https://www.netscout.com/ en Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:03:47 -0400 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:18:42 -0400 https://www.netscout.com/blog/perils-navigating-cloud-migrations-eyes-wide-shut In today’s modern digitally transformed environments, enterprises have fully embraced the importance of migrating workloads to the cloud. A 2024 survey of more than 740 tech professionals and IT leaders found that 58 percent of businesses planned to migrate more workloads to the cloud this year—up from 44 percent last... https://www.netscout.com/blog/perils-navigating-cloud-migrations-eyes-wide-shut Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:18:42 -0400 NETSCOUT NETSCOUT https://www.netscout.com/blog/aiops-next-big-thing-telcos As telcos continue to roll out 5G networks, it is imperative for them to move beyond traditional network operations and on to a data-driven, adaptive approach for enhanced service delivery and business growth. Although network data can provide information “gold,” it must be mined to accelerate the journey from... https://www.netscout.com/blog/aiops-next-big-thing-telcos Wed, 11 Sep 2024 08:11:04 -0400 NETSCOUT Richard Fulwiler https://www.netscout.com/blog/cloud-native-ecosystems-improve-5g-network-efficiency Performance and innovation matter as 5G networks expand from a non-standalone (NSA) to a standalone (SA) environment. This transition compels communications service providers (CSPs) to evolve their hybrid networks to a cloud-native ecosystem. Evolving to 5G SA means service providers must expand their strategies from... https://www.netscout.com/blog/cloud-native-ecosystems-improve-5g-network-efficiency Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:05:48 -0400 NETSCOUT Agnes Mends-Crentsil https://www.netscout.com/blog/crystal-ball-aiops-how-historical-data-helps-companies-predict How did we get here? Just a few decades ago, AI was mostly the stuff of sci-fi movies. Today, artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is emerging as the key to unlocking IT management by using AI to predict the future… basically. As Alan Turing said, “ We are always faced with the need to improve and innovate... https://www.netscout.com/blog/crystal-ball-aiops-how-historical-data-helps-companies-predict Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:50:03 -0400 NETSCOUT Anthony Cote https://www.netscout.com/blog/minimize-risk-netscout-solutions-saas-observability Supply chain management (SCM) systems, customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools... the list goes on. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology is deeply rooted in daily operations across all industries—and success can depend largely on its performance. NETSCOUT research... https://www.netscout.com/blog/minimize-risk-netscout-solutions-saas-observability Tue, 03 Sep 2024 09:52:18 -0400 NETSCOUT Sherrie Taylor https://www.netscout.com/blog/importance-enhanced-data-aiops-success Communications service providers (CSPs) increasingly are turning to the creation of artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) teams to position themselves to drive next-generation automation and monetization use cases for 5G standalone (5G SA) and beyond. To facilitate this objective, AIOps needs “high-fidelity... https://www.netscout.com/blog/importance-enhanced-data-aiops-success Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:42:42 -0400 NETSCOUT Heather Broughton https://www.netscout.com/blog/navigating-security-challenges-era-5g-fixed-wireless-access The telecom sector is experiencing a transformative period, with fixed wireless access (FWA) emerging as a significant growth area amid various challenges. As telecom operators embrace FWA, they face new complexities and risks, particularly concerning the protection of the mobile network core. This blog post delves... https://www.netscout.com/blog/navigating-security-challenges-era-5g-fixed-wireless-access Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:55:13 -0400 NETSCOUT Andrew Green https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-catch-bad-actor-power-network-visibility-cybersecurity Imagine trying to catch bad actors in a crowded city. They could blend in with the crowd, hide in the shadows, or even disguise themselves. To find them, you’d need eyes everywhere—on every street, in every building, watching every interaction. In the world of cybersecurity, catching a bad actor—be it a hacker, a... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-catch-bad-actor-power-network-visibility-cybersecurity Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:47:17 -0400 NETSCOUT Robert Derby https://www.netscout.com/blog/todays-modern-infrastructures-have-evolved-bringing-new When it comes to the evolution of the modern network environment, all we can say is—we’ve come a long way, baby! Over the years, we’ve progressed from being Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-enabled, operating private data centers that invariably included loads of applications, to today’s virtualized private data... https://www.netscout.com/blog/todays-modern-infrastructures-have-evolved-bringing-new Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:28:27 -0400 NETSCOUT NETSCOUT https://www.netscout.com/blog/real-time-network-insights-backbone-effective-aiops Is AIOps the future of IT management, or just a buzzword for digital transformation enthusiasts? According to Carlos Casanova, principal analyst at Forrester, artificial intelligence for operations (AIOps), will revolutionize traditional IT approaches. While each company’s path to AIOps is unique, they all have one... https://www.netscout.com/blog/real-time-network-insights-backbone-effective-aiops Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:21:10 -0400 NETSCOUT Anthony Cote https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-ucaas-performance-shaping-digital-experience Unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) technology is ingrained in business operations at enterprises around the world in every industry. Whether Zoom is being used for telemedicine appointments between patients and providers in healthcare or Microsoft Teams is being used internally at a leading financial services... