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In the world of network monitoring, SNMP is the tried-and-true protocol that’s been helping IT teams monitor device health for decades. Whether you're managing switches, routers, firewalls, or access points, SNMP Device Monitoring remains one of the most widely used methods for tracking device performance and status. At Obkio, one of the most common questions we hear from prospects is: “Do you offer SNMP device monitoring?” The short answer: Yes, absolutely.

It’s one of those unspoken facts of business that the better something is managed, the less people notice. Everything just glides along. That’s a double-edged sword for managed service providers. On the one hand, you want to give clients a frictionless experience. On the other, you want them to know that’s what they’re getting — and how much you put in to deliver it.

According to Statista, over 85% of large enterprises and nearly 50% of small to midsize businesses will have adopted microservices as part of their software architecture. The shift is clear: organizations of all sizes are moving away from monolithic applications toward microservices to accelerate development cycles, improve scalability, and support continuous delivery. But this architectural freedom comes with a hidden cost, which increases operational complexity.

Datadog and Jaeger are both leading tools in the observability space, but they represent two fundamentally different philosophies. Datadog is a commercial, all-in-one SaaS platform that unifies metrics, traces, and logs. Jaeger is a popular, open-source project focused specifically on distributed tracing. Choosing between them isn't just a technical decision; it's about balancing the convenience of a fully managed, integrated platform against the power and control of a self-hosted, specialized tool.

In an era where networks are the arteries of every enterprise, ensuring they run smoothly is non-negotiable. From small branch offices to sprawling data centers, a single misstep in configuration can trigger costly downtime, security breaches, and compliance headaches.

VMware is a leading platform for virtualization and cloud infrastructure, widely used to manage compute, storage, and networking resources across on-premises and hybrid environments. While it offers powerful capabilities and extensive telemetry through tools like vCenter, navigating this data can be overwhelming – especially when trying to spot performance issues, capacity trends, or VM sprawl in real time. That’s where a solution like SquaredUp can make a significant difference.

OutboundSync, a powerful platform that helps marketers sync outbound sales data to CRMs like HubSpot and Salesforce, knows that transparency is key component of delivering a service that hundreds of teams rely on. And as an integration platform, OutboundSync is deeply reliant on other providers, making vendor reliability a key part of their own transparency.

Note: Grafana Beyla has been donated to OpenTelemetry under the new project name OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation. Beyla will continue to exist as Grafana Labs’ distribution of the upstream project. Grafana Beyla is an open source eBPF-based auto-instrumentation tool that helps you easily get started with application observability, allowing you to monitor and visualize traces without modifying the application code.