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...
IT vs OT. Enterprise versus Industrial (ICS). The technologies operate in different environments and have different uses. IT is the arena we all know: computers, keyboards, etc. IT uses a common environment and solutions (the cloud,...
In the age of the Industrial 4.0 Revolution, data is king. It’s the impetus that drives IT/OT convergence in some of our most critical industries. Smart cities like Dallas are merging IP subnet-based VLANs and utility infrastructure to...
Downtime is an expense that few businesses can afford in the age of hybrid work and digital transformation. According to Datto, an hour of downtime costs $8,000 for a small company, $74,000 for a medium company, and $700,000 for a large...
As the names imply, operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) have different origins. OT exists to manage operations – specifically, physical operations in various sectors of industry that have benefited from automation...
If you have been in networking long enough, you may have heard the phrase “breathe new life into old tools.” This concept is simple - security and monitoring tools only perform as well as the data they process. So solely relying on SPAN...