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Practical writing from the engineers who design and run production networks. BGP, EVPN-VXLAN, automation, NOC operations, and the lessons that only show up in real deployments.

No press releases, no fluff. Just what we have learned building and operating networks for ISPs, data centers, and cloud providers.

“Call everyone” is not an escalation policy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR CTO&CEO | ANDRIAN VISNEVSCHI

WHY CONTINUOUS LEARNING MATTERS IN 24/7 NETWORK OPERATIONS

MONITORING SYSTEMS PROBLEM

OUTSOURCED NETWORK MONITORING: WEEK-ONE CHECKLIST

ISP DDoS Protection: Why ITcare Partnered With Corero

Cristian Crudu, Software Engineer on HORA | Meet the Team

NetBox Integration and Deployment: ITcare Joins NetBox Labs

MOLDOVA DIGITAL SUMMIT 2026 IS UNDERWAY

THE FIRST MDNOG OFFLINE GATHERING IS CONFIRMED

ITCARE WILL ATTEND MOLDOVA DIGITAL SUMMIT 2026

THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF AN EMPLOYEE MATTER MORE THAN WE THINK.

A POWERFUL Q&A SESSION FOR OUR TECHNICAL TEAM

BGP ROUTE REFLECTORS BEYOND THE WHITEBOARD

NEXT GENERATION NETWORK EQUIPMENT DELIVERED

NETWORK AUTOMATION IN ACTION

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day at ITcare

MEET THE TEAM | ROMAN ARNAUT | NOC ENGINEER

WHEN OSPF REMINDS YOU TO READ THE RFC

WHY TIER 2 TRANSIT CAN OUTPERFORM TIER 1

RIPE NCC FEES AND THE FUTURE OF IPV4 HOLDINGS

CONNECTING EXPERTS AT MOLDOVA CYBERSECURITY FORUM 2026

SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF OUR ANNUAL ISO AUDIT

PRICING NEEDS TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE SERVICE LEVELS

PACKET LOSS OR TRACEROUTE MISREADING?

QUICK FIRE Q&A WITH OUR NOC LEADER

ECMP SURPRISES: WHEN DEFAULT BEHAVIOR BECOMES A PRODUCTION PROBLEM

BUILT FOR CONNECTIVITY PROVIDERS. NOT GENERIC IT.

NETWORK AUTOMATION SKILLS ARE UNEVEN ACROSS THE INDUSTRY

WHY PERFECTLY REDUNDANT NETWORKS STILL FAIL

MEET THE TEAM | CRISTINA MOLDOVANU | BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE

ENGINEERS ARE NOT SLOW THEY ARE INTERRUPTED

GOOD NETWORK DESIGN IS INVISIBLE. BAD DESIGN IS MEMORABLE.

A DAY INSIDE A NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER

AI SECURITY TOOLS AND THE MARKET REACTION

GROWING NEED FOR VENDOR NEUTRAL – ENGINEERING TRAINING

WHY TEAM COORDINATION MATTERS MORE THAN TOOLS DURING INCIDENTS

AI-Assisted Incident Response: HORA at Upperside World Congress 2026

CUSTOMERS WANT TO OUTSOURCE BUT KEEP HIGH SKILL ENGINEERS IN HOUSE

WHAT ACTUALLY BREAKS IN IP FABRICS AT SCALE

CUSTOMERS WANT NOC TO PROVIDE CONTEXT, NOT JUST ALERTS

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE AT UPPERSIDE WORLD CONGRESS 2026 IN PARIS!

FIRST DAY AT UPPERSIDE WORLD CONGRESS 2026: HORA CAPTURES GLOBAL INTEREST

WHY STRONG INTERNAL TEAMS STILL RELY ON EXTERNAL ENGINEERING PARTNERS

LOW COST STARTS THE CONVERSATION. REAL NETWORK EXPERTISE CLOSES IT.

