Troubleshooting Network problems in a timely manner is extremely critical for maintaining network performance and delivering advanced network services within an organization. For network engineers and administrators, troubleshooting network bandwidth related issues can be achieved by taking advantage of existing flow technologies within the routers and switches. By using NetFlow, monitoring network traffic not only becomes much simpler but also provides broader visibility within the network.

I recently had the pleasure of attending the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies (IOCS) Conference. Like most events in 2020, this event was virtual and brought together infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders from across the world together to redefine, reassess, and prepare for what normal might be in the near future. Here are some of the major takeaways from my experience at this four-day event.

London, UK – December 16, 2020 – LogicMonitor, the leading cloud-based IT infrastructure monitoring and observability platform, has been named Large Tech Company of the Year in the UK Business Tech Awards for 2020. Judged by an independent panel of some of the UK’s leading technology experts, the awards celebrate the UK’s finest tech businesses and reward innovative and exceptional application of technology to transform and grow businesses.

LogicMonitor recently released LM Container Argus v4 and has made monitoring Kubernetes clusters even easier. We have updated our Add Kubernetes Cluster wizard to make customization easier in the installation process. Start by going through the normal configuration settings, and then you will have the option to edit additional configuration settings to the CollectorSet Controller and Argus YAML files.

Microsoft Azure and Microsoft, in general, has a history of being seen as designed for big enterprises only. Those days are in the past. Azure is working its way to the front of the pack for cloud services. It is easy to transition your workflows to Azure because it connects well with other Microsoft tools you use. Even though it is a smoother transition, it is just as complex and complicated as other large cloud providers.

Most organizations know that they need monitoring to ensure site uptime and keep their business running. Yet, many sites still suffer from outages first reported by their customers due to small mistakes made with their monitoring systems. Monitoring mistakes are easy to make and easy to overlook, but the consequences can be detrimental. Here are some of the most common monitoring mistakes and how to address them.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a crowd favorite of both developers and large enterprise consumers. While some smaller GCP services occasionally shut down with little warning, the main GCP services continue to grow in both adoption and functionality. Monitoring and understanding GCP usage across an organization becomes more complex as the organization grows and functionality increases.