Technical Debt: What Engineers Wish Managers Understood
Technical debt isn't just a buzzword engineers use to avoid new projects. It's real, it compounds like financial debt, and ignoring it eventually breaks your infrastructure. Here's what engineers wish managers understood about technical debt - and what managers need to know about prioritizing, communicating upward, and balancing debt paydown with feature delivery.
AI Tools for Network Operations: A Reality Check from the Trenches
Everyone's talking about AI for network operations, but what's actually working? A practical look at AI tools for network monitoring and troubleshooting - the real ROI, team adoption challenges, vendor evaluation pitfalls, and what's worth your time versus what's just marketing hype.
Should You Move to the Cloud? A Manager's Perspective After the AWS and Azure Outages
After recent AWS and Azure outages, every manager is hearing "see, the cloud isn't reliable!" But the cloud vs. on-prem debate misses the point entirely. Here's a framework for making infrastructure decisions based on your actual business needs, team capabilities, and risk tolerance - not headlines.
AI for Network Managers: Leading Teams in the Age of Intelligent Automation
As AI tools become mainstream, network managers must navigate the opportunities and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence into their teams' workflows. This guide explores practical AI applications for network engineering teams, implementation strategies, and how to address concerns while maximizing benefits.
Making the Business Case for Network Modernization: Winning Hearts, Minds, and Budgets
Building a compelling business case for network modernization requires more than technical arguments. This guide explores how to communicate network upgrade needs to business leadership, especially in traditional industries that historically under invest in IT, while addressing the critical challenge of having the right technical talent to execute successfully.
Hybrid Cloud Networking Challenges and How to Solve Them
Managing hybrid cloud environments can be complex, with challenges like ensuring seamless connectivity, maintaining security, and controlling costs across platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. In this blog, we explore real-world solutions for overcoming these obstacles, including practical examples and best practices to help you design secure, scalable, and efficient hybrid cloud networks.
The Role of APIs in Network Automation: Transforming How Networks Operate
In today's fast-paced IT landscape, network automation is transforming how networks are managed, with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) playing a critical role. APIs allow network engineers to automate tasks like device configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting, making networks more efficient and scalable. This blog explores the importance of APIs in network automation, highlights their benefits, and showcases real-world examples of API integration with platforms like Cisco DNA Center, Juniper Contrail, and Arista eAPI. Discover how APIs can streamline your network operations and enhance your automation strategies!
Navigating Cloud Networking: Key Challenges and Solutions
Navigating cloud networking comes with unique challenges, from ensuring optimal performance and security to managing costs and integrating legacy systems. In this blog, we dive into the key obstacles faced in cloud networking, such as latency, multi-cloud management, and scalability, and offer practical solutions to overcome them. Learn how to optimize your cloud network with strategies like Zero Trust security, cost management tools, and hybrid cloud integration. Discover the best practices to build a resilient, efficient, and secure cloud infrastructure that meets the demands of modern business.