Application monitoring is a process that ensures that a software application processes and performs in an expected manner and scope. This technique routinely identifies, measures and evaluates the performance of an application and provides the means to isolate and rectify any abnormalities or shortcomings.
Log monitoring is the act of reviewing collected logs as they are recorded. This typically involves the assistance of log management software.
Cloud monitoring is a method of reviewing, observing, and managing the operational workflow in a cloud-based IT infrastructure. Manual or automated management techniques confirm the availability and performance of websites, servers, applications, and other cloud infrastructure.
A Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) is a software program that enables the creation, management and governance of virtual machines (VM) and manages the operation of a virtualized environment on top of a physical host machine.
In the world of IT, service monitoring refers to a system used by hosting providers to check on servers within a network. The system's purpose is to ascertain whether each server is online and working as it should be. It's a great way to get an overview of how effectively solutions are operating.
Database monitoring is a vital activity for the maintenance of the performance and health of your database management system. To facilitate monitoring, the database management system collects information from the database manager, its databases, and any connected applications.
Infrastructure monitoring is the process of collecting and analyzing data from IT infrastructure, systems, and processes, and using that data to improve business outcomes and drive value across the whole organization. Simply put, infrastructure monitoring is the oxygen to your infrastructure.
Synthetic or directed monitoring is a method to monitor your applications by simulating users – directing the path taken through the application. This directed monitoring provides information as to the uptime and performance of your critical business transactions, and most common paths in the application.
Network monitoring is the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing components and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages or other trouble. Network monitoring is part of network management.
Server monitoring is the process of gaining visibility into the activity on your servers — whether physical or virtual. Servers are devices (or increasingly, applications) that store and process information that is provided to other devices, applications or users on-demand.
A hardware monitor is a software application used for hardware health monitoring. Hardware monitor software can collect a wide range of information related to hardware health, including CPU, temperature, and fan speed.
