At the European Shareware Conference 2004 in Strassbourg, France, CEO Dirk Paessler hosted a session with an introduction to network monitoring for companies doing online businesses (especially focused on software companies selling their products online).

Software companies nowadays sell most products online via their website. So the availability of website, download URLs and online shop is more than crucial for business success. This lecture introduces the basics of website and network monitoring. Based on the needs of a sample software company which runs a LAN, leased line, website and mailserver we will build a common sense monitoring strategy.

Real life samples show what can happen to your business and how network monitoring can help to solve problems as fast as possible to minimize economic impact.

Overview: Securing Your Online Business Success With Network Monitoring

• The needs of the sample Shareware Company ?Big P Solutions?
• Network diagram of ?Big P Solutions?
• Sample Events and their handling - based on real life samples
• Analyzing historical monitoring data - based on real life samples
• Monitoring is not enough! Be prepared!
• Top 5 reasons to monitor your network
• Getting started with freeware products IPCheck Server Monitor and PRTG Traffic Grapher from Paessler

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Freeware Monitoring Tools

• IPCheck Server Monitor: Monitor Network Up-/Downtime - Monitors network resources for downtime to avoid the economic impact of failures. Freeware available!
• PRTG Traffic Grapher: Monitor Network Traffic and Usage - Monitors bandwidth and network usage to help optimize the efficiency of your network. Freeware available!