What's network monitoring? And why should I care?

Network monitoring serves as your eyes-and-ears, alerting you to any issues on your network. You can keep track of things like printer supplies, software installations, hard drive space, contract due dates – just about anything you can think of that relates to your network.

The vast majority of problems that arise in a network are directly related to something changing. The best network monitoring solutions will not only alert you to these changes but will also help you troubleshoot the issue by allowing you to compare your network's current state with what it looked like before the change. This means you can solve the problem faster!