Network Resilience

Network resilience refers to the ability of a computer network to maintain functionality and performance in the face of various challenges, disruptions, or failures.

Enterprises must make network downtime history. Solving the network resilience challenge paves the way for transformative innovations of tomorrow.

Network Management

Is Your Network a Ticking Time Bomb? How Network Complacency Threatens Security and Global Progress Overcoming Complacency to Battle Network Downtime and Risks

Enterprises must make network downtime history. Solving the network resilience challenge today paves the way for transformative innovations of tomorrow.

byErnest Lefner, Chief Product Officer, Gluware

Dec 10, 2024

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The International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Resilience, like a NATO effort, seeks to protect subsea cables to boost network resilience.

Network Resilience

International Bodies Focus on Subsea Cable Protection International Bodies Focus on Subsea Cable Protection

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Dec 9, 2024

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Copper thieves cost U.S. businesses $1 billion a year; are a threat to critical infrastructure. What can you do to prevent putting resiliency at risk?

Network Resilience

Are You Ready for the Attack of the Copper Thieves?Are You Ready for the Attack of the Copper Thieves?

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Dec 2, 2024

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The effort aims to streamline subsea cable deployment rules while ensuring the security, resilience, and protection of this critical infrastructure.

Network Resilience

FCC Launches First Comprehensive Subsea Cable Rules Review Since 2001 FCC Launches First Comprehensive Subsea Cable Rules Review Since 2001

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Nov 26, 2024

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The LSO CIM Service API enhances enterprises' operational agility by providing timely, automated updates on circuit impairments.

Network Resilience

API Conveys Circuit Problems to Automate Response API Conveys Circuit Problems to Automate Response

bySunil Khandekar, Chief Enterprise Development Officer, MEF, MEF

Nov 25, 2024

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Cybersecurity levels.

Network Infrastructure

Infrastructure Insight: Resilience is Uptime’s Secret Sauce Infrastructure Insight: Resilience is Uptime’s Secret Sauce

byBrandon Taylor, Digital Editorial Program Manager

Nov 21, 2024

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Will 2024 be remembered as the year geopolitical issues moved parties to act on waves of subsea cable cuts?

Network Infrastructure

Subsea Cable Cuts in the Baltic Sea Raise Sabotage, Security Concerns Across Region

Baltic Sea Subsea Cable Cuts Raise Security Concerns

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Using AI to enhance data resilience is a powerful tool to augment existing strategies, not a replacement for sound data management practices.

Network Management

Accelerating Recovery with AI-Enhanced Data Resilience

Accelerating Recovery with AI-Enhanced Data Resilience

byDeepak Mohan, Executive Vice President of Engineering, Veritas Technologies

Managing a network of region-specific cloud environments comes with its own set of challenges.

Network Management

5 Tips for Optimizing Multi-Region Cloud Configurations

5 Tips for Optimizing Multi-Region Cloud Configurations

byDavid Balaban

the migration to Windows 11 presents an opportunity not just to update systems but to optimize the entire IT landscape.

Network Management

Navigating the Urgent Migration to Windows 11

Navigating the Urgent Migration to Windows 11

bySimon Townsend, Office of the CTO, ControlUp

The FCC hopes to expand satellite communications services to provide alternatives to fight worsening terrestrial, mobile, and undersea cable outages.

Network Resilience

Will Competition Position Satellite Communications for a Greater Network Resiliency Role?

Net Resiliency Efforts Tap Satellite Communications

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Regular training, robust fraud detection systems, and a culture of vigilance are key to combating digital fraud these days.

Network Security

How Digital Fraud Has Evolved: Key Takeaways for CISOs

How Digital Fraud Has Evolved: Key Takeaways for CISOs

byDavid Balaban

By leveraging golden configs and digital twins, enterprises can reduce the risk of network outages and improve overall network reliability.

Network Management

Preventing Network Outages in Complex Enterprise Environments

Preventing Network Outages in Complex Enterprise Environments

byChiara Regale, Senior Vice President of Product Management, Forward Networks

The gateway device defaults to 5G creating improved network resilience in case of a fiber outage.

Network Resilience

AT&T Gateway Automatically Fails Over from Fiber to 5G

AT&T Gateway Automatically Fails Over from Fiber to 5G

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Hurricane Helene was a reminder that network DR plans should be up to date. Here is a checklist to be prepared for the next disaster.

Network Management

Refreshing Your Network DR Plan

Refreshing Your Network DR Plan

byMary E. Shacklett, President, Transworld Data

MEF’s new circuit impairment communications automation API was developed in collaboration with its Enterprise Leadership Council (ELC).

Network Resilience

MEF NaaS: Focus on the Enterprise

MEF NaaS: Focus on the Enterprise

bySalvatore Salamone, Managing Editor, Network Computing

The proposed high-speed satellite service would address the growing need for network resiliency and disaster recovery backup.

Network Resilience

SpaceX Files with FCC to Offer Gigabit Services

SpaceX Files with FCC to Offer Gigabit Services

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Enterprises should take the lessons learned from Helene and add some non-terrestrial offerings to their connectivity mix.

