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Create a Reusable Function to Validate Configuration Settings Across Device Types

Sep 30, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
In a typical enterprise environment, NTP server configurations may differ not just between vendors, but even across OS variants within the same vendor. Ensuring that these configurations are correct and standardized is critical for time synchronization, which underpins security, logging, and automation.
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Is AI really new-or just automation with better branding?

Sep 25, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
“AI is just automation by a different name.” It’s a bold claim—but one that Brandon Heller, CTO and co-founder of Forward Networks, and Howard Holton, CEO of GigaOm, unpack in a way that will make you think. In their recent conversation on Discovering Disruptions in Tech, they make the case that artificial intelligence, especially generative AI, is not delivering brand-new capabilities.
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Prevent Network Outages from Uncommitted Configs Using NQE

Sep 23, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
Cisco devices don’t warn you before rebooting with unsaved changes. A missed write memory means the running config is lost—and the device reloads with an outdated startup config. That’s how critical updates disappear, outages happen, and incidents get escalated. Manually checking for this drift across hundreds or thousands of devices is tedious and error-prone.
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Automate Network Intelligence with the Forward Networks API

Sep 16, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
The Forward Networks platform creates a complete digital twin of your network—but the power of that data multiplies when it’s accessible via API. Whether you’re pushing insights into dashboards, validating changes before rollout, or automating ticket generation, the API puts your network state into your workflows.
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Firewall Policy Analysis

Sep 16, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
Staring at a hodgepodge of ancient firewall rules across your multi-vendor environment is like being the curator of a digital museum nobody asked for. You want to clean house, but the fear of breaking something is real. Don’t you wish there were an easier way to navigate this hodgepodge and actually delete rules that are unused? Tune in Tuesday, September 16th, to see how Forward Networks can help with this!
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Troubleshooting Complex Multi-Cloud Connectivity Issues with Forward Enterprise

Sep 12, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
Cloud issues are hard to pin down — especially when you're juggling multiple providers. In this video, we walk through a real-world connectivity issue between two major clouds and show how Forward Enterprise can cut through the noise, surface hidden problems, and get your mean time to insights fast — no guesswork, no finger-pointing.
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How to Adopt Agentic AI Without Adding Risk: Guarding Against Errors at Scale

Sep 11, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
Agentic AI—the emerging class of autonomous systems that can plan, decide, and act with limited human oversight—has become one of the most talked-about technologies of 2025. The promise is enormous: faster operations, automated decision-making, and the ability to handle complexity at scale.
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Proactive Lifecycle Management with NQE: EOL, EOS & Compliance Checks

Sep 2, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
Network teams often risk costly disruptions when aging or unsupported hardware slips under the radar. With Forward Networks’ Network Query Engine (NQE), you can proactively identify devices approaching End‑of‑Sale (EOS) or End‑of‑Life (EOL), plus enforce hardware/software compliance at scale. Get ahead of risks, reduce technical debt, and align your infrastructure with business goals—automatically.
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