Tim Keary

Tim Keary

Tim writes extensively on network administration topics helping businesses and entrepreneurs to keep their data and assets protected. He was previously the cybersecurity editor at VentureBeat and has been freelance since 2017.

Articles by Tim

We look at what application performance management is. We also include a discussion of the key features.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on September 11, 2025
We break down what Windows PowerShell is, and provide you a definitive downloadable PowerShell Commands Cheat Sheet (PDF) as a quick reference to get you started and running your own commands.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on November 8, 2024
Configuring a Cisco switch properly means your network can make connections efficiently. In this step-by-step guide, we walk you through configuring Cisco switches and look at some FAQs.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on November 14, 2024
We look at the differences between docker and virtual machines. Includes an exploration of different use cases, Performance, Management, Portability, Security, Single Point of Failure: Hypervisor, Cost, and which one you should use and when.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on February 21, 2025
Dive into AppDynamics vs Dynatrace, comparing leading APM tools on AI, cloud monitoring, and more.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on December 23, 2024
Compare AppDynamics and New Relic to discover which APM tool offers better performance monitoring, analytics, and real-time insights.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on February 24, 2025
In this article its AppDynamics vs Splunk as we compare these network monitoring tools head to head. Includes a price and feature comparisons. A closer look at application monitoring, cloud monitoring, server monitoring, autodiscovery and AI machine learning. We also look at extensions and add-ons.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on February 7, 2025
Routing protocols determine how your data gets to its destination and helps to make that process as smooth as possible. Learn about the various types of routing protocol that you will encounter in a modern networking environment. 
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on November 14, 2024
In this article we look at throughput vs bandwidth, what they mean, and how they are relevant to network administration. We also look at a few powerful network bandwidth, throughput, and performance monitoring tools and key ways to optimize traffic.
By Tim Keary in Net Admin on August 18, 2025
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