Discussing where the G520 falls short, why it matters, and alternative options that deliver consolidated IIoT capabilities and network resilience.
Out of Band Management
Opengear Lighthouse Appliances: Alternative Options
This guide highlights four Nodegrid models that serve as direct replacements for – or alternatives to – Opengear Lighthouse appliances.
What is FIPS 140-3, and Why Does it Matter?
This post explains FIPS 140-3 security certification, and why it matters to organizations and their customers.
7 Security Benefits of Implementing FIPS 140-3 for Out-of-Band Management
This post covers the 7 security benefits of implementing FIPS 140-3 for out-of-band management networks.
Terminal Server Alternative for Simple Break/Fix Use Cases
This guide compares five terminal server alternatives that give teams reliable remote management access without unnecessary complications.
Edge Computing Platforms: Insights from Gartner’s 2024 Market Guide
Read our post for the latest insights about edge computing from Gartner. We cover edge computing platforms and how to address the challenges.
Serial Console PDU Management Guide
This guide to serial console PDU management explains everything you need to know to get started with remote power control and automation.
End of Row vs Top of Rack Deployments
Learn the difference between end-of-row vs. top-of-rack data center architectures and how to make either deployment more resilient.
Zombie Servers: The Hidden Energy Drainers in Data Centers
Zombie servers drain energy and cost billions of dollars per year. Here’s how to stop this nightmare from lurking in your data center.
Data Center Environmental Sensors: Everything You Need to Know
This blog explains how data center environmental sensors work and describes the ideal environmental monitoring solution for minimizing outages.
American Water Cyberattack: Another Wake-Up Call for Critical Infrastructure
The American Water cyberattack shows why resilience is key to critical services. Here’s how the attack unfolded and how to stop it.
Using Isolated Management Infrastructure to Access the Debug Port of Open Compute Project (OCP) Devices in AI Deployments
ZPE Systems’ Nodegrid is the only out-of-band management built for OCP cards. Here’s how to strengthen AI deployments using Nodegrid.
Network Virtualization Platforms: Benefits & Best Practices
Learn about different types of network virtualization platforms, the benefits of virtualization, and best practices for maximizing efficiency.
PDU Remote Management
Learn how to overcome your biggest PDU remote management challenges with a centralized, vendor-neutral solution combining the Hive SR and ZPE Cloud.
Top 5 Data Center Mistakes and How To Avoid Them
Don’t make these five common data center mistakes. This article walks you through the pitfalls and how to avoid them along the way.
Perle Console Server Replacement Options
Perle console server replacement options from Nodegrid are vendor-neutral to provide a fully integrated infrastructure orchestration experience.
How Oxidized Network Backups Improve Resilience
Learn how Oxidized network backups improve resilience by mitigating human error and streamlining recovery efforts.
Serial Console Redirection Guide
Serial console redirection allows sysadmins to remotely control and troubleshoot servers even when the OS isn’t available. Learn why this matters.
The Best Serial Consoles for Linux
This guide compares the best serial consoles for Linux based on key features, automation capabilities, and security to help you choose the right solution for your enterprise.
3 Reasons to Use Starlink for Out-of-Band (and How to Set it Up)
Starlink is a high-speed alternative to POTS lines, and offers plenty of flexibility when cellular coverage is lacking. Here’s our setup guide.
What is Passive Optical Networking?
Passive optical networking (PON) is a high-speed broadband technology that enables the delivery of multiple services over a single fiber optic cable.
Comparing Console Server Hardware
Console server hardware can vary significantly across different vendors and use cases. Learn how to find the right solution for your deployment.
Data Center Scalability Tips & Best Practices
This blog describes various methods for achieving data center scalability before providing tips and best practices to make scalability easier and more cost-effective to implement.
Understanding Serial Console Interfaces
This blog defines serial console interfaces and describes their technological evolution before discussing the benefits of using a modern serial console solution.
Edge Computing Use Cases in Banking
This blog describes four edge computing use cases in banking before describing the benefits and best practices for the financial services industry.
AI Data Center Infrastructure
This post describes the key components of AI data center infrastructure before providing advice for overcoming common pitfalls to improve the efficiency of AI deployments.
AI Orchestration: Solving Challenges to Improve AI Value
This post describes the ideal AI orchestration solution and the technologies that make it work, helping companies use artificial intelligence more efficiently.
Edge Computing Use Cases in Telecom
This blog describes five potential edge computing use cases in retail and provides more information about the benefits of edge computing for the retail industry.
