Ensure uptime
Detect and address real-time issues before they cause outages.
Types of server monitoring tools
Cloud-based or SaaS-based
SaaS-based server monitoring tools are hosted in the cloud and provide:
- Easy deployment without hardware setup.
- Automatic updates and minimal maintenance.
- Scalability to monitor distributed cloud and hybrid environments.
- Accessibility from anywhere with an internet connection.
On-Premises
On-premises server monitoring tools are deployed within an organization's local infrastructure. These solutions:
- Require maintenance and updates from internal IT teams.
- Require internal resources for infrastructure maintenance.
- Offer complete control over data privacy and security.
- Are ideal for organizations that prefer direct control over their data.
How does server monitoring work?
Server monitoring tools work by collecting, analyzing, and visualizing performance data. The process includes:
Data collection
Monitoring agents or agentless polling mechanisms collect metrics from servers, OSs, containers, databases, and applications.
Metric analysis
Data is processed to detect trends, anomalies, and potential failures.
Alerting and reporting
The tool triggers alerts for critical performance deviations and provides detailed reports for analysis.
Remediation and optimization
Based on insights, your monitoring tool can take corrective actions, such as scaling resources, updating configurations, or troubleshooting issues without any manual intervention.
Why choose a server monitoring tool?
Here are a few benefits of a server monitoring tool:
Reduces downtime
Optimizes performance
Enhances security
Improves troubleshooting
Auto-heals incidents without intervention
AI-driven insights to prevent resource exhaustion
Proactive alerts to ensure application availability
Facilitates capacity planning
Reduces operational costs
Supports compliance requirements
Enables proactive maintenance
Why do sysadmins need a server monitoring tool?
Server monitoring tools are essential prerequisites for sysadmins.
Optimize resource usage
Prevent over-provisioning or under-utilization of CPU, memory, network resources, and storage.
Detect security threats
Identify suspicious activities and unauthorized access attempts.
Improve troubleshooting
Use event logs, syslogs, and performance metrics to diagnose problems quickly.
Enhanced end-user experience
Ensure applications hosted on servers perform optimally.
A server monitoring tool simplifies operations, minimizes manual troubleshooting, and ensures business continuity for sysadmins managing complex IT infrastructures.
Why choose Site24x7?
Improve your IT infrastructure performance with the benefits of a server monitoring tool.
Intuitive dashboards
Obtain graphs with real-time performance metrics for all your server resources. Also, leverage custom visualizations for your needs.
Expansive reports
Generate and analyze top N and bottom N reports on various processes, and schedule reports based on server-level KPIs.
Extensive RCA
Analyze server crashes, downtime, and connectivity issues by generating comprehensive RCA reports for various components.
Automated incident remediation
Auto-heal server issues with IT automation by mapping multiple automation templates to improve the mean time to recover without manual intervention.
Proactive alerting
Get alerted via SMS, emails, voice calls, push notifications, and third-party tools (like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Jira) for proactive issue resolution.
AI-powered forecasting
Leverage AI to detect anomalies, identify patterns, compare resource usage over time, and predict future needs to plan capacity more efficiently.