network Management

An Introduction to APIs for Network Administrators

What’s an API, what can they do on the network, and why should you care? Our intro guide to APIs for network admins has the answers.
Author: Ray Patel
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Configuration & Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot Internet Connections

With Auvik’s internet connection check, you can get out in front of internet issues so you’re aware of the problem—and potentially have a solution—bef
Author: Ryan LaFlamme
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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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Wi-Fi Management

PSK Wi-Fi Isn’t Going Anywhere

Welcome to the world of PSK Wi-Fi, a place none of us seem able to escape and where many of the devices you need to support are woefully under-capable
Author: Lee Badman
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Network Management

How I Strategically Tune Auvik Alerts to Reduce Noise and Optimize Monitoring

Auvik is pre-configured to alert on a list of standard metrics at industry best-practice thresholds. If the thresholds are too low for your client sit
Author: Corey Kirkendoll
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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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Managed Service Providers (MSPs)

3 Daily Habits For Success MSPs Can Adopt

None of these daily success habits are rocket science. But consistently executed, every day, every week, month after month, year after year, these are
Author: Richard Tubb
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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