Network Operations Center (NOC) Monitoring

Network Operations Center Monitoring Tool - ManageEngine OpManager

ManageEngine OpManager, a 5-in-1 integrated management solution, provides a flexible but cohesive approach to monitor NOC operations and other infrastructure management activities. OpManager proactively monitors the network and servers for faults and performance.

Purpose of a NOC

The goal of any NOC is to maintain optimal network performance and availability and to ensure continuous uptime of business-critical services. The NOC manages a host of critical activities, including:

• Monitor network, servers, and applications for health and performance
• Analyze bandwidth and proactively identify bottlenecks
• Continuously monitor and analyze security threats and attacks
• Modify network configurations per the business need
• Pickup faults and troubleshoot quickly to reduce the mean time to repair

Requirements of a NOC team

Instant fault notification: The NOC team continuously works on the faults detected by the various monitoring solutions. Usually, companies will deploy network, server, and application monitoring solutions. All alerts from these solutions are handled by the NOC and alerts are provided in real-time.

Live health and performance data: NOCs typically use real-time maps and comprehensive consoles, known as the NOC dashboard, to collect and track the performance of network devices.

Rich set of dashboards with color codes: NOC personnel continuously monitor the NOC dashboards, often presented on large screens that display color variations to differentiate key metrics and critical data.

NOC monitoring with OpManager

Monitor network performance in real-time - OpManager, with its NOC network monitoring functionality, enables IT admins to instantly report on device performance in real-time without having to use another tool to remotely access the problem device. Learn More »

Identify bandwidth hogs - OpManager provides in-depth bandwidth usage details to help quickly identify any unscrupulous WAN usage, and expose virus attacks using its Netflow Analyzer add-on. Also, it helps in capacity planning. Learn More »

Manage config changes - OpManger manages all the configuration changes on your network devices using its Network Configurations Manager add-on. Learn More »

Analyze firewall security and logs - OpManager helps you effectively manage and monitor your firewall logs using its Firewall Analyzer add-on. It also lets you optimize your firewall rules based on its usage, and manage compliance in your firewall devices. Learn More »

Monitor application performance - OpManager, using its APM Plug-in, monitors mission-critical applications such as Oracle, SAP, Websphere, Microsoft .NET; databases such as Cassandra, Sybase; plus cloud applications such as Amazon and Windows Azure. Learn More »