TAP Into Technology Blog

Tapping to the Music—Looking Back at the 1990s

In our new infographic, The Evolution of Network Visibility, we took a trip down melody lane to show readers the events and innovations that sparked the rise of network visibility. Relax and rewind...

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Making the Switch: Serial Bus to Ethernet

There’s a lot of talk these days about Industrial Ethernet. What it is and what it is not. Part of the misunderstanding is that the standards are very simple, yet stringent. The simple part of...

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On TAP at the Cisco Berlin Expo—Ensuring Network Visibility as Network Speeds Increase

Every year, Cisco—a Garland Technology partner—hosts a number of user expos across the globe to deliver premier education and training for network engineers all the way up to IT directors. On...

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Fractal Networks Require a Focused and Flexible Foundation

Focused and flexible are sometimes opposites but these are required in today’s higher, almost quantum network speeds. Is 100G the end? Absolutely not. Are Fractal Networks possible?

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The 101 Series: Media Conversion—What the SX?

Long range, short range, and twisted pair and that’s just the 1G media connection options. There is a dizzying amount of different media types for network connectivity. It’s easy to get lost in all...

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Looking at the Ukraine Power Grid Hack: Why Defending the Industrial Ethernet Is No Longer a Precautionary Tale

When we discussed Rhebo’s innovative approach to Germany’s new IT-Security Act (ITSA), real-world cyber attacks on the industrial Ethernet hadn’t truly come to fruition. It seemed like a critical...

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