Edge Computing Use Cases in Retail
This blog describes five potential edge computing use cases in retail and provides more information about the benefits of edge computing for the retail industry.
Why Securing IT Means Replacing End-of-Life Console Servers
Rene Neumann, Director of Solution Engineering, discusses why it’s crucial to replace end-of-life console servers to protect IT.
Edge Computing Use Cases in Healthcare
This blog describes six potential edge computing use cases in healthcare that take advantage of the speed and security of an edge computing architecture.
The CrowdStrike Outage: How to Recover Fast and Avoid the Next Outage
The CrowdStrike outage on July 19, 2024 affected millions of critical organizations. Here’s how to recover fast and avoid the next outage.
Improving Your Zero Trust Security Posture
This blog provides advice for improving your zero trust security posture with a multi-layered strategy that mitigates weaknesses for complete coverage.
Comparing Edge Security Solutions
This guide compares the most popular edge security solutions and offers recommendations for choosing the right vendor for your use case.
Applications of Edge Computing
This blog discusses some of the applications of edge computing for industries like finance, retail, and manufacturing and provides advice on how to get started.
Edge Computing Examples
This blog highlights 7 edge computing examples from across many different industries and provides tips and best practices for each use case.
Edge Computing vs Cloud Computing
This guide compares edge computing vs cloud computing to help organizations choose the right deployment model for their use case.
Edge Computing Architecture Guide
This edge computing architecture guide provides information and resources needed to ensure a streamlined, resilient, and cost-effective deployment.
Critical Entities Resilience Directive
With limited time to demonstrate compliance with the Critical Entities Resilience Directive, organizations should begin preparing now.
NIS2 Compliance & Requirements
This guide describes the 10 minimum cybersecurity requirements mandated by NIS2 and provides tips to simplify NIS2 compliance.
DORA Compliance & Requirements
This guide outlines the technical requirements for DORA compliance and provides tips and best practices to streamline implementation.
SD-WAN Management Guide
This SD-WAN management guide explains how this technology works, the potential benefits of using it, and the best practices to help you get the most out of your SD-WAN deployment.
PCI DSS 4.0 Requirements
This guide summarizes all twelve PCI DSS 4.0 requirements across six categories and describes the best practices for maintaining compliance.
Automated Infrastructure Management for Network Resilience
A discussion of how automated infrastructure management improves network resilience by mitigating human error, accelerating recovery, and more.
Cisco ISR 4431 EOL Replacement Guide
This guide compares Cisco ISR 4431 EOL replacement options and discusses the advanced features and capabilities offered by Cisco alternatives.
Opengear Alternatives for the OM2200 and OM1200
This blog reviews the Operations Manager platform before discussing Opengear alternatives that provide greater automation, security, and branch networking capabilities.
Opengear ACM7000 Resilience Gateway Alternative Options
Discussing the Opengear ACM7000 Resilience Gateway and its limitations as well as alternative options from ZPE Systems that cover these gaps for greater resilience and control.
The Future of Edge Computing
Discussing the future of edge computing as described by leading analysts at Gartner, which relies on comprehensive strategies and centralized, vendor-neutral edge management and orchestration.
Zero Trust Edge Solutions: Continuing the Zero Trust Journey
This guide explains what zero trust edge solutions do and the challenges involved in using them before discussing how to build a unified ZTE platform.
What to do if You’re Ransomware’d: A Healthcare Example
Cybersecurity expert James Cabe discusses what to do if you’re on the receiving end of a ransomware attack, including isolating systems.
IT Automation vs Orchestration: What’s the Difference?
This guide compares IT automation vs orchestration to clear up misconceptions and help you choose the right approach to streamlining your IT operations.
Network Resilience: What is a Resilience System?
This guide to network resilience defines resilience systems, discusses use cases and related technologies, and describes the key components required to build them.
Out-of-Band Management: What It Is and Why You Need It
This guide to out-of-band management answers critical questions about what this technology is, why you need it, and how to choose the right solution.
IT Infrastructure Management Best Practices
This guide discusses IT infrastructure management best practices for creating and maintaining more resilient enterprise networks.
Collaboration in DevOps: Strategies and Best Practices
This guide to collaboration in DevOps provides tips and best practices to bring Dev and Ops together while minimizing friction for maximum operational efficiency.
Terminal Servers: Uses, Benefits, and Examples
This guide answers all your questions about terminal servers, discussing their uses and benefits before describing what to look for in the best terminal server solution.
