TAP Into Technology Blog

Design-IT Solutions: Bypass TAPs add resiliency to the edge of the network

The Network Edge is one of the most important aspects of a network: it facilitates the ingress, egress, security, and optimization of network traffic. Any downtime in the edge will have a direct,...

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Design-IT Solutions: Aggregation to One Tool

As one of the newer members of the Garland team, I was recently talking with our team about past projects and the solutions we offer. Being a technical person, I have been pouring through the Visio...

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[Video] Network Connectivity: Cabling and Connectors

It's more than just an acronym. During a recent webinar we hosted Palo Alto’s Fuel User Group we posed a question to the members, ‘Have you installed an MPO/MTP® Connector in your network?’ With a...

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Light Loss Through Fiber Optic TAPs

Light loss or “loss budget” is the calculation of the total length of the fiber cable and the loss of light traveling that cable, which has a big impact on network performance. Designing a fiber...

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[Analysis] Full Duplex Capture in Industrial Networks

The convergence of IT and OT in the context of Industry 4.0 has led to a crowded market of security solutions targeting the shop floor on different levels. While the security of the legacy IT systems...

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Fiber Facts—Yes, You Do Need to Read This

Just like how network security used to be simple with just a firewall and the live wire, network connectivity used to be simply copper cabling and the popular RJ45 connector. While copper won’t be...

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