RUSLAN BRUMA | DIRECTOR OF NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

WE ARE NOW AN HPE PARTNER FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT SERVICES

PROJECT DELIVERED: FROM LEGACY NETWORK TO AUTOMATED IP FABRIC

MEET HORA: AI THAT FINDS NETWORK ROOT CAUSE IN UNDER 4 MINUTES

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

WHAT CONFERENCES REALLY MEAN FOR ENGINEERING TEAMS

CAPACITY DOES NOT GUARANTEE STABILITY

JUNIPER TROUBLESHOOTING TRICKS

INTERNAL TEAMS ARE OFTEN LESS MATURE THAN OFFSHORE NOC TEAMS

SPEED VS STABILITY IN NETWORK OPERATIONS. A FALSE TRADE OFF?

THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION ABOUT 24/7 NOC SERVICES

FROM SOURCE OF TRUTH TO NETWORK ORCHESTRATOR

MEET THE TEAM. ARTUR VERDEȘ. JUNIOR NOC ENGINEER

LIVE SESSION BY ITCARE SPEAKERS UPPERSIDE WORLD CONGRESS PARIS 2026

Network Reconvergence Is Not an Outage: Why Monitoring Must Understand Network Behavior

A PRACTICAL PATH TO OUTSOURCING WITHOUT UNNECESSARY RISK

UPPERSIDE WORLD CONGRESS 24 to 26 March 2026 | Paris

HOW WE HANDLE PRESSURE WITHOUT BURNING OUT

DEMAND FOR ZABBIX CONSOLIDATION + CORRELATION

WOMEN IN IT: BREAKING BARRIERS, BUILDING THE FUTURE

AUTOMATION DOES NOT FAIL BECAUSE OF TOOLS. IT FAILS BECAUSE OF STRUCTURE

WHY NETWORKS THAT WORK AT 100 CUSTOMERS FAIL AT 750

Q1 IS NOT ABOUT SPEED, IT’S ABOUT CLARITY

CISCO ROUTING POLICIES: POWERFUL BUT PAINFUL TO EDIT

ROUTING POLICIES ARE NO LONGER ROUTE MAPS

CHOOSING AN OUTSOURCING PARTNER UNDER PRESSURE: THE QUESTIONS THAT PROTECT YOU LONG TERM

INLINE CGNAT ON JUNIPER MX304: A MAJOR SHIFT IN SERVICE PROVIDER EDGE ARCHITECTURE

MEET THE TEAM | ANDRIAN VIȘNEVSCHI, CEO & CTO

CHOOSING YOUR FIRST ISP HARDWARE STACK SHOULD NOT FEEL LIKE ROULETTE

WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE US – THEIR VOICE

BUILDING AN ISP FROM SCRATCH WITHOUT THE PAINFUL MISTAKES

STARTING 2026 STRONG WITH A NEXT GENERATION CORE NETWORK UPGRADE

DAVIAN C. LITCHMORE ON HOW ITCARE TRANSFORMED ANDRENA’S NETWORK OPERATIONS

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND BEST WISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL 2026