Best Network Performance Monitoring Tools
This guide compares three of the best network performance monitoring tools by analyzing the most critical factors and discussing the pros and cons.
Breaking Down The 2023 Ragnar Locker Cyberattacks
Many organizations suffered Ragnar Locker cyberattacks in 2023. 30-year cybersecurity expert James Cabe discusses the problem and solution.
OOB Network Management Software Tools
Comparing the four best OOB network management software tools and discussing the features, pros, and cons to help you make the best choice for your environment.
Living Spaces Furniture: Scaling to 50 sites with only 3 network staff
Download the case study to see how Living Spaces cut costs by $300,000 per year and scaled across the U.S. with only 3 network staff.
ISP Network Architecture
Explaining the challenges that make ISP network architectures less resilient and providing solutions for overcoming these hurdles.
Dissecting the MGM Cyberattack: Lions, Tigers, & Bears, Oh My!
Casino giants in the US were hit by ransomware in September 2023. Cyber expert James Cabe breaks down the attack & how to recover.
The Biggest Ransomware Attack You Haven’t Heard of…Yet
The most successful ransomware attack ever is happening right now. See why isolated management infrastructure is the only way to save your organization.
Atsign: Why Choose ZPE Systems to Host IoT Security?
In this guest post, Atsign CTO & Co-Founder Colin Constable discusses how their IoT security solutions just work with ZPE Systems.
Best Intel NUC Alternatives
Discussing the challenges and security risks associated with Intel NUC jump boxes before providing enterprise-grade Intel NUC alternatives that solve these problems.
Cisco 2900 EOL: Replacement Options
In this guide, we’ll compare migration options for the Cisco ISR 2900 EOL models to help you select a solution that suits your business use case, deployment size, and future growth.
Defusing Cisco SD-WAN Time-bomb requires out-of-band access
Viptela SD-WAN devices are used at large enterprise branches all around the world. The success of SD-WAN replaced dedicated service provider managed MPLS with customer managed boxes that used commodity internet connectivity giving more options and power to leadership...
Cloud-Delivered Branch: Simplifying Remote Management
Describing the three cloud-based services involved in a cloud-delivered branch and illustrating how to implement a cloud-delivered branch with Nodegrid.
3 Gaps That Will Leave IT Teams Scrambling
Today’s IT teams must maintain a growing infrastructure of on-prem and cloud solutions. These range from physical routers, out-of-band devices, and firewalls, to Zero Trust Security solutions, micro-segmentation tools, and network automation integrations. Despite an...
A Guide to SD-WAN Deployment Models
Learn about the most common SD-WAN deployment models with diagrams, pros and cons, and best practices to help organizations choose the right topology.
How to build an isolated recovery environment (IRE)
An isolated recovery environment (IRE) uses designated network infrastructure and survivable data to help teams recover from ransomware faster and with less impact to the business.
Simplifying Retail Network Management
Compact, all-in-one branch gateways use environmental monitoring, OOB management, and vendor-neutral platforms to simplify retail network management.
The Importance of Remote Site Monitoring for Network Resilience
A centralized, automated OOB remote site monitoring solution helps to ensure network resilience even when recessions, pandemics, and other unforeseen events affect staffing on network teams.
White Box Networking: Making the Switch
Though white box networking has many advantages in theory, a lot of companies find it hard to achieve these benefits in practice. Here’s how to build a solution that avoids common pitfalls.
Why You Need an Out-of-Band Cybersecurity Platform
An out-of-band cybersecurity platform uses OOB infrastructure, vendor-neutral management software, and end-to-end automation to provide holistic network security.
Network Engineers: 5 Must-Have Tools During a Slow Economy
Network engineers need to make the most of their tools during a slow economy. Read on for five must-have tools for keeping services online.
3 Gaps That Will Leave IT Teams Scrambling This Winter
IT teams will face three big gaps this winter. Read on to see what they are & how to close them for good with a proven network blueprint.
Data Center Colocation Services: Best Practices for Managing Remote Infrastructure
Manage data center colocation services more efficiently through solutions like environmental monitoring and OOB serial consoles.
Solving Remote IT Infrastructure Management Challenges With Gen 3 Out-of-Band
Here’s how to solve remote IT infrastructure management challenges using Gen 3 OOB for high-speed remote access, environmental monitoring, and orchestration.
ZPE Systems Featured in L’Informaticien Magazine
ZPE Systems is featured in L’Informaticien Magazine. Read the translation here and check out the original source content.
Data Center Orchestration with Gen 3 OOB for Digital Services Providers
Here’s how data center orchestration with Gen 3 OOB management helps digital service providers achieve the reliability their customers demand.
