A network assessment is conducted after we have finished the business and design requirements of the company. A network assessment provides a quick snapshot of the current network with an examination ...

Outage prevention has long been considered the holy grail in networking. If potential network problems can be detected and corrected early, production services can be preserved. But how does one find ...

Network reliability is vital for any business. With so many systems and departments being dependent on your company’s network, it’s vital that your systems are up 100 percent of the time. As most of ...

Networks are the backbone of many government organizations’ technology initiatives. Networks support all of an agency’s traditional workflows in addition to newer remote work infrastructure, virtual ...

When looking to add Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 to K–12 schools, it’s important to gauge the current state of network connectivity before upgrading. Networks are the backbone of many schools’ technology ...

Most agencies need to conduct a network assessment as they look for ways to improve their technology to better meet their missions. Increased adoption of edge computing and the Internet of Things ...

Wi-Fi 6E provides higher throughput to businesses, but it’s important to assess the current state of network infrastructure before upgrading. Not only does Wi-Fi 6E improve speed, capacity and ...

An optimal network goes unnoticed by employees doing their jobs and helping customers throughout the day. It runs quietly in the background, supporting all kinds of workloads. However, when a network ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

Eight network scanning tools offer beefed-up management and remediation. A vulnerability rated as a low risk this morning could turn into your worst nightmare tonight. To meet the ever-increasing ...

Is my network healthy? Network assessment tools The first and most accessible tool is a packet capturing application, known as a sniffer or a protocol analyzer. Any network engineer should have one of ...