TAP Into Technology Blog

Cisco Live 2019: Thoughts from Garland Technology

Cisco Live. San Diego, California. 30th anniversary. Sure boss, I’ll go! Last week I was part of the Garland Technology crew that attended Cisco Live 2019. Garland exhibited in the World of Solutions...

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Network Visibility Fabric Design - Focus on the Core

We’ve previously talked about the importance of the access layer, aggregation layer and edge to a well-designed network visibility fabric. Tapped traffic from the access layer flows to the...

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The Battle Of The Bandwidth

After an epic 15 year reign at number one, 10G tools begin their descent down the charts of network infrastructure, making way for the rise of “hot” 100G technology. Iconic sensations like big data...

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Network TAPs: The Ultimate Draft Pick for Your Security Defense Team

In every draft – whether it's fantasy or pro – the first pick is the most important. Often, it’s the foundation upon which the entire rest of the team is built. The same can be said for your security...

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Networking News: IoT Risks + Network Monitoring in the Cloud Era

In this day and age, the networking world is constantly changing with discovered risks and issues from new technology, monitoring and security measures in new cloud environments and many more. With...

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The Importance of Network TAPs when Packet Capture is Mission Critical

The decision to use Network TAPs instead of relying on SPAN (mirror) ports can be the simplest, yet most important decision that must be answered for any network monitoring or security project. Case...

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