Making Networks Hard to Fail and Easy to Recover - Bringing Resiliency to Critical IT

Fremont, California
Joined December 2013
How did Mercado Libre keep shipments and payments flowing, even during a network outage? - LTE-based out-of-band - Secure, automatic failover - Centralized cloud management Get full details and see how they realized their ROI after a single outage zpesystems.com/mercado-libre…
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"You don't really understand your infrastructure until it stops responding." Ahmed Algam shares decades of wisdom on how to keep networks running, and how #AI is helping to solve some common issues (like alert fatigue). Read the full article here zpesystems.com/enhancing-it-…
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Team building just hits different in the mountains ⛰️ We're so thankful to get together with our colleagues at LNCA. It was great volunteering at a local donation site, trekking along mountain trails, & catching up with everyone! #StrongerTogether #WorkHardPlayHard #OutOfOffice
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🛫 The FAA outage reminds us: a backup isn't enough if it fails with your primary. True resilience means having an independent path to the infrastructure when the network goes down. See what OOB can do to protect your access & help you recover fast zpesystems.com/what-the-faa-…
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🚨 How fast can you recover from a network outage? Find out at Cisco Connect LatAm 2026. Join Douglas de Almeida on Sept. 30 at 1 PM in Theater 4 for practical strategies to recover in minutes, not hours. Plus, get live demos, expert insights, & free swag. zpesystems.com/company/event…
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When everything is working fine, you don't think twice about the WAN. But if it's your only path for management access, one failure can throw operations into a frenzy. Here's what actually goes wrong and how you can stay operational during WAN failures zpesystems.com/the-wan-is-th…
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When your access path and tools become useless, a quick fix turns into hours of travel and on-site work. Luckily, out-of-band management helps you get back online in minutes without rolling a truck. Here's a look at what it is and how to deploy it zpesystems.com/out-of-band-d…
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A few highlights from AusNOG 2026! AusNOG brought together an awesome community! Avi, Pramod, Mark and team had great conversations about what shapes resilient network infrastructure. We love making new connections. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to make this a great show!
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Managing a fleet of #AI systems spread across a region is completely different than managing #GPU clusters inside a data center. So how do you design these systems for easy recovery when things break? Our latest article has all the details zpesystems.com/network-resil…
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🇺🇸 Have a great #LaborDay weekend! Here are some fun facts to take with you: - The first celebration was in NYC on September 5, 1882 - President Cleveland made it an official holiday in 1894 - The Sunday before is called Labor Sunday
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Redundancy and backups have helped networks withstand disruptions. But true resilience means having the ability to stop #cyberattacks (and fight back), and keep core services online. Get the tools, best practices, and the Network Resilience Blueprint here zpesystems.com/network-resil…
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We're excited to join the community at SGNOG on September 25! Meet the ZPE Systems team for the most up-to-date best practices in network resilience, remote access, and AI-readiness. Let us know you're coming zpesystems.com/company/event… See you at #SGNOG13!
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Remote monitoring, automated config updates, & console access are key to supporting your infrastructure. But what happens when these rely on the network? Here's the dependency that's making your network vulnerable & a blueprint to implement the simple fix zpesystems.com/why-most-msps…
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ISPs: When you lose console access during an outage, do you need to roll a truck? Check out our article that shows how to stay in control no matter what, and download the Network Resilience Blueprint that can help you do away with truck rolls zpesystems.com/isps-what-hap…
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MSPs: Your remote access VPN fails. What do you do? If you're tired of putting technicians on-site, read our article to see the network architecture that can help you eliminate truck rolls zpesystems.com/why-vpns-and-…
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The management plane may be the most powerful yet least protected part of an ISP network. Here's why console access is a prime target and how Gen 3 Out-of-Band and Isolated Management Infrastructure can help secure it zpesystems.com/when-console-…
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The biggest threat to AI infrastructure is the possibility of failure. Operational resilience is just as important as optimization. Here's why Isolated Management Infrastructure is vital to recovering from failures fast zpesystems.com/the-elephant-…
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Heading to #AusNOG2026? Visit ZPE Systems at Booth #1 to see how modern out-of-band management improves uptime, cuts truck rolls, strengthens security, and keeps you connected during outages. Learn more: zpesystems.com/company/event…
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Great spending time with the team at our Fremont gathering! It was awesome meeting coworkers in person, enjoying a company picnic, and battling it out in a little tug-of-war. Strong teams are built on great connections. Can't wait to do it again!
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"Never mix management and user traffic." Ahmed Algam walks you through three stories of network recovery, from the power blackout, to the engineer who locked himself out, to the failover fail. Read them all here and get the best practices for resilience zpesystems.com/thats-so-obvi…
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