CIOs: 3 Boardroom Questions to Survive Winter Recession & Lockdowns
CIOs: How will you make it through the winter recession? Read on for three key questions to answer & discover the blueprint for a proven resilience strategy.
Comparing In-Band Management VS OOB Management
We answer all your questions about In-band management vs Out-of-band management and more in our 2nd blog Reddit Response series.
What is a Serial Console’s Role in Modern Enterprise Networks?
What is a serial console’s role in modern enterprise networks? Gen 3 serial consoles provide greater control, security, and end-to-end automation.
Why You Need a Next-Gen OOB Console Server
An OOB (out-of-band) console server is a fundamental data center tool that allows you to view, manage, and troubleshoot critical remote infrastructure on a dedicated network connection. While the functionality of generation 1 console servers is limited, generation 2...
Why Out-of-Band Remote Access is Critical for Branch Networking
Branch locations—retail stores, shipping warehouses, and satellite offices—present a big network management challenge to the engineers supporting them. Traditional remote network management requires a WAN link to each branch, but what happens if that link goes down?...
Watch agile networking in action with these Nodegrid demos
Watch agile networking in action with these Nodegrid demos ZPE® Systems Network Solutions Architect Rene Neumann shows you how easy it is to enable agile networking. See Nodegrid and ZPE Cloud first hand with our collection of demo videos. You'll learn how to:...
HEAnet: providing network uptime for education
If there’s one sector that relies on network uptime more than ever before, it’s the education sector. For both in-person and virtual learning, students and staff connect to crucial resources around the world to share information. The infrastructure that enables...
3 Tips to Improve Edge Network Resilience
When it comes to improving edge network resilience, traditional WAN architectures can easily get in your way. Suppose you’re setting up an electrical substation, cellular base station, or other distributed remote infrastructure to incorporate cloud-based networking....
Out-of-Band Network Management: Fundamental Principles & Use Cases
Out-of-band network management gives enterprises secure and remote access to critical network infrastructure, even during outages and service interruptions. It separates your production network from your management plane, allowing you to remotely troubleshoot,...
ZPE Systems announces Nodegrid Data Lake, app marketplace, and sensors to help organizations uncover valuable data for edge operations
Fremont, CA, August 10, 2021 – ZPE Systems launches a new applications marketplace, along with a portfolio of USB-type environmental sensors, meant to help organizations leverage valuable data generated by their IT components. As networks and users become more...
Out-of-Band Is a Lifesaver for Critical Edge Networking. Here’s Why …
The edge of the network is where local area networks make their connections to the edge of the Internet and to wide-area networks. Thus, edge networking serves edge computing, which brings computation and storage resources closer to the locations where it’s needed to...
Critical Remote Infrastructure and Why It Matters
Companies are finding it challenging, and sometimes difficult, to adjust to remote work. But “work from anywhere” (WFA) isn’t just a passing fancy, nor is it likely to subside even when the world emerges from the other side of the pandemic. An untethered workforce, in...
Advanced Out-of-Band Management for a Major Media Provider
Out-of-band management brings critical connectivity to your network infrastructure. As a secure way to access your systems, out-of-band (OOB) helps you troubleshoot issues, patch devices, and maintain uptime with more control of your network.Here’s a 90-second video...
What Is the Network Edge, and How Do You Manage It? Watch Our Webinar
What is the network edge? The network edge consists of systems that are not part of the data center. Think of a typical enterprise network: the data center is at the core, and then there are locations distributed across a market, area, or region, or even across the...
Webinar: Managing the Network Edge: Why your best practices need out-of-band management
Not at Cisco Live? Join our free webinar Setting up POPs, colocations, and remote networks is a lot of work, and ongoing maintenance sinks your resources. But out-of-band management and converged solutions give you on-demand control of your edge. Don't worry about...
Investing in Out-of-Band Management to Reduce Risks
In the finance industry, network modernization protects the most confidential customer data. Whether for processing minor withdrawals & deposits, or recording asset transactions & real estate purchases, your network must be secure and reliable from the ground...
Optimize Edge Networking With This Free Guide to Out-of-Band, SD-Branch, & More
Edge networking continues to grow as a vital component to business. With more people working remotely, whether from home, in the field, or on the road, it’s now critical to have a network that goes wherever your people go. And achieving that kind of connectivity is...
