What qualifies a site as "remote" to you? Researchers at DARPA (the US military's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) recently announced that they want to create a massive system of unmanned sensors and systems to monitor and track the even the most remote regions of the Arctic. With retreating ice expected over the coming decades, [...]
Uplogix enables a small IT team to support a 24x7 operation where the network is as important as the fresh food. Retail Customer Case Study How one of the largest independent food retailers in the United States Controls IT costs with local management Network is critical for everything from fresh produce to store management This [...]
Uplogix recently announced an agreement with TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) that will allow TCS to utilized Uplogix solutions in their managed services business units, as well as act as a reseller of Uplogix solutions to end customers. TCS is a leader in reliable and secure mobile communications technology with solutions ranging from military communications to [...]
In a recent Network World article, Cisco's Denise Fishurne cautions recent attendees of Cisco Live returning to their workplace with aspirations of applying new knowledge for high availability and fast convergence to start off with a little introspection first.She asserts that preparing your network for recovery once there is a failure is about more than [...]
Cisco announced this week that they conducted the first-ever software upgrade of an IP router in space. The Internet Router in Space (IRIS) program involves the Cisco 18400 Space Router -- hardened for radiation and launched on-board the Intelsat 14, a geostationary communications satellite. The router runs Cisco IOS and is testing the idea of [...]
In the oil & gas industry, outfitting fleets of communication vehicles on land, in the air and at sea means putting equipment into harsh locations -- often without a communications specialist onsite. Data Technology Solutions has found Uplogix appliances help them meet SLA's for uptime while keeping support costs low. Download the full case study. [...]
Uplogix recently announced interoperability of Winegard auto-acquiring antennas with the Uplogix remote management appliances. This means the appliances are able to monitor parameters on the antenna controllers and issue commands to enable, reposition, retarget, stow the antenna and more. This functionality allows operators to control remote equipment as if they were onsite. Uplogix Local Management [...]
When it comes to solving a problem, the basic recovery steps are the same, whether you have a smoke alarm chirping it's need for a new battery, or a network device in a negative state. UNKNOWN - IDENTIFICATIONOf course, if you don't know you have a problem, you aren't going to be trying to solve [...]
The Uplogix Control Center is the core of an enterprise-wide deployment of Uplogix appliances. As the point of control for all Uplogix appliances, it's web-based GUI puts IT administrators in control of real-time data to easily manage all devices connected to the appliances.As with most enterprise applications, redundancy is an important consideration and often a [...]
Network automation is a broad topic, but generally it's about making your network work better (faster, more reliable, farther reaching) with less effort. There are numerous tools for streamlining processes and workflows, generating trouble tickets and tracking configurations, but there are still some tasks that are heavily dependent on human interaction. Or are they?Here is [...]
