Distributed monitoring with PRTG
Get a single, unified view of your distributed network
- Monitor your whole network and distributed systems, regardless of location
- Collect data on your distributed environments in one centralized dashboard
- Proactively fix issues and optimize remote network performance
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PRTG distributed monitoring: What you’ll find on this page
- Distributed network monitoring: Infinite locations. One source of truth
- 3 reasons why to choose PRTG for distributed network analysis
- What distributed monitoring looks like in PRTG
- Check key network stats anytime, anywhere: How to monitor distributed networks with PRTG
- 3 scenarios in which companies & organizations with distributed locations benefit from PRTG
- Monitor distributed networks: FAQ
PRTG makes monitoring distributed networks as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualizations let you quickly identify and prevent availability, health, and performance issues in remote IT infrastructures.
Distributed network monitoring: Infinite locations. One source of truth
Resilience. Redundancy. Security. Cost-effectiveness…
There's lots to love about distributed networks. Until something goes wrong, and you spend several days trying to track down where the issue is (in between using lots of colorful language).
Combining sophisticated technology with a clean, intuitive interface, Paessler PRTG empowers you to reap the benefits of distribution, without its downsides. Creating one single source of truth for your entire network, so checking its status, identifying issues, and maintaining optimal network performance is a snap.
3 reasons why to choose PRTG for distributed network analysis
Sweat-free setup
PRTG is designed specifically for distributed monitoring, and setting it up is quick and easy. Install your central PRTG server where all monitoring data is securely sent to from all distributed networks.
Then install light-weight remote probes (classic remote probes for Windows systems and multi-platform probes for Linux/Unix and other systems) in the remote locations you want to monitor. Use as many remote probes as you like – they’re included for free.
Wide compatibility
If it's on your network, PRTG can monitor it. Even if it's several thousands of miles away. Hardware. Websites. Applications. Cloud environments. Virtual environments… You get the idea.
What’s more, PRTG comes with preconfigured sensors for most major manufacturers and service providers, including AWS, Azure, Cisco, Dell, HPE, and many more. But the best part is that it gathers all the data in one central place, so you don't have to flip between multiple environments.
Proactive issue detection
Get in front of issues, before they slow your network to a crawl (and you're flooded with complaints). With PRTG’s custom alerting and notification system, being proactive isn’t just a dream.
Set your preferred warning and error thresholds, and PRTG will monitor availability, health, and performance round the clock, alerting you the second something drops below your chosen metrics or isn't working as it should – no matter in which of your distributed network the error occurs.
What distributed monitoring looks like in PRTG
Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking servers, applications, routers, switches, firewalls, and other network components in your distributed networks. Show CPU usage, bandwidth, network traffic, and other network performance metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the visibility you need to troubleshoot issues that arise in distributed IT infrastructures.
Device tree view of the complete monitoring setup
Probe Health sensor in PRTG
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Custom PRTG dashboard for keeping an eye on the entire IT infrastructure ]
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Check key network stats anytime, anywhere:
How to monitor distributed networks with PRTG
PRTG monitors your distributed network's performance using a system of remote probes that are in constant communication with a central hub – your PRTG core server.
Think of it this way. If your network were an airport, the core server would be the control tower, and the remote probes would be radars, constantly gathering critical data and reporting back so you know exactly what's going on across your network at all times.
The PRTG core server uses sophisticated sensors to monitor the data from your remote probes and alert you should metrics