TAP Into Technology Blog

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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3 Places to TAP Your Network

Now that we’ve gone over some reasons why you want to utilize network TAPs in your network, the next logical question that comes to mind is, Where do you TAP your network?

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Using Application Programming Interfaces (API) to Manage Multiple Devices

Garland Technology's PacketMAX™ Advanced Aggregators are very popular with customers that have a lot of tapped network links or a lot of tools to distribute monitor traffic to. In large environments,...

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The Role of Bypass Solutions in a Network Visibility Fabric

Designing complete network visibility solutions takes more than just Network TAPs and Network Packet Brokers at key points in the access and aggregation layers of the network. With network security...

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How to Maintain Network Visibility During an Infrastructure Upgrade to 40G

Major speed upgrades demand major infrastructure upgrades. These infrastructure upgrades can include new cabling, new transceivers, or new hardware altogether. It’s an involved process, that can...

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Network Visibility Fabric Design: Add an Aggregation Layer

“A well-designed network visibility fabric will help enterprises assure network and application performance and reduce security and compliance risk.” We’ve previously explored the importance of the...

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