Internet Exchanges (IX) play an important “efficiency” role in the practical matter of physically connecting the networks that comprise the Internet. IXs are facilities that provide space, power and connectivity to member networks—typically Internet Service Providers (ISPs), telecom, cable and mobile carriers, content providers, web enterprises and sophisticated enterprises such…
Okay, so where's this coming from? I recently had a conversation with an unnamed analyst from an unnamed, large analyst firm whose name starts with a letter between E and J (haha gotcha!). We were discussing the move to SaaS, SD-WAN and Direct Internet Access from branch offices, and how…
How can network monitoring help understand online trading website performance? In the first days of February, 2018 the stock market went on a bit of wild ride, with high levels of volatility amidst heavy trading sessions. On February 5th, the Dow skidded almost 1600 points before recovering slightly to a…
In this update from ThousandEyes Connect in Chicago, we’ll summarize the presentation made by Jim McKinstry, Global Project Manager at JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle). McKinstry explained how ThousandEyes helps his team to maintain the performance of business critical applications that are at the heart of their worldwide $6B real-estate management…
In the Market Guide for Unified Communications Monitoring (UCM) published by Gartner on October 18, 2017, analysts Vivek Bhalla and Rafael Benitez give their take on UCM needs, pitfalls, and planning assumptions; provide guidance on how to invest in a UCM solution, and list ThousandEyes as a representative vendor. If…