Last column, I talked about the importance of presentation in delivering business intelligence to users. One form of data presentation is a dashboard. Suddenly the term has become ubiquitous — even ...

A change in cloud-native network management is unfolding as businesses increasingly adopt complex cloud and hybrid infrastructures. Unified platforms capable of seamlessly handling multi-cloud and ...

Automated network monitoring involves scanning for device component failures and examining traffic patterns. Learn how to lighten the load of your network management responsibilities. Network device ...

It started as a smart home tool; now I want it to do everything.

Open-source Zabbix network-monitoring software has the granularity enterprises need but requires a lot of manual configuration and has some limits on exportable ...

In this series of articles, I am looking at how to monitor my home/home lab LAN. In my first article, I probed my network to see what devices were on it and where they were located. In my next article ...

The best network monitoring tools include Zabbix, Datadog, and Cacti. Compare features, pricing, and supported platforms among our top picks. If you combine enterprise network monitoring tools with ...

If you've been looking for a simple, low cost web dashboard for your Internet of Things, Web app, or network monitoring, Freeboard is a great solution Amongst all of the things in our digital lives ...

Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. A network outage could cost North American ...