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Today, Netgate® announces the availability of TNSR® software release 20.08. Our last release was 20.02 in February. While we try to push a new release every four months, this one took a bit longer. Beyond the many feature adds and user experience ... [More] improvements, a significant part of this release is “under the hood”, not directly visible to users per se. Sometimes the speed of addressing customer-requested features needs to take a back seat to underlying architectural improvements, even if not readily apparent to users, and TNSR 20.08 is one of these releases. [Less]

Many of today’s houses of worship run surprisingly sophisticated networks. All of the same attributes of an enterprise IT infrastructure are present: sophisticated informational websites, broadcast video, interactive classes, etc. With the societal ... [More] impact of COVID-19, the demands on IT infrastructure have escalated, forcing many churches to seek outside help with designing, implementing and even managing the services required to support their congregations. This is the exact business of Advanced Church Technology Systems Group (ACTS). For over 30 years, ACTS has been providing professional IT consulting and support to churches, church schools, and denominational offices - enabling them to more efficiently operate and extend their ministries. [Less]

I’d like to share a customer story that got the networking nerds here at Netgate (and we are proud to be labeled as such) pretty excited. Our sales team received an email from someone interested in using TNSR software for a home lab. The email ... [More] suggested he needed something that could handle up to 100 Gbps throughput across his internal network, and scale up to 40 Gbps to support a future upgrade from his ISP. [Less]

Nestled down in the lower reaches of Maine sits Lisbon - a small town of 9,000 that serves as a bedroom community for the greater Portland area, including well-known companies like Bath Iron Works and L.L.Bean. With an eight-month wet season and ... [More] seasonal temperatures ranging from 11℉ to 80℉, Lisbon is inhabited by the rugged individualists that define the New England region. [Less]

We are pleased to announce the release of pfSense® software version 2.4.5-p1, now available for new installations and upgrades!

Back on March 26, 2020, Netgate issued this blog describing our efforts to help pfSense software users through the tragedy of COVID-19. At that time, we stated these measures would remain in place through May 31, 2020. We weren’t sure then, nor are ... [More] we certain now how long this situation will last. As Vice President of Service Delivery, I can say definitively that the steps we took have been welcomed and impactful. I know, as I and my team are responsible for addressing each and every support request. [Less]

Digital transformation - the use of digital technologies to create new, or modify existing, business processes to improve customer experience, drive out cost, or facilitate scale - is everywhere. Cloud computing and remote access figure prominently - ... [More] for obvious reasons. But transformation doesn’t happen overnight, and it’s easy to fall prey to expensive hype. [Less]

Netgate is rolling out a series of TNSR videos to aid prospects and customers who prefer to consume knowledge via video. These videos will be three to seven minutes in duration, and will be released at a cadence of roughly one every two weeks. Here are the topics covered in this series:

The US Army Cyber School (USACS) has been a pfSense® software user for years. But as we’ve noted in many writings, there comes a time when scale and manageability needs extend well beyond pfSense software capabilities. 100 Gbps routing is a good example - especially when it is expected to take on IPSec at that speed.

The vast majority of our readers have likely never heard of Region 5 Education Service Center (ESC). But, everyone remembers Hurricane Harvey (August 2017), which decimated life for many in the eastern Texas coastal region. While most of us around ... [More] the country (and world) are not affected by hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons, we all pay attention when one of these monsters threatens or hits. Certainly, I do. I was born and raised in Houston. So when a customer calls from a coastal region, it’s a bit more personal. [Less]