Platforms that draw performance data from multiple devices on multiple networks will make for better hybrid-cloud performance and troubleshooting. Network performance monitoring has become more ...

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I use the term “active path testing” to refer to systems that send packets into the network to measure network characteristics. A simple ping test is the most fundamental active path test, but it ...

-- Using a virtual network test bed before implementing a VoIP can help guarantee both the initial VoIP deployment and the long-term health of a VoIP network. What can your manageable electronics tell ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...