Warning Signs that Means Your IT Network Needs Monitoring

A company's network is one of the most valued component to keep the business operations up and running. To ensure high performance from network, proactive approach to network monitoring is required. However, if your network displays any of the below mentioned monitoring signs then a monitoring system is required.


Here are some warning signs to look for -

1) Workstations on your network slow down or start to freeze - When you often feel that systems at your workplace freeze, crash or run too slowly without any evident cause then it is a warning sign. The most common reasons can be a virus attack, an attempt of hacking by an outside hacker. When you have a proactive network monitoring services, they check your servers and workstations regularly to scan any virus and malware presence. Network related issues are fixed at an initial stage so that this does not interfere with the network performance or operations.

2) Pending Virus Updates - When you are running a company, there are no. of workstations on your network, and with so many workstations and mobile devices, it becomes difficult to ensure that all computer devices are kept up to date with the latest virus updates. In the absence of virus, the entire network becomes vulnerable to any malware attack. However, with the network monitoring, whole process becomes more organized, it shows you last updates on each device and alerts when a device is not updated thus allowing rectification of problem before it causes any hindrance in the process.

3) Experiencing a high no. of error messages - Another warning signal is experiencing, a high number of error messages while doing every day work activities. When you neglect upgrading your software, and delay in applying security patches, you can experience error messages. With network monitoring, an automatic reports appear when security patches need to be applied.

4) Firewall is not updated - Firewalls are essential part of network and help in keeping a network safe and secure. Firewall acts as a guard against your network. It determines what traffic elements are allowed to pass through your network gateway. It also acts as a line of defense against any kind of malware activities. Network monitoring ensures that your firewall is up to date and figures out if there is any weakness and rectifies it too.