Monitoring Basics

Learn how a holistic IT monitoring helps you to ensure the smooth operation of your IT infrastructure – regardless of its complexity.

The Ultimate Guide to Reliable Server Monitoring

Your guide to reliable server monitoring, which helps you understand what server monitoring is.

What is network monitoring?

Network monitoring is a complex and vital topic for any company. Knowing its benefits and sub-areas is crucial to getting started right.

Your Guide to Superior Linux Server Monitoring

All you need to know about Linux server monitoring.

Windows Server Monitoring: How to Make it Work for your Company

All you need to know about Windows server monitoring.

The Complete Guide to Easy Virtual Server Monitoring

All you need to know about virtual server monitoring.

Switch monitoring

Switch and port monitoring are indispensable components in a good network monitoring solution. Let’s see why, and how to monitor your switches

Firewall monitoring

A firewall is indispensable as the first line of defense for a network. Monitoring its efficiency is vital

Network Flow Monitoring in Practice

Network flow monitoring provides a in-depth analysis and insight of the network traffic.

WLAN monitoring

Wi-Fi monitoring presents a few peculiarities compared to wired monitoring. Discover how to have a healthy wireless environment with accurate monitoring.

Why You Should Abandon Nagios

Nagios established important standards in the field of IT monitoring, but today is technology is out of date.

What is SNMP?

SNMP is a de facto standard for network monitoring. Learn all about the Simple Network Management Protocol and how it helps you to monitor your IT devices.

Open Monitoring Distribution

The Open Monitoring Distribution (OMD) provides a precompiled monitoring solution with all important add-ons.

What is Server Monitoring?

What is server monitoring? What is server performance monitoring? Here you find all answers.

Web Server Monitoring: A Complete Guide

The complete guide to web server monitoring, covering web servers, the importance of monitoring, challenges, best practices and the most popular web servers.

How to Set Up Comprehensive SQL Server Monitoring

Monitoring your databases and SQL servers properly is mission-critical for any organization. This blog tells you more about SQL server monitoring.

What is a network monitoring protocol?

What is a network protocol and what does one do?

Port monitoring

Port monitoring is a vital piece in network monitoring, providing insights into how the physical ports allow your networks to operate

Kubernetes monitoring

Learn more about the various aspects of Kubernetes monitoring, including the essential metrics, its core benefits, and best practices for an effective…

Windows network monitoring – proactive monitoring and maintenance

Network monitoring for Windows is done with tools with increasing complexity. Discover what monitoring Windows means, and how to choose the right software to…

Linux network monitoring

Linux comes with useful but basic tools for network and traffic monitoring. How do they compare with advanced solutions like Checkmk?

VPN monitoring

VPN monitoring is a vital part of network monitoring in many companies implementing remote working. Let’s discover what it is and how it is done

Container Monitoring

Container monitoring helps to ensure the reliability, security and performance of containerized applications, as the use of highly distributed container…

Container orchestration with Kubernetes

Unlock the power of container management with Kubernetes. Learn about the differences between distributions and how to find the right one for your use case.

Cloud monitoring

Ensure the optimal performance and availability of your cloud-based applications and networks with cloud monitoring. Detect issues, optimize performance, and…

Mastering AWS monitoring for optimal performance

Monitoring your AWS infrastructure is essential for ensuring availability, detecting issues, and optimizing costs, as well as maximum efficiency and…

Optimize cloud workloads with effective Azure monitoring

Monitor and optimize your Azure resources for maximum performance and efficiency. The right Azure monitoring tools for security, availability, and scalability.

Effective GCP cloud monitoring

Ensure optimal performance and cost management through GCP monitoring. Learn about Google monitoring services and the GCP Monitoring API.

Checkmk Use Cases

More than 2.000 customers rely on Checkmk. The combination of great user experience and a highly adjustable technology make Checkmk a perfect tool for different use cases. More than 1.900 plug-ins give you the best possible set up to start your monitoring for any environment within minutes.