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News From PaesslerWhat is a network topology mapper and why it matters for your businessI still remember walking into that conference room at 3 AM, with executives pacing and developers pointing fingers. The e-commerce site was down, revenue was being lost by the minute, and nobody could figure out why. The network diagram taped to the wall was a sad joke - six months out of date and missing at least 30% of their infrastructure, including most of the AWS instances their dev team had been spinning up like there was no tomorrow. No wonder nobody could figure out what was happening. Create your first dashboard (map): Ready to visualize your network status?You've organized your monitoring environment with libraries, but now it's time to take your PRTG setup to the next level with custom dashboards. In PRTG, these dashboards are called "maps," and they allow you to visualize your monitoring data in ways that make sense for your organization and different stakeholders. Find devices on network - Complete guide for IT infrastructure managementLet's face it - most IT teams have no idea what's actually connected to their networks until something goes wrong. That mysterious latency issue? Could be the CEO's kid streaming 4K videos on a device nobody authorized. Those weird security alerts at 3 AM? Might be an actual data breach in progress. Remember when you could just run 'arp -a' on your Windows box, Mac, or Linux machine and actually know what the hell was on your network? Those days are dead and buried. Now I'm staring at Wi-Fi networks that overlap three floors, rogue access points installed by who-knows-who, and about 500 IoT gadgets with hardcoded passwords and firmware that hasn't been updated since 2018. Speed up servers: Tips for IT leadersMaintaining smooth digital services for your organization is a crucial part of your job, and it can be frustrating to deal with slow server speed, high latency, or unexpected downtime. When your servers aren?t running at their best, it?s not just the user experience that suffers - it can also affect productivity and even put business goals at risk. This guide will walk you through practical ways to improve server performance and address common bottlenecks, making your environment more scalable and reliable. PRTG 25.2.108 is now available in the stable release channel!We're excited to announce that PRTG version 25.2.108 is now available in the stable release channel! This version brings several new sensor types that have graduated from their BETA phase, introduces brand new v2 sensors, and delivers important security improvements. We've also updated language files for German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and Dutch to enhance your experience in your preferred language. Let's dive into the highlights of this release! Group sensors into libraries: Is your monitoring as organized as your network?You've set up PRTG, discovered all your devices, implemented specialized sensors, and configured your notifications. However, as your monitoring environment grows, it becomes more challenging to find what you need quickly. That stack of sensors scattered throughout your device tree might work for now, but what if you need to focus on your storage systems during an outage?This week, we'll explore PRTG's Libraries feature, which is a powerful way to create custom views of your monitoring environment that match your specific needs and workflows. Empower your voice: Check out our new feature request tool "Paessler User Voice"Your feedback is invaluable in helping us stay ahead of the technology curve. That's why we're excited to announce Paessler User Voice - our new feature request tool. This initiative allows you to directly shape the future of Paessler PRTG. Network anomaly detection methods, systems and toolsI've spent over a decade in network security, and here's something I've learned the hard way: breaches rarely announce themselves with obvious alerts. Most security incidents start with subtle anomalies in network traffic that seem insignificant - until suddenly they're not. I remember one financial services client who dismissed unusual authentication patterns as "just IT testing something" only to discover a week later they'd been thoroughly compromised. By the time everyone notices, you're already in damage control mode. I've watched companies struggle through the aftermath: critical systems offline during peak business hours, sensitive data exposed, and those awkward conversations with executives about compliance violations nobody saw coming. Set up and optimize notifications: What's the point of monitoring if you don't know when something goes wrong?In our ongoing series about optimizing your PRTG monitoring setup, we've already covered discovering all your devices, implementing vendor-specific sensors, and extending your monitoring with third-party sensors and templates. Now, it's time to ensure you're actually notified when issues arise.After all, what's the point of monitoring if you don't know when something goes wrong? The most comprehensive monitoring setup in the world is useless if alerts don't reach the right people at the right time. Network behavior analysis (NBA) Essential protection for modern IT environmentsYour security tools are lying to you. Not intentionally, but they're missing stuff - the important stuff. Traditional security measures are built to catch what they know about, which means zero-days and novel attacks sail right through. Network behavior analysis (NBA) changes the game entirely. Instead of looking for known bad things, NBA watches how your network actually behaves and flags when something's off. Our survey said... there is so much more you can monitor with PRTGWe recently asked 1,259 of our customers what they do at work and how PRTG supports them. Find out if you're using PRTG in the same way, or discover new ways to use PRTG to meet your goals. Spoiler alert: you're all monitoring the critical parts of your infrastructure, but the survey data indicate that some of you might still have blind spots in your monitoring environment. Adding third-party sensors and templates: What critical systems are you not monitoring simply because you're missing the right sensor?In our ongoing series about optimizing your PRTG monitoring setup, we've already covered how to discover and monitor all devices and how to move beyond generic sensors with vendor-specific options. If you missed these articles, we recommend checking them out before diving into this week's topic. ??Now that you've ensured complete device coverage and implemented vendor-specific sensors, it's time to take your monitoring to the next level with third-party sensors and templates. These powerful additions allow you to monitor systems not covered by built-in capabilities, providing a comprehensive view of your entire IT environment. Secure your factory floor: How Paessler PRTG helps detect anomalies in OT networks before it's too lateHave you experienced driving when your senses tell you something just isn't right? Your vehicle may display subtle signs of trouble through a gentle steering wheel vibration or an unusual engine noise. Your instincts alert you to potential problems before any dashboard warning lights activate. Best practices for monitoring and alerting that ensure IT systems operate reliablyHave you ever been jolted awake at 3 AM by numerous alerts that turned out to be mostly false positives? The worst scenario is when a critical system shuts down unexpectedly without any prior notifications. I've experienced both scenarios and neither situation brings any enjoyment. True effective monitoring requires understanding key metrics and establishing intelligent alert thresholds in order to identify important alerts and respond quickly to system outages. Move beyond generic sensors: Are you getting real insights, or just basic up/down data from your devices?When you first set up PRTG, the auto-discovery process adds generic sensors to your devices, such as standard SNMP, WMI, or Ping sensors. While these sensors provide basic monitoring capabilities, they only scratch the surface of what PRTG can do.To gain a deeper understanding of your infrastructure's health and performance, it's time to move beyond these generic sensors and implement vendor-specific monitoring solutions. |
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