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Best Practices for Monitoring Switches (Part II)
Explore the intricacies of tracking traffic, distinguishing between traffic and flows, and understanding the invaluable insights they provide for network optimization.
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High availability installation of NetCrunch
Here's how to implement it in no time it using what you (most probably) already have in your network.
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Best Practices for Monitoring Switches (Part I)
Discover essential insights for maintaining the health and performance of your network switches, exploring best practices for monitoring and diagnosing issues.
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A Look into Operations Monitoring in Industry 4.0
What is operations monitoring and how it can learn from IT Monitoring?
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Agentless, agents - or is there a third way?
Are you tired of being limited to an agent or agentless solutions? Fortunately, there is a third option that provides even more flexibility and customization for your network monitoring needs.
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It's officially spring today - time to clean your network
Get a few tips on what areas of your network are worth a look or even some updating - not only in spring
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Five Reasons to Keep Your Software Subscription Up-to-Date
Why upgrade if you don’t want new features? Discover security, compatibility, and other reasons for maintaining an active subscription for the systems running on your servers
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Troubleshooting NetCrunch database issues - tips and tricks
Part of NetCrunch housekeeping advice - learn about the best practices and solutions to database-related issues that may arise if you decide to store data in the long term.
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Using multiselection and search to speed up various tasks in NetCrunch
Changing node properties, monitoring settings or maybe tuning your monitoring? Learn how NetCrunch can simplify various administration tasks.
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Why I can't see version 12 in the customer portal yet?
The answer is here. NetCrunch 12.1 is coming soon.
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Getting Started with GrafCrunch 12
Updated GrafCrunch, a fork of the open-source project Grafana, is an interesting option for teams that use data from multiple open source projects and wish to combine it with NetCrunch sourced data. Learn how to install GrafCrunch and connect it to NetCrunch Server.
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7 types of data to include in your network documentation
Here's a handy list of aspects that need to be documented and tracked for changes. When transferring to another position, preparing for retirement, or even planning for vacation without constant calls from your colleagues or boss - here's what you need to dump from your brain into an outside data store.
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Announcing NetCrunch 12 Preview
It took us more than a year, and finally, we can announce a new version with over 150 new features.
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Effective monitoring of SQL database and its ecosystem
Learn what aspects need to be monitored for powerful troubleshooting and preventing the performance degradation of the environment your SQL database runs on.
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Reflecting on IT and trust after log4j
Open source and proprietary software - what you need to consider when balancing benefits and costs. Read some tips and guidelines to be better prepared for vulnerabilities that are disclosed in the future.
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Extending NetCrunch desktop console with diagnostic tools
Execute on-demand custom remote actions on any node directly in NetCrunch. No hassle with switching windows and tools - fast and sweet.
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How to use script sensor with parameterized PowerShell script
Fill any gaps in delivering monitoring data to NetCrunch with custom scripts - and get alerts based on parameters' readings
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How to monitor Hyper-V replications with NetCrunch
Learn how to track replication performance and status' changes to detect issues resulting from connectivity problems, server failures, or other events.
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Reducing the ticket volume in your helpdesk system
When integrating the network monitoring system with an external helpdesk, you do not wish to be flooded with tickets. Learn how you can use alert escalation scripts, monitoring dependency, conditional alerts, and other NetCrunch features to convert only persistent problems into tickets.
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Top 5 network views for daily operations and diagnostics
What views are most popular for a quick network health overview? Tips from fellow engineers and sysadmins for starting your day well-informed.