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Network Management

What IS CIDR? Everything You Need to Know About This IP Addressing Method

CIDR revolutionized IP address allocation via customizable subnet masks instead of wasted fixed blocks. Learn CIDR’s capabilities for efficient addres
Author: Justin Ong
Community Evangelism Director
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
Network Management

NetFlow Basics: An Introduction to Monitoring Network Traffic

You probably have support for NetFlow or other flow protocols on your client devices already. That means you can quickly and inexpensively start gaini
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
Network Management

Network Time Synchronization: Why and How It Works

One of the keys to effective network management is syncing clocks on all network devices. There are really two ways to do it.
Author: Kevin Dooley
Network Management

Introducing SNMP Poller History

Despite everyone’s best efforts, network failures happen. And when downtime means lost productivity, fast troubleshooting becomes an integral part of
Author: Lemna Manoharan
Network Management

How to Dig Deeper on the Network When You Don’t Have NetFlow

NetFlow provides deeper visibility at Layer 3 and beyond—but it’s not accessible for everyone. Here are tools you can use instead.
Author: Ray Patel
Configuration & Troubleshooting

Getting Started With Syslog in Auvik

Auvik centralizes syslog data for all your network devices, allowing you to search & filter to get to the root cause of network issues.
Author: Enam Rabbani
Network Management

What is Network Congestion? Common Causes and How to Fix Them

Network congestion occurs when a node carries more data than it’s designed to handle. Learn how to fix common causes of network congestion.
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
Configuration & Troubleshooting

How to Troubleshoot Network Connectivity Problems With Auvik

Learn how to troubleshoot network connectivity problems. With the right software, problems can be solved in seconds. Get step-by-step help.
Author: Steve Petryschuk
Director & Tech Evangelist, Auvik
Network Management

What’s the Difference Between Observability vs. Monitoring?

Monitoring tells you when something is wrong, while observability provides you context as to why. Let’s look at how they work together to optimize you
Author: Destiny Bertucci

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