Network Monitoring Software Questions
Henry Steinhauer
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jan 13 2021
Anyone switching from SolarWinds NPM? What is a good alternative?

With the security issues associated with SolarWinds - are people switching to other vendors?   Which ones are you switching to?

RobertUllmanThousand Eyes acquired by Cisco, interesting synergies with AppDynamics APM.
TigerLilyWe’ve switched from Solarwinds to Centreon even before the issue occurred. It’s… more »
Darryl TheronHi Henry, Infosim, Stablenet is a very good alternative. Regards, Darryl… more »
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Network security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jan 05 2021
What open source tool can one use to measure bandwidth from one's upstream service provider?

I am looking for a tool or device that can be used to measure upstream bandwidth utilization. Any recommendations?


Thanks.

Henry SteinhauerOne I am looking closely at is AppNeta. They have an appliance that can… more »
reviewer775476PRTG is a nice tool to monitor performances of a wide kind of network devices… more »
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Rony_Sklar
IT Central Station
Jan 13 2021
What is the best network monitoring software for large enterprises?

There are many network monitoring tools out there - some free, most paid. What software do you think is best for a large enterprise? 

reviewer1140534It actually depends on the exact purpose or requirements. Some tools are better… more »
reviewer775476It actually depends on the exact purpose or kind of devices (network devices… more »
MauriceWhiteWe just did an assessment for our 47 datacenters around North America. The top… more »
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Rony_Sklar
IT Central Station
Aug 20 2020
Why is it important to monitor traffic on your network?

Why should businesses actively monitor network traffic?


What benefits are there to network monitoring?


Any suggestions for where to start with setting up effective network monitoring?

reviewer1122879Start with an open-source no-cost solution like Nagios for Network Monitoring to… more »
David CollierThese are the 3 fundamental questions all businesses should answer before… more »
Raymond De RooijAs already said Network monitoring is just one type of monitoring, and you… more »
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Rony_Sklar
IT Central Station
What is the best tool for SQL monitoring in a large enterprise?

What tools do you recommend for SQL server monitoring for an enterprise-level business?

DonaldBakelsI highly recommend 2 products from the SolarWinds ITOM Suite; 1 Server… more »
Morne' O'KennedyI personally believe in SCOM (Operations Manager) since it contains all the… more »
Usman MalikYou can use Solawind or BMC
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Rony_Sklar
IT Central Station
What tool do you recommend using for VoIP monitoring for a mid-sized enterprise?

What tools are best to use to monitor the quality of VoIP network for a mid-sized enterprise?

Brian PhilipsThis has evolved over time as unified communications has evolved. To really be… more »
PavanKumar7I kindly suggest Manage Engine Opsmanager.
Mohamed Y AhmedPRTG is the best that I have used ever, Check its sensors and If you didn't find… more »
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Rony_Sklar
IT Central Station
How important is it to monitor your wifi environment?

What problems can a wifi monitoring tool help to troubleshoot? What software do you recommend using as a wifi monitor?

Tjeerd SaijoenWifi monitoring is important depending on if you are in an office building… more »
Sunil WillieThis depends on the brand of WIFI you have. More information can be obtained if… more »
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Ariel Lindenfeld
Sr. Director of Community
IT Central Station
When evaluating Network Performance Monitoring, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

Let the community know what you think. Share your opinions now!

it_user236772Cost, how many feature supported by the tools and complexity to maintain
it_user3421291. able to monitor the CPU, Memory, Response Time, latency, packet loss… more »
CEC-1157307Expectation setting and network segment focus are two of the most important… more »
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