Server performance monitoring
19.05.2020
Back to blog listWhat is a Server Exactly?
In order for a website to operate, a database to be accessed from a distance, or e-mails to be facilitated, there must be a server to power this process. Servers are devices which manage access to a centralized resource or service in a network. They are somewhat similar to computers, but they are made with superior hardware, software, have to be able to run 24 hours a day (including a redundant server in case it goes down), and have to allow numerous connections at once.
How to Monitor Server Performance
Due to the central role that servers play, their operation is critical when it comes to a company’s ability to communicate, share resources, and for a company’s website to be able to be conveniently accessed without any issues, thus making server monitoring a priority focus for companies. Companies need to be able to measure how well their servers will be able to handle their workloads. This has led to the development of a variety of server tools. These tools monitor server availability and prevent data loss, measure the responsiveness of the server, detect and prevent issues that may influence the server in an unpredictable way, as well as telling you the server capacity, user load, and server speed.
Similar tools are also available for database performance monitoring. These tools are created in order to limit data queries to ensure that performance is not compromised as well as monitor disk space, the event calendar, monitor databases in terms of their current or past states, and all necessary data are displayed on a unified management dashboard. Network performance monitoring tools provide a basis to visualize, monitor, optimize, and troubleshoot the quality of a network’s operation. SNMP, packets, and flow data provide various angles on issues, offering a multi-faceted overview of the network’s status. Packets of data are captured in real-time and stored temporarily to help diagnose and solve problems within a network, such as capacity planning, cloud application assessments, security monitoring and responses, as well as migration planning.
Types of Employee Monitoring Software
In the interests of both the employer and the employee, it is good for work to be performed in a quality, time-efficient manner. In addition, insiders pose a number of potential risks to employers. This is why companies are well-advised to purchase their own devices for employees to use and meanwhile monitor employee computer screens. Monitoring employee computer screens provide managers a view of how well devices are operating and how fast company resources are loading. Sophisticated software is also now available that will flag certain websites in the event that employees visit them and inform managers of employees’ periods of inactivity, how proactively the employee is working, as well as tell the employer what the employee is doing in that exact moment so that the employer has no need to walk around to check whether the employee is actually doing his job. Such programs also can take recordings of the employee’s session and phone, dialog, and e-mail conversations, which will inform the employer everything he needs to know in the event of fraud or disloyalty. This will even enable a company’s employees to work at home while still being under watch, which is very handy, especially in the dangerous times we are living in when congregating in person isn’t such a good idea.
