This article is a useful 101 reference for network observability. What is it? Why does it matter? What are the benefits and outcomes from embracing it?
Networks are no longer just the plumbing that keeps businesses running, they’re the backbone of customer experience, employee productivity, and innovation. Yet many IT and network teams still spend countless hours firefighting issues manually, reacting to outages, and wrestling with configuration changes.
Do you know exactly what’s going on in your network, or is it all a bit of a mystery? If you’re in the dark, it could be costing you more than you think. Without visibility into your network, you can’t stop downtime before it starts. With downtime costing an average of £7000 per minute (1) that’s a high price to pay.
Choosing the right network infrastructure is a critical decision for any modern business. As organisations increasingly embrace cloud computing, hybrid work, and digital transformation, the conversation around virtual network vs physical network has never been more relevant.
Managing networks today can feel like a game of whack-a-mole—just as you resolve one issue, another emerges. In fact, your team likely spends over 70% of their time identifying and diagnosing problems rather than preventing them. And with Gartner reporting that IT downtime costs an average of £4,000 per minute—potentially even more for larger organisations—the stakes are high.
Financial services organisations experienced three times the number of cyber security breaches in 2023 than in 2022.
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