Remote Server Monitoring for Agentless, Automatized Monitoring

Automated monitoring systems were unimaginable because only few would have advocated an agentless monitoring solution in those days.Now, of course, the times have changed drastically. With the widespread expansion of computer networks in businesses and other organizations, it has become imperative for businesses to take recourse to more efficient solutions. Automated remote monitoring services have come to their rescue. For the last ten years or so, network monitoring and management has been conducted with the use of SNMP-based networking technologies. Now computer networks rely on software applications that are locally installed on a remote monitoring server.With the introduction of these in-built technologies, monitoring capabilities have significantly been increased. It is now possible to carry out all monitoring activities from a remote location and without a human agent. Remote server monitoring thus makes possible the creation of a central data center which will remotely gain access to the network server and monitor the performance, usage and accessibility of the network and the operations of its constituent applications.The fact that there is no agent overseeing the operations in a network setup is convenient for the business in many ways. Software is easy to deploy. In the case of remote server monitoring, it is even easier because the application will only have to be installed on the remote data collection center. On the other hand, an agent-based monitoring system is required to deploy at least one agent on every target server in the network infrastructure. It translates into more in-house recruitment and more costs.In automatic systems, the remote data center is allowed to access the target system on all the ports. Of course, the remote monitoring software has to be installed with administration privileges in order for it to be able to gain access to the network server. Agentless services were earlier considered to be more secure, but with the introduction advanced firewalls automatic systems have become equally safe, if not more.Almost every application and operating system today comes with in-built monitoring capacities that are effectively utilized by remote server monitoring technology. Therefore, the coverage of automatized monitoring is much more than its agent-based counterpart. Since there is only a single data collection center, network servers can be sufficiently monitored from a remote location. It also ensures that the diagnostic information made available by the remote monitoring software is comprehensive. Its relevancy is far greater too as automatic systems can process data in a matter of seconds and alert the authorities in real time.