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# Posts about Availability

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## [Network Redundancy: The Safety Net When Everything Goes Wrong](https://blog.paessler.com/network-redundancy-the-safety-net-when-everything-goes-wrong)

![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/mike-payne.jpg) By [Mike Payne](https://blog.paessler.com/author/mike-payne)  
 Dec 5, 2025 •  9 minute read

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## [Monitoring availability and energy efficiency in data centers](https://blog.paessler.com/monitoring-availability-and-energy-efficiency-in-large-data-centers)

![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/MBecker.jpg) By [Michael Becker](https://blog.paessler.com/author/michael-becker)  
 Sep 29, 2022 •  7 minute read

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## [Monitoring Certificates and Availability of Devices](https://blog.paessler.com/monitoring-certificates-and-availability-of-devices)

![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/patrick.jpg) By [Patrick Gebhardt](https://blog.paessler.com/author/patrick-gebhardt)  
 Nov 20, 2019 •  2 minute read

[![why uptime does not mean availability](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/blog/header/Uptime-vs-Availability.png)](https://blog.paessler.com/why-uptime-does-not-mean-availability)

## [Uptime vs Availability: Why IT Teams Need Both Metrics for True Network Monitoring](https://blog.paessler.com/why-uptime-does-not-mean-availability)

![ ](https://blog.paessler.com/hubfs/blog-authors/A7303939.jpg) By [Sascha Neumeier](https://blog.paessler.com/author/sascha-neumeier)  
 Oct 3, 2018 •  10 minute read

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