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-ucaas-performance-shaping-digital-experience Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Sherrie Taylor https://www.netscout.com/blog/navigating-network-observability-landscape-insights-2024-spark Businesses are rapidly adopting digital transformations such as cloud migrations, software as a service (SaaS), and unified communications as a service (UCaaS) to gain a competitive edge. These advancements enable seamless communication and agility but also introduce complexity to network environments. This complexity... https://www.netscout.com/blog/navigating-network-observability-landscape-insights-2024-spark Mon, 12 Aug 2024 08:20:57 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/5g-reality-check-standalone-not-really-standalone 5G standalone (SA) deployments are on the rise. According to a recent report by Market.us Media, growth in the global 5G SA network market is estimated to reach a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 51.6 percent by 2033. With the massive increase in 5G SA investments, communications service providers (CSPs) will face... https://www.netscout.com/blog/5g-reality-check-standalone-not-really-standalone Thu, 08 Aug 2024 08:30:34 -0400 NETSCOUT Jennifer Steele https://www.netscout.com/blog/so-many-tools-so-many-apps-so-little-visibility If the recent nationwide CrowdStrike outage has taught us anything, it’s that enterprises must be prepared for anything and everything. This only goes to reinforce the importance of observability, which is crucial for IT teams who need to respond rapidly to problems within mission-critical network and application... https://www.netscout.com/blog/so-many-tools-so-many-apps-so-little-visibility Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:52:48 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-long-does-ddos-attack-last Before diving into how long a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack lasts, it’s necessary to uncover how a DDoS attack works. DDoS attacks aim to overwhelm systems by sending illegitimate traffic to applications, websites, servers, or other network environments. The end goal is to bring the service offline... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-long-does-ddos-attack-last Mon, 05 Aug 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Brad Christian https://www.netscout.com/blog/rethinking-aiops-its-all-about-data I recently sat down with Rick Fulwiler, Senior Director of Product Management – AIOps at NETSCOUT, for an in-depth and insightful discussion on the foundational role that good data has in ensuring that service provider AIOps delivers on its promise. You can watch the entire discussion here, but the following are some... https://www.netscout.com/blog/rethinking-aiops-its-all-about-data Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:04:59 -0400 NETSCOUT Monica Paolini https://www.netscout.com/blog/decoding-ransomware-power-omnis-cyber-intelligence In the digital age, where connectivity and data are paramount, cybersecurity threats such as ransomware loom large, posing significant risks to organizations worldwide. Ransomware attacks have evolved into sophisticated campaigns that can cripple businesses, demanding ransom payments in exchange for decrypting or not... https://www.netscout.com/blog/decoding-ransomware-power-omnis-cyber-intelligence Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Robert Derby https://www.netscout.com/blog/why-do-hackers-use-ddos-attacks Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are a common tactic among hackers. They disrupt the availability of networks, applications, websites, and more to interrupt the functions of enterprises, service providers, and governments. DDoS attacks are also used as a diversion by bringing down one area of a network or... https://www.netscout.com/blog/why-do-hackers-use-ddos-attacks Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:25:06 -0400 NETSCOUT Brad Christian https://www.netscout.com/blog/ucaas-tools-are-essential-remote-sites-until-they-fail “Out of sight, out of mind” might be a charming notion when it comes to dealing with household chores, but when IT professionals are attempting to ensure unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) tools at remote sites are operating flawlessly, lack of observability can flat-out ruin your day. As businesses... https://www.netscout.com/blog/ucaas-tools-are-essential-remote-sites-until-they-fail Fri, 26 Jul 2024 09:46:45 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-does-5g-enhance-iot Research shows that the cellular Internet of Things (IoT) market is in recovery, with a growth of 7 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2024. 5G provides connectivity for emerging IoT devices and allows for advanced use cases in support of massive, critical, and broadband IoT. Current 4G LTE cellular... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-does-5g-enhance-iot Wed, 24 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Agnes Mends-Crentsil https://www.netscout.com/blog/ensuring-gold-medal-connections-summer-games The 2024 Summer Games is among the largest events in the world, with everyone from home viewers to businesses, industries, and entire nations having interest and involvement. Each audience segment will depend on connectivity throughout the games. With a stage that large, bad actors with anything from a personal grudge... https://www.netscout.com/blog/ensuring-gold-medal-connections-summer-games Tue, 23 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Andrew Green https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-choose-right-cybersecurity-solution Cyberthreats are evolving every day to become increasingly sophisticated and complex. Keeping up with them is a difficult but necessary task that you cannot afford to undertake alone. That is where choosing the right cybersecurity solution comes into play. There are several factors to consider when selecting the... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-choose-right-cybersecurity-solution Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Brad Christian https://www.netscout.com/blog/taking-aiops-approach-improve-network-performance-management At a recent NetworkX webinar, Heavy Reading and NETSCOUT took a closer look at how telecommunications operators are rethinking artificial intelligence for operations (AIOps) to address 5G network challenges. This blog, and the series that follows, delves into how next-gen AI is being used to improve application and... https://www.netscout.com/blog/taking-aiops-approach-improve-network-performance-management Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:51:27 -0400 NETSCOUT Heather Broughton https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-protect-your-enterprise-vpn-ddos-attacks Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are a major risk for enterprise virtual private network (VPN) concentrators. Protecting these servers is paramount for business operations and continuity. Without a secure VPN, remote workers lose access to enterprise network resources, applications, and data, impacting... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-protect-your-enterprise-vpn-ddos-attacks Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:29:11 -0400 NETSCOUT Brad Christian https://www.netscout.com/blog/your-contact-center-helping-or-hurting-customer-experience It’s hard enough to build a world-class customer service organization, but when you add in the demand to ensure top performance of unified-communications-and-collaboration-as-a-service (UCaaS) platforms on which today’s contact centers often rely, the job of IT becomes gargantuan. In NETSCOUT’s latest UCaaS survey, 99... https://www.netscout.com/blog/your-contact-center-helping-or-hurting-customer-experience Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:15:44 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/why-netflow-still-best-mechanism-detecting-ddos-attacks Recently some network operators have raised questions about the use of flow data to detect distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, with the main concern being a perception that NetFlow export latency means an attack will not be detected quickly enough. Additionally, sometimes operators think that packet-based... https://www.netscout.com/blog/why-netflow-still-best-mechanism-detecting-ddos-attacks Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:24:22 -0400 NETSCOUT Andrew Green https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-network-visibility-gaps-challenge-it-assuring-business As today’s enterprises continue to digitally transform to meet the evolving needs of a dynamic business universe, IT departments are facing a myriad of challenges in keeping networks up and running smoothly. IT must deal with network and application performance across geographically dispersed facilities such as... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-network-visibility-gaps-challenge-it-assuring-business Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:47:27 -0400 NETSCOUT Lewis Sharpe https://www.netscout.com/blog/netscout-announces-extension-its-long-term-partnership NETSCOUT announced the extension of its long-term partnership with Vodafone to enhance the performance of Vodafone’s networks for customers. The multi-year agreement leverages NETSCOUT InfinistreamNG to provide real-time, end-to-end visibility monitoring solutions across Vodafone’s physical and virtual network... https://www.netscout.com/blog/netscout-announces-extension-its-long-term-partnership Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Lori Angelot https://www.netscout.com/blog/are-attacks-hiding-your-encrypted-traffic Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attackers are both persistent and creative. One of their creative methods that has seen an increase recently is attacks on HTTPS web applications and services by employing encrypted traffic. Attackers are unrelenting in their assaults on high-value encrypted targets. The high... https://www.netscout.com/blog/are-attacks-hiding-your-encrypted-traffic Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT MIke Wetherbee https://www.netscout.com/blog/too-many-tickets-too-little-time With the growing proliferation of unified-communications-and-collaboration-as-a-service (UCaaS) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools, it is little wonder IT teams are facing an increasing number of trouble tickets related to these solutions. Dropped calls, delays in joining meetings, and poor video and audio quality... https://www.netscout.com/blog/too-many-tickets-too-little-time Tue, 02 Jul 2024 08:25:21 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/wearing-our-hearts-our-sleeves Perhaps sixteenth-century writer John Bunyan said it best: “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” That is what NETSCOUT and its employees have done via a philanthropic partnership with the Greater Lowell Community Foundation (GLCF). Since 1997, the GLCF has pursued... https://www.netscout.com/blog/wearing-our-hearts-our-sleeves Mon, 01 Jul 2024 08:04:11 -0400 NETSCOUT NETSCOUT https://www.netscout.com/blog/grow-your-business-scalable-flexible-remote-visibility Every organization strives to grow its business operations and sustain that growth long-term. But with growth also comes a series of challenges for IT teams overseeing a complex infrastructure—one of the most common being the management of performance monitoring vendors and tools. It can be costly to maintain a... https://www.netscout.com/blog/grow-your-business-scalable-flexible-remote-visibility Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:27:23 -0400 NETSCOUT Brooke Jameson https://www.netscout.com/blog/ndr-versus-edr-core-differences Network detection and response (NDR) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) have several key differences. EDR monitors endpoints, including personal computers, smartphones, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, file servers, and more to mitigate attacks on said devices. An EDR security solution functions by deploying a... https://www.netscout.com/blog/ndr-versus-edr-core-differences Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Brad Christian https://www.netscout.com/blog/poets-guide-digital-transformation “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” Although T.S. Eliot originally penned these words as a preface for Harry Crosby’s 1931 poetry collection “Transit of Venus,” the essence aptly captures the current state of telecommunications at the technological crossroads. On the never... https://www.netscout.com/blog/poets-guide-digital-transformation Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Jennifer Steele https://www.netscout.com/blog/addition-ai-features-ucaas-rise AI is the topic de jure across all news outlets and is related to almost any technology and industry. A recent Forbes report found that 64 percent of businesses believe AI will help increase their overall productivity. The same report projected an annual growth rate in AI technologies of 37.3 percent between 2023 and... https://www.netscout.com/blog/addition-ai-features-ucaas-rise Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:21:11 -0400 NETSCOUT Anthony Cote https://www.netscout.com/blog/enhance-your-cloud-visibility In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, achieving comprehensive visibility across cloud environments is paramount for maintaining security and performance. NETSCOUT, a leader in network visibility, offers a cloud-native solution that provides unparalleled packet-based network visibility, enabling enterprises to... https://www.netscout.com/blog/enhance-your-cloud-visibility Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:57:01 -0400 NETSCOUT Robert Derby https://www.netscout.com/blog/data-protection-compliance-checklist-service-providers Various data protection laws exist worldwide. The most notable include the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the U.S. California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA). These have become key compliance issues for service providers with a business presence in these locations, even if they do not have a physical... https://www.netscout.com/blog/data-protection-compliance-checklist-service-providers Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Brad Christian https://www.netscout.com/blog/3-critical-questions-ask-when-assessing-your-remote-site Remote sites come in many formats—from research clinics to warehouses to branch banks and more. These sites are critical to organizations; whether they help create life-saving drugs, transport essential goods, or enable important financial transactions, they keep businesses up and running from across the globe... https://www.netscout.com/blog/3-critical-questions-ask-when-assessing-your-remote-site Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Brooke Jameson https://www.netscout.com/blog/fixed-wireless-access-5g-revenue-opportunity Fixed wireless access (FWA) technology is accelerating the close of the digital divide in urban areas and underserved communities by allowing communications service providers (CSPs) to bring high-speed internet services to households and businesses. Through interconnecting technologies, FWA helps carriers manage... https://www.netscout.com/blog/fixed-wireless-access-5g-revenue-opportunity Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:21:10 -0400 NETSCOUT Agnes Mends-Crentsil https://www.netscout.com/blog/netscout-wins-2024-intellyx-digital-innovator-award NETSCOUT is pleased to announce it has again been recognized as an industry disruptor and innovator with the 2024 Intellyx Digital Innovator Award. As an industry analyst firm that focuses on enterprise digital transformation and the innovative vendors that are driving it, Intellyx interacts with numerous