Jerry Dillard
Jerry Dillard, CTO and Co-founder of Garland Technology, leverages over two decades in design and engineering to ensure maximum performance within today’s network environments. Dillard, the inventor of the Bypass TAP, continues to innovate network visibility solutions worldwide.
The Deployment Defender: Ensuring Network Uptime with Bypass TAPs
Summary In this comprehensive blog post, we explore the critical role of bypass TAPs in inline security deployments. By providing a fail-safe mechanism, bypass TAPs protect networks from costly downtime during maintenance or upgrades of...
Importance of Network Visibility in Enhancing Business Efficiency and Security
Summary Today's organizations depend significantly on IT networks to operate effectively and safely in the increasingly linked digital economy. Network visibility has emerged as a key factor in accomplishing these objectives in recent...
TAP + Aggregation for Gigabit Copper Networks
While we keep hearing about network migrating to 40G or 100G, it's important to note that many networks still consist of 1 Gigabit copper network links, and will require network traffic visibility. Copper Network Taps are the best way to...
How to Protect Network Integrity with Unidirectional Data Diode TAPs
Today’s critical infrastructure landscape makes up the fundamental building blocks of the connected world we live in. From the basic communication we enjoy through WiFi, internet and telephones to resources we may take for granted like...
The 101 Series: Active Network TAPs—Where, When and How
Network connectivity is critical to any security or network monitoring project. Many are always asking us which network TAP is right for them. In a recent post, we discussed the ins and outs of passive network TAPs which are typically...
The 101 Series: Passive Network TAPs
Companies that are using network monitoring tools, either for analyzing security threats, packet flow or Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) – all have one thing in common. They need to ensure that those applications have access to 100% of...