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NetBrain Technologies to Attend Cisco Live! 2015 Milan

Cisco Live! Milan is coming up in just a couple weeks (January 26-30, 2015) and we’re happy to announce that we’ll exhibit as a Gold sponsor this year. The event is a great opportunity for us to connect with the … Continue reading

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Troubleshooting ICMP Reachability Problem

Frame-relay is running between R1 and R3. Also RIP and eBGP are configured on these two devices. R1 (172.16.13.1) cannot ping R3 (172.16.13.3). We need to fix this. Problem Topology Step 1: Verify the Problem First thing’s first… verify the issue … Continue reading

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Troubleshoot reachability with ping and traceroute

We often encounter problems where all we know is that one device cannot ping another. When a reachability problem is reported between a source and destination, always try to use ping and trace as fundamental tools. They can reveal the … Continue reading

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Top 7 Tips to Get the Most out of Cisco Live! 2014 in Milan

The Cisco Live! 2014 Milan show is a giant candy store for network and IT professionals who live and dream network engineering. With hundreds of breakout sessions, technical seminars, panels, case studies, and meet-the-engineer sessions to choose from, over 80 … Continue reading

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Costly Data Center Migration Pitfalls and How to Avoid them

According to AlogSec’s global survey of 240 network, information security, and application professionals, 66% of organizations experience unexpected application disruptions during their data center migration projects. Prompted by strategic business initiatives to lower operating costs or improve business continuity, data … Continue reading

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Troubleshooting Slow Applications – Every Minute Counts

Slow applications impact more than end users. According to Aberdeen Group’s recent study of 200 organizations, application performance issues affect corporate revenue by as much as 9%, and they are felt in the loss of both potential customers and employee … Continue reading

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Slow Applications … Why is the Network the First to Blame?

How many times has this happened to you? You get a call reporting slowness with an application (maybe an FTP server) and the network is automatically blamed. But is the network really at fault, or could it be the application? … Continue reading

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How can we face the increasing challenges of network engineering?

With more services being pushed to the cloud, a growing burden is placed on the shoulders of network engineers. As the services running on the network increase in value, so do service level demands. So how to handle these challenges … Continue reading

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Real Cisco Lab or Simulators: What’s Your Plan?

You need solid CLI hands-on experience to do well in your Cisco certifications. One can achieve that experience by using real routers and switches or simulators. Many students are not sure about what makes an ideal lab? This really depends … Continue reading

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NetBrain at CiscoLive! 2012 Right Around the Corner

CiscoLive! is in San Diego this year and we are excited to be there to showcase our NetBrain Computer-Aided Network Engineering solution.  CiscoLive! is an annual IT and networking conference that takes place this year June 10 – 14. Throughout … Continue reading

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