See How Nodegrid’s Out-of-Band Eliminated EBRC’s Single Points of Failure
European Business Reliance Centre, or EBRC, requires out-of-band management capabilities to keep business running. As a managed services provider, EBRC helps companies outsource their IT efforts and acts as a one-stop shop for organizations in finance, healthcare,...
Get Your Guide to Business Continuity with Out-of-Band Management
When business continuity is on your mind, out-of-band management should be, too. That’s because your network serves as the backbone of your enterprise. Whether you’re in retail, manufacturing, oil & gas, or another industry, you need to make sure information and...
Aging/Unsupported In-Band and Out-of-Band Infrastructure
Background/Problem A large distributed business enterprise with multiple data centers located around the globe, housing thousands of physical and virtual devices, routinely requires sysadmins to access the devices within these data centers. Sysadmins need to make any...
Supporting the Financial Industry with Enhanced Out-of-Band Management
Background/Problem A Fortune 250 multinational financial services institution needed a replacement for their Cisco Integrated Service Routers that were reaching End of Life (EOL). The customer wanted an Infrastructure Management solution that would replace the Cisco...
Enhanced Out-of-Band Management with Nodegrid
Background/Problem A Fortune 250 multinational financial services institution needed a replacement for their Cisco Integrated Service Routers that were reaching End of Life (EOL). The customer wanted an Infrastructure Management solution that would replace the Cisco...
Why Out-of-Band Management for the Branch is Better With Nodegrid
Out-of-band management (OOB) and business continuity go hand-in-hand. If set up properly, your OOB network should provide safe, reliable, always-ready access to your critical infrastructure components. Even when there’s not an outage, OOB is the key to optimizing your...
Keep Your Network Outage-Proof
You can’t control the weather, a pandemic, or natural disasters. But you can control network uptime with remote out-of-band management from ZPE Systems. Time and money hinge on your network. So what happens when you lose connectivity at a site halfway across the...
Maintain Branch Deployments Using the Cloud
The cloud — it’s great for delivering services and applications that are crucial to your business. It can help your continuity efforts by providing SASE solutions where you need most, and it can also make deploying new locations easy with zero touch provisioning. But...
The Benefits of Cloud-based Deployment for Your Out-of-band Network
Your out-of-band (OOB) network can make scaling more bitter than sweet. Growing your business comes with exciting new opportunities, and you know how to set up your OOB connections for proper network management. But if you’re still using traditional deployment...
OOBM: 4 Reasons Why You Need it for Your Business
The IT industry is rapidly growing. In 2020, spending on IT services reached almost $952 billion worldwide, with software accounting for the largest percentage of spending. However, while companies spend more on software, there’s one key thing they need to spend on...
3 Ways the Cloud Improves Out-Of-Band Management at the Branch
3 Ways the Cloud Improves Out-Of-Band Management at the Branch For decades, out-of-band management (OOB) has been supporting business continuity needs for organizations of all sizes. It’s a crucial tool for deploying new locations, setting traffic rules,...
3 Ways Docker Improves Network Management
Docker is the best way to deploy applications. There are several ways Docker improves network management. From being compatible with almost any programming language and machine, to its ability to run multiple containers in the same infrastructure, Docker has a lot to...
Use These Best Practices to Set up Your Out-Of-Band Network
If you’ve read our previous post about out-of-band management 101, you know how important it is to have an out-of-band network. To recap, there are two methods you can use when managing your network: in-band and out-of-band. In-band management involves connecting to...
3 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Out-of-Band Management
Out-of-band management is an essential tool that should be part of your business continuity strategy. But What Exactly is Out-of-Band, or OOB? Your network is comprised of many devices and solutions, and it allows your organization to carry out normal operations. To...
The Role of OOB Management – Today and into the Future
In this 5 1/2 minute video Scott D. Lowe, CEO of ActualTech Media, talks about the importance of Out-of-Band Management to keep organizations’ IT up and running from anywhere even when your IT team isn’t available. He talks through some of the benefits of automation...
Reducing Downtime and Saving Money with a Well-orchestrated Out-of-Band Infrastructure
A well-orchestrated Out-of-Band infrastructure (OOBI), or Remote Access and Control solution (as it’s sometimes called) is a vital component in the fight against downtime and lost revenue. Every second a network, server, Virtual Machine, or storage device is down, not...
One Easy Way To Consolidate Your Out-Of-Band Management – And Save Money
Did you know there's an easy way to consolidate your Out-Of-Band data center management – and save money? For all that IT provides, there is a constant cry from businessmen to cut costs, find cheaper vendors, outsource whatever can be outsourced – and provide better...