pacesetters... https://www.netscout.com/blog/netscout-wins-2024-intellyx-digital-innovator-award Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:30:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/consequences-downtime-healthcare-insurance-patients Special thanks to Julia Rehse, who came to the NETSCOUT family as an intern, for her exceptional work co-authoring this blog. She is returning to Germany in June and will absolutely be missed. Thank you, Julia. A few seconds of downtime can cost organizations hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. In healthcare... https://www.netscout.com/blog/consequences-downtime-healthcare-insurance-patients Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:01:27 -0400 NETSCOUT Anthony Cote https://www.netscout.com/blog/troubling-trend-trouble-tickets Unified-communications-as-a-service (UCaaS) tools are essential for most modern enterprises in today’s highly connected business environments. When those applications don’t work or don’t work well, that’s a big problem for IT help desk teams responsible for resolving issues quickly. Over the course of the last few... https://www.netscout.com/blog/troubling-trend-trouble-tickets Thu, 30 May 2024 10:05:35 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/single-layer-defense-best-deterrent-ddos-attacks Industry analysts are coming to grips with the fact that due to today’s growing frequency (e.g., 6.4 million attacks in 2H 2023), size (1.1Tbps), and complexity of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, a multilayer hybrid defense strategy has become a requirement. Furthermore, due to the creation of new attack... https://www.netscout.com/blog/single-layer-defense-best-deterrent-ddos-attacks Wed, 29 May 2024 09:37:42 -0400 NETSCOUT MIke Wetherbee https://www.netscout.com/blog/will-5g-change-world Listen to an RCRWireless News podcast with Greg Mayo, senior director of engineering at NETSCOUT, discussing the progress of 5G deployments in terms of successes and areas for improvement after five 5 years in what typically is a 10-year technology-generation cycle. Mayo speaks to what the next half of the 5G evolution... https://www.netscout.com/blog/will-5g-change-world Thu, 23 May 2024 08:39:40 -0400 NETSCOUT Agnes Mends-Crentsil https://www.netscout.com/blog/gdpr-data-protection-checklist-enterprises Data protection laws, such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the U.S. California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), have become a compliance focal point for organizations worldwide. These types of laws are paramount in regulating the processing of personal data and have driven significant changes in... https://www.netscout.com/blog/gdpr-data-protection-checklist-enterprises Tue, 21 May 2024 10:06:34 -0400 NETSCOUT Brad Christian https://www.netscout.com/blog/ema-network-management-megatrends-2024 Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has published its “ Network Management Megatrends 2024” report with a focus on skills gaps, hybrid and multicloud, secure access service edge (SASE), and AI-driven operations. Since 2008, EMA has been surveying IT professionals to track and trend their approaches to managing... https://www.netscout.com/blog/ema-network-management-megatrends-2024 Fri, 17 May 2024 09:20:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Eileen Haggerty https://www.netscout.com/blog/better-together-palo-alto-networks-aws-and-netscout-join Special thanks to Steven Cacciaroni, Director of Business Development for Palo Alto Networks, and Faisal Pias, Partner Solutions Architect AWS for their collaboration in co-authoring this blog. Introduction Financial services institutions (FSIs) are increasingly migrating workloads to the cloud to improve scalability... https://www.netscout.com/blog/better-together-palo-alto-networks-aws-and-netscout-join Thu, 16 May 2024 09:32:45 -0400 NETSCOUT Michael Segal https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-major-bank-solved-its-network-performance-challenges The only thing more frustrating than a slow network connection is a dropped voice call. Both of these issues were plaguing a major bank, directly impacting the quality of its customer service, which in turn threatened to damage the bank’s reputation. Due to the complex landscape of voice and video connectivity, which... https://www.netscout.com/blog/how-major-bank-solved-its-network-performance-challenges Wed, 15 May 2024 14:04:16 -0400 NETSCOUT Tracy Steele https://www.netscout.com/blog/5-areas-consider-netscout-visibility-business-growth-and Supporting enterprise business growth requires high-level performance in several areas of the business—sales, manufacturing, and customer service, as well as the corporate IT network and applications. A clear and robust network and application performance management and visibility strategy helps ensure the technology... https://www.netscout.com/blog/5-areas-consider-netscout-visibility-business-growth-and Tue, 14 May 2024 09:03:17 -0400 NETSCOUT Brooke Jameson https://www.netscout.com/blog/turn-your-technology-stretch-strategic-leap Recently, NETSCOUT's Chief Solutions Architect Richard Fulwiler joined Heavy Reading's Principal Analyst Ruth Brown for an informative session aimed at exploring the changing 5G landscape and how the resulting increase in network complexity is driving demand for lower latency, higher bandwidth, and ultrareliable... https://www.netscout.com/blog/turn-your-technology-stretch-strategic-leap Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 -0400 NETSCOUT Jennifer Steele