According to Jeff Wilson of Infonetics Research, network outages cost an average 3.6% of annual revenue. For SMB's, as well as large organisations, this downtime can represent a significant loss and in some cases business will not survive in the long-term from ongoing failures that could have been rectified before they reached critical stage.
Remember the good old days when you had a simple network that was typically in one location, used plain old servers and routers, you didn't have to worry about spam or malware intrusions and, more often than not, you could pinpoint a technical issue reasonably quickly because there were fewer devices or hardware to worry about?
Unfortunately, those times are long gone as there is now a lot more IT equipment and complex systems to work with. This is due to networks evolving significantly over the years with new technologies, devices and strategies such as virtualisation and services oriented architectures. No longer can we assume what has worked for IT systems in past will work today. There is now a need to include new IT elements such as end-point security, mobile devices, email archiving and content filtering, as well as software compliance to the existing list of actions for the IT department or outsourced provider to maintain and service.
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Networks are at the heart of any small to medium business or enterprise and have a direct impact on various business operations. Therefore, the health of your network is key to your business success. Also, as businesses increase their reliance on networks for communications, the importance of ensuring the effectiveness and performance levels is crucial.
Network monitoring tools play an integral part in supporting your business and will enable your IT support to identify dangers or potential threats that can lead to network downtime. Many businesses have already turned to intelligent network management and monitoring tools to understand and manage their network infrastructures and in turn keep their business running smoothly.
Traditionally network monitoring tools would track the degree of availability of storage and utilisation of server CPU's and network traffic. This is still the case, but now you can now be updated on the status of your entire network including remote devices, in real-time, without the necessity to watch or maintain it personally. These monitoring capabilities allow for timely action required to minimise downtime and, when necessary, quickly correct problems. The opportunity exists to rectify technical issues before they reach critical stage, in turn reducing the costs associated with downtime and interruptions to staff.
Talk to your Andor Account manager today to find out how monitoring can benefit your network. |
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