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Selecting a monitoring system is hard, but there are just four important questions which could simplify this work.

The first question to be answered when choosing a monitoring system is, “What problem do I want to solve with it?”

For example:

• I have a lot of servers, databases, and other equipment in the network, but I do not have a way of monitoring them of monitoring the overall system;

• I provide a service to my clients, but the only way of knowing about problems are when they are reported by the clients themselves;

• I try to monitor their IT infrastructure through the use of a lot of different specialized software that requires a lot of specialists to support;

• I have a monitoring system, but am unhappy with the cost / quality / functionality.

Clearly articulate the answer to this first question and you can move on.

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