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UScellular and Palo Alto Networks Join Forces to Secure 5G

Palo Alto Networks

Remember when securing your network meant throwing up a firewall and calling it a day? Now, UScellular and Palo Alto Networks are teaming up once again to tackle the ever-growing security challenges of LTE, 5G and Gi-LAN networks. This isn’t just about throwing hardware at the issue. What’s the twist?

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The 10 most in-demand tech jobs for 2023 — and how to hire for them

CIO

These IT pros typically have a bachelor’s degree in computer science and should be knowledgeable in LAN/WAN protocol, software, and hardware. This position involves a lot of time spent troubleshooting, and network and computer systems administrators typically need to be on call in case of an emergency or failure.

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How to Develop IoT Applications: A Complete Guide for 2022

The Crazy Programmer

The software is crucial because it links to the hardware through the cloud and the network. Hardware: Hardware includes sensors, chips, and other measuring appliances. The creators of an IoT application must ensure that the software is compatible with the software’s hardware. 4 Stages of Building an IoT App.

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What is Gateway in Computer Network – Types, Examples, Functions

The Crazy Programmer

Gateway in the computer network is the essential hardware component commonly used to connect the different devices. Gateways are capable of being used for LAN and WAN network connections. Web Application Firewalls. The hardware that is attached for this is known as the gateway. What is Gateway? Functions of Gateway.

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RMON: A Closer Look at Remote Network Monitoring

Kaseya

Developed specifically to help network administrators remotely monitor and analyze data that is collected from local area networks, RMON allows for the collection of network data from LANs without having to reach the site and set up equipment. How Does RMON Work? What Is the Difference Between RMON and SNMP?

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How to Monitor Packet Loss and Latency in the Cloud

Kentik

Bad hardware (the switch or router port). Firewall configured to drop packets (all ICMP is dropped). Since we are focused on the cloud in this article, we find that SNMP is great for LANs and WANs, but we can’t use it to see inside devices within the cloud. Poor connectors (poor assembly or not fully plugged in).

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Strategies for Managing Network Traffic from a Remote Workforce

Kentik

This could mean the users are saturating the internet connectivity or that they’ve saturated the LAN (or maybe WAN). The richest data sources are from the VPN devices or firewalls. This data is used to profile the devices and determine the configuration of the hardware and software.

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