Monitoring and automation: it's easier than you think

Abstract

IT professionals take a certain pride in their own IT infrastructure, believing that their environment is somehow unique and special compared to all the others and measurably different from the usual enterprise infrastructure designs. Therefore, when it comes to best practices, common techniques and standard solutions, there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, the approach must be altered to fit the delicate and distinctive DNA makeup of each individual IT infrastructure. When it comes to best practice, there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, each organisation tailors its approach to fit the DNA of its IT infrastructure. This attitude is found most commonly in monitoring technologies. IT departments often build custom monitoring systems in-house. But as Leon Adato of SolarWinds explains, monitoring is actually quite simple and doesn't need to be transformed into a complex infrastructure. The lesson here is to implement a good monitoring tool and then reap the rewards of automation.