Network Resilience

Non-terrestrial Services Emerge as a Key Element of Network Resiliency

Non-terrestrial Services Emerge as a Key Element of Network Resiliency

bySalvatore Salamone, Managing Editor, Network Computing

Protecting against modern telco cyber intrusion attacks requires solutions with intelligent sensors and AI-powered techniques.

Network Security

Fortifying Telecom Networks Against Cyber Intrusions

Fortifying Telecom Networks Against Cyber Intrusions

byErez Sverdlov, Europe Market Leader, Cloud and Network Services, Nokia

Satellite services could bridge the digital divide in remote areas through partnerships like the SoftBank-Intelsat collaboration announced last month.

Network Infrastructure

Intelsat, SoftBank Plan Ubiquitous Satellite Connectivity Network

Intelsat, SoftBank Plan Ubiquitous Satellite Connectivity Network

byBrian T. Horowitz, Contributing Reporter

The NSF and U.N. are exploring plans to add sensors to communications and subsea cables to detect storms, climate change, and undersea disruptions.

Network Management

Smart(er) Subsea Cables to Provide Early Warning System

Smart(er) Subsea Cables to Provide Early Warning System

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Extensive communications outages from Hurricane Helene drive home the need for new approaches to strengthen network resiliency.

Network Resilience

Hurricane Helene Communications Outages Show Need for Greater Network Resilience

Hurricane Helene Outages Show Need for Greater Network Resilience

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

Hurricane Helene should get enterprises thinking about non-terrestrial service alternatives to enhance their network resiliency

Network Management

Everyone Has a Service Recovery Plan Until They Don’t

Everyone Has a Service Recovery Plan Until They Don’t

bySalvatore Salamone, Managing Editor, Network Computing

Network digital twins and other technologies can help streamline global network administration by tracking changes to spot configuration drift.

Network Management

Configuration Drift 101: Beat Drift With Precise Change Tracking

Configuration Drift 101: Beat Drift With Precise Change Tracking

byChiara Regale, Senior Vice President of Product Management, Forward Networks

Veeam’s acquisition of Alcion brings critically needed tech and expertise to help address the data resiliency challenges facing enterprises today.

Network Management

Veeam Acquisition of Alcion Reflects Vital Importance of Data Resiliency

Veeam Acquisition of Alcion Reflects Vital Importance of Data Resiliency

byZeus Kerravala, Founder and Principal Analyst with ZK Research

Anyone thinking about business continuity often needs to reassess with regard to their own IT landscape.

Network Infrastructure

5 IT Tips to Ensure Business Continuity

5 IT Tips to Ensure Business Continuity

byDr. Christoph Dietzel, Head of Global Products & Research, DE-CIX

Enterprises need to be proactive about managing their networks and battle-testing them for today’s unpredictable landscape.

Network Management

Recent Outages Highlight the Need for Digital Resilience and Experience Assurance

Recent Outages Highlight the Need for Digital Resilience and Experience Assurance

byTraci Soward, Chief Marketing Officer, Gluware

Enterprises need modern backup methods to protect their data from ransomware and other threats.

Network Management

Digital Resiliency and Disaster Recovery Was a Hot Topic at Black Hat 2024

Digital Resiliency and Disaster Recovery Was a Hot Topic at Black Hat 2024

byZeus Kerravala, Founder and Principal Analyst with ZK Research

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Network Resilience

Ensuring Business Continuity: Why ISPs Need to Rethink Their Approach

Ensuring Business Continuity: Why ISPs Need to Rethink Their Approach

byBrad Lagasse, Chief Product & Revenue Officer, Ethica

Major outages or incidents with platforms like Zoom or Teams can cost in excess of $100,000 or more per outage.

Network Management

The True Cost of a Major Network or Application Failure

The True Cost of a Major Network or Application Failure

byEileen Haggerty

Widespread outages for critical services reported as a CrowdStrike update blunder hits cloud-based Windows services.

Network Security

CrowdStrike, Microsoft Outage Causes Global IT Meltdown

CrowdStrike, Microsoft Outage Causes Global IT Meltdown

byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek

Evolving fiber companies, large and small, are offering enterprises creative approaches to meet crucial network availability needs.

Network Resilience

Exploring a Different Path for Route Diversity

Exploring a Different Path for Route Diversity

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

To avoid outages of critical systems like 911, network operators should aim for diversity and redundancy

Firewall Temporarily Downs Massachusetts’ 911 System Highlighting the Need for Network Resiliency

Firewall Temporarily Downs Massachusetts’ 911 System

byBrian T. Horowitz, Contributing Reporter

Ninety-seven percent of companies assert a reliable, resilient Internet is of utmost importance to their business success.

Network Resilience

Internet Resilience Report: Outages Cost Companies Over $10 Million a Month

Internet Resilience Report: Outages Cost Companies Over $10 Million a Month

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

The continent's operators struggle to provide subsea cable businesses network resiliency for much-needed economic growth

Enterprise Connectivity

Africa Battles Wave of Subsea Cable Breaks

Africa Battles Wave of Subsea Cable Breaks

byBob Wallace, Featured Writer

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