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News From PaesslerDatabase Optimization: Your Guide to Faster Queries and Better PerformanceHere we go again. Your database is slow, users are experiencing lag, and your application is crawling. Sound familiar? Performance issues tend to creep up on even the best-tuned databases. Slow response times are usually the first indicator that something's not quite right, which puts you in on the back foot straight away. Network Troubleshooting: A Systematic Approach for IT ProfessionalsYour monitoring dashboard pings. 2 PM Tuesday. Three different departments can't access the file server. By the time you load your network map, half of them have already created tickets. The rest are gathered around your desk. Everyone wants to know the same thing: when will it be fixed? If you've been network administrator for more than five minutes you know this scenario all too well. The easy part isn't addressing common failures like a dead switch or disconnected cable. It's troubleshooting the intermittent issues, the slow degradation of performance that takes weeks to detect, and the network problems that only happen under very specific circumstances nobody thought to document. Systematic troubleshooting and good data can help you handle all of these. Master MIB Browser Usage: From Import to Network Monitoring SuccessAs a network administrator, you are always faced with the problem of trying to manage the large number of network devices that make up your network infrastructure. From routers and switches to servers and printers, every device has its own way of communicating performance data. This is where a free SNMP MIB browser comes into play and can become your best friend for network management.A MIB (Management Information Base) browser is a software application that allows you to access and interact with the management information stored on SNMP-enabled devices. In other words, it?s your specialized tool for reading, analyzing, and even modifying the data stored on your network devices. It?s like having a universal remote control for your network infrastructure ? one that not only lets you see what?s going on, but also lets you make changes when needed. Monitoring an MQTT Broker: Why and HowLet's say you have several hundred IoT devices publishing telemetry data to your MQTT broker and things have been working smoothly for months. One morning you notice half of the sensor readings have stopped arriving. Your monitoring dashboard becomes a black hole, your automation stops working, and you can't determine whether the problem is with the devices, the network, or the MQTT broker. Free vs Paid Network Monitoring Tools: What IT Teams Actually Need to KnowYou need network monitoring. Your IT infrastructure is growing, network issues are piling up, and you're spending too much time troubleshooting performance issues blindfolded. The question isn't whether to monitor, it's which tool to choose. The internet will tell you that free network monitoring or network performance monitoring tools like Nagios and Zabbix can do everything paid solutions can. The vendors will tell you that paid tools are worth every penny. Neither is lying, but neither is telling you the whole truth. The real question is simpler: what does your team actually have time for? Network Mapping: The Key to Transparent Network Monitoring and Efficient IT ManagementNetwork administrators face growing complexity as they are expected to effectively manage and monitor more complex and ever-changing networks. This is because businesses and enterprises have grown a diverse network infrastructure on-premises and on cloud, including endpoints and remote locations.Network visibility is crucial for network administrators to have reliable information about their organization?s network. Network mapping, in this context, is a critical solution that offers IT teams transparent network monitoring and efficient management. Server Log Monitoring: How to Actually Make Sense of Your Logs3 AM (aka the 'witching hour'). Something broke. You've got dozens of open tabs with server log files that you are desperately trying to make sense of. We've all been there - you're scanning through thousands of timestamped entries, frantically looking for that one anomalous line that can tell you why your application went down, the server lost connection, or why all your users suddenly can't log in. Server log files are supposed to make our lives easier, not harder. Yet without effective log monitoring in place, they're just unwanted noise. The real challenge isn't collecting more logs (we're already drowning in log data). The challenge is building a system that can tell you what's going on in - and in real time. Time is of the essence when troubleshooting and finding the the fix is a race against the clock. You don't want to have to pore through massive log files or wait days for reports when you need to react now. That means real-time monitoring, smart aggregation, and dashboards that make it easy for you to see what's actually going on at a glance. Getting a Grip on Serverless: Essential Strategies for Serverless MonitoringServerless monitoring tools need to address unique observability challenges. Applications in the cloud give you something great: less infrastructure to worry about, automatic scaling, and you only pay for what you use. It's like outsourcing half your sysadmin headaches. But then you deploy your first AWS Lambda function, Google Cloud Function, or Azure Function, and you're staring into a black box. Your code runs... somewhere. How's it doing? Your traditional monitoring solutions suddenly feel useless - like trying to catch smoke with a fishing net. Mobile Network Performance Monitoring: Essential Strategies for Optimal ConnectivityIn the hyperconnected world, mobile network performance monitoring is crucial for staying online and never missing a beat. With the widespread adoption of mobile networks for business activities, it is vital to understand how to monitor network performance to avoid downtime, high latency, and overall interruptions. What Is Network Monitoring? My Journey from Chaos to ControlI'll never forget the night our entire network went down at 2:17 AM. I was the on-call network administrator, and my phone exploded with alerts. Customers couldn't access our web server. Our data center was essentially offline. The CEO was calling. And I had absolutely no idea what had gone wrong or where to even start looking. Multi-Core Dashboards for visualization across multiple PRTG serversVisualizing monitoring data from multiple PRTG servers is now more powerful and accessible than ever. As a PRTG Enterprise Monitor customer, you can now use PRTG Multi-Core Dashboards at no additional cost. These dashboards enable you to create comprehensive visualizations and transform your infrastructure monitoring with modern capabilities. Data Breach Monitoring: How to Protect Your Personal Data from the Dark WebEver had that sinking feeling after hearing about yet another massive data breach on the news? You're not alone. With cybercriminals constantly finding new ways to access and exploit sensitive information, keeping your personal data secure has never been more challenging, or more important. Data breach monitoring has become an essential security measure for anyone concerned about their digital footprint. Whether it's your social security number, credit card details, or login credentials, the information that falls into the wrong hands can cause serious damage to your finances and reputation. Europe's MSP Revolution: How PRTG is Helping Partners Thrive in a Booming MarketThe European managed service provider (MSP) sector is an exciting place to be right now. As remote work becomes the norm, businesses are racing to adopt cloud, IoT, and data-driven services, which means organizations across Europe are completely rethinking how they handle IT. The numbers don?t lie; the European managed services market nearly doubled from $88.57 billion in 2020 to a projected $196.61 billion by 2026 - that's over 8.5% growth every year, with the UK, Netherlands, Germany, and France leading the way. Building network reliability: Beyond uptime to true resilienceEver watched your team scramble when critical applications suddenly became unreachable? If you've worked in IT for more than a week, you've probably experienced the chaos and stress of network reliability problems. It's not just about the technical headaches, because network failures directly impact your organization's bottom line. According to Gartner research, downtime costs for large enterprises can range from $5,600 to $9,000 per minute. Network reliability isn't just a technical requirement; it's a business imperative that determines whether your users can do their jobs and your customers can access your services. Let's see what makes a network truly reliable! Website transaction monitoring: Your first line of defense against lost revenueEver had that moment when your phone explodes with calls because customers can't complete checkouts on your website? Or worse, found out about failed transactions only after seeing the dip in your revenue reports? If you're nodding along, you're not alone. Website transaction failures can significantly impact online businesses. By the time you notice them, the damage is often already done. Transaction failures and performance issues can lead to substantial revenue loss for e-commerce sites. While specific percentages vary by industry and business model, research consistently shows that poor website performance directly correlates with higher abandonment rates and lower conversion rates. |