OBSERVABILITY, TELEMETRY, AND THE REALITY OF gNMI IN MULTI-VENDOR ENVIRONMENTS

WORKING AS ONE TO KEEP INFRASTRUCTURES STABLE

GRATEFUL FOR A YEAR OF TRUST AND COLLABORATION

MONITORING IS A CORRELATION PROBLEM, NOT A DASHBOARD PROBLEM

MULTI VENDOR MPLS LOOKS SIMPLE UNTIL THE LABELS TELL ANOTHER STORY

IMPROVING BGP CONVERGENCE WITH JUNIPER RIB SHARDING

FROM LAB TESTING TO PRODUCTION ROLLOUT

HOLIDAY SPIRIT AT ITCARE

PROCESS, NOT JUST SKILL: WHAT REALLY MAKES AN OFFSHORE NETWORK ENGINEERING PARTNER RELIABLE

THE OPEN SOURCE DIVIDE: WHY NETWORK ENGINEERS ARE STILL FIGHTING YESTERDAY’S BATTLES

WHY NOC COVERAGE MUST BE TRULY TWENTY FOUR SEVEN

WHY STANDARDS AND CONSISTENT DESIGN MATTER MORE THAN YOU THINK

Juniper MX301 Training and Live HORA Demo

Outsourced NOC Trials: Why Trust Is Earned in 90 Days

Nicolae Cibuc, NOC Team Leader at ITcare | Meet the Team

THE REAL VALUE OF MONITORING GOES FAR BEYOND GREEN AND RED DASHBOARDS

UNDERSTANDING FUNDAMENTALS IS THE TRUE SKILL IN NETWORK ENGINEERING

WHY FLEXIBILITY MATTERS IN TRUE TWENTY FOUR SEVEN OPERATIONS

OFFSHORE IS NO LONGER ABOUT LOW COST IT IS ABOUT PROVEN ENGINEERING OUTCOMES

NEW TOYS IN THE LAB JUNIPER MIST ACCESS POINTS ARRIVED

Reliability Beats Cost Every Time, Offshore or Nearshore

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT CLOUD MANAGED SERVICES PROVIDER FOR YOUR BUSINESS

COMPARISON: TRADITIONAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE VS. CLOUD NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

HOW TO ENSURE YOUR NETWORK SCALABILITY AS YOUR BUSINESS GROWS

THE IMPACT OF REMOTE IT SUPPORT ON PRODUCTIVITY IN MEDIUM AND LARGE ENTERPRISES

TOP 5 NETWORK MONITORING SOLUTIONS FOR MEDIUM AND LARGE ENTERPRISES

HOW TO REDUCE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS WITHOUT SACRIFICING PERFORMANCE

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INCIDENT MANAGEMENT IN A NOC

“Outsourced NOC Doesn’t Exist.” Let’s Talk About That.

BUILDING NETWORKS FOR GROWTH RESILIENCE AND THE FUTURE

PROCESS BEATS HERO CULTURE IN NETWORK OPERATIONS

THE FUTURE OF NETOPS IS ARRIVING WITH HORA AI

ITCARE ACHIEVES JUNIPER SELECT PARTNER STATUS

MEET THE TEAM: LEADERSHIP AND GROWTH IN ITCARE’S NOC

Continuous Growth, Continuous Excellence

ITCARE ON WHY NOC OUTSOURCING FAILS AND HOW TO GET IT RIGHT

ARNI JOHANSSON ON HOW ITCARE ELEVATED WEBDOCK’S NETWORK OPERATIONS

ITcare at WISPAPALOOZA 2025, Booth 516

THE REAL BLOCKER TO OUTSOURCING NOC SUPPORT ISN’T COST – IT’S TRUST

HAPPY NATIONAL WINE DAY FROM MOLDOVA!

ITcare at WISPAPALOOZA 2025, Las Vegas: Showcasing HORA AI NetOps and Next-Gen Network Services

WHEN YOUR NOC COSTS BUY STRESS INSTEAD OF STABILITY

ITcare at Connected Britain 2025: Showcasing Innovation, Automation, and Partnerships

NETWORK AUTOMATION – FROM RISK TO RESILIENCE

The Complete Guide to Outsourcing NOC Services: What You Need to Know

ITcare at European Peering Forum 2025: Insights from Bucharest

ITcare Is Proud to Join the WISPA Community

LEGENDARY JUNIPER CHAMPIONS: ITCARE TEAM RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE

INFRASTRUCTURE – NETWORK ARCHITECTURE THAT LASTS

ITcare at European Peering Forum 2025 in Bucharest

SUCCESS STORY – DAVIAN C. LITCHMORE, DIRECTOR OF NETWORK OPERATIONS AT ANDRENA

ITCARE SUPPORTING A CUSTOMER’S NETWORK UPGRADE

THE HIGH COSTS OF END-OF-LIFE EQUIPMENT

WE’RE CELEBRATING 4 YEARS OF PASSION, TECHNOLOGY AND INCREDIBLE PEOPLE.

AD-HOC MODEL vs INTEGRATED MODEL

INFRASTRUCTURE – ISO 27001 CERTIFIED SECURITY

MEET BOGDAN TINEVSCHI – NOC ENGINEER AT ITCARE

ITcare at Connected Britain 2025 – London ExCeL

What Is network engineering? A comprehensive guide to the backbone of IT infrastructure

How NOC engineers keep your network secure and running smoothly

TECHNOLOGY -THE FUTURE OF NETWORK OPERATIONS

Security, quality, and trust – now officially certified!

Around-the-clock network oversight is…

MEET MIHAI TURCAN – NOC ENGINEER AT ITCARE

Juniper MX304 Core Network Upgrade for a Regional ISP

Building Connections at Broadband Communities Summit 2025

CURRENT TRENDS IN NOC AND THEIR IMPACT ON MEDIUM AND LARGE ENTERPRISES

Azure vs AWS DevOps: which cloud platform is right for your team?

The top 5 benefits of outsourcing NOC services in the UK

How to choose a NOC provider for your business

Why operational resilience must lead the connectivity conversation

THE ROLE OF VIRTUALIZATION IN MODERNIZING AN ORGANIZATION’S NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

THE ROLE OF NETWORK ARCHITECTURE IN ENSURING SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE

MAXIMIZING SERVER UPTIME AND SECURITY WITH PROFESSIONAL SERVER MANAGEMENT SERVICES

ITcare at Broadband Communities Summit 2025 in Houston

CELEBRATING OUR SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ILIE

ITCARE & PAXIO – BUILDING A FUTURE-PROOF NETWORK TOGETHER

ITCARE CELEBRATES WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DAY

OUTSOURCING NOC SERVICES: BENEFITS FOR YOUR IT OPERATIONS AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT

THE BENEFITS OF OUTSOURCING REMOTE IT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MEDIUM AND LARGE ENTERPRISES

THE IMPACT OF NETWORK ENGINEERING SUPPORT ON OPTIMIZING NETWORK PERFORMANCE

WHY IT ENGINEERING SUPPORT MATTERS FOR NETWORK PERFORMANCE

STRONG NETWORKS START WITH SMART ARCHITECTURE – NOT PATCHWORK FIXES

ITCARE TEAM CULTURE – BEYOND PROJECTS AND DEADLINES

BEHIND THE SCENES AT ITCARE – PROFESSIONALISM WITH TEAM SPIRIT

THE COST OF WRONG CHOICES IN NETWORK DESIGN

ITCARE WELCOMING JUNIPER NETWORKS PARTNERS TO OUR HEADQUARTERS

HAPPY EASTER FROM ITCARE

The Top 5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Network Operations Center (NOC)

What Is a Cloud Consultant? And How They Can Help Your Business

Secure, Streamlined, Scalable: The Benefits of Server Management Services

What Is a Managed IT Service & How Can It Benefit Your Business?

ITcare Team Moments: Meaningful Breaks for a Healthy Work Culture

JOIN ITCARE AT THE JUNIPER NETWORKS GLOBAL CHAMPIONS SUMMIT 2025

Understanding DevOps: Key Business Advantages

How Remote IT Support Helps Your Business Run Smoothly

Network Integration: Benefits, Types, and How It Works

INSIGHTS FROM TECH CLUB PARIS 2025 AND MPLS & SRV6 AI NET WORLD CONGRESS

ITCARE AT TECH CLUB PARIS 2025 – THANK YOU JUNIPER NETWORKS

ITCARE AT MPLS & SRV6 AI NET WORLD CONGRESS 2025 – PARIS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR COO DORIN VIDRAȘCU

MEET ANA VIȘNEVSCHI – VP OF CUSTOMER SUCCESS & PEOPLE OPERATIONS AT ITCARE

SNMP vs. Telemetry – What’s the future of network monitoring?

TECHNICAL ONBOARDING TRAINING – THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ITCARE

MEET ANDREI SEGHEDII | NOC ENGINEER AT ITCARE

ITCARE AT WISPAPALOOZA 2024 – SEE YOU IN LAS VEGAS

ITCARE AT MWC LAS VEGAS, WISPAPALOOZA & CAPACITY EUROPE

ITCARE AT CAPACITY EUROPE 2024 – BRONZE SPONSOR

ITCARE AT MWC LAS VEGAS 2024 – A SUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY AT BOOTH 1338

The benefits of managed cloud services: why businesses should make the shift

Supporting Women in Tech: ITcare at “Stereotypes in IT”

ITCARE’S EXPERIENCE AT MOLDOVA DIGITAL SUMMIT 2024

MEET THE TEAM | NICOLAE MUSTEATA | NETWORK ARCHITECT

Shared vs Dedicated NOC Services

EVPN-VxLAN with DCI over Internet

Exploring ASICs: Turning the Simple into a Challenge

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FROM ITCARE

HAKAN AKAN ON HOW ITCARE SUPPORTS GRID’S NETWORK GROWTH

ITCARE AT MWC LAS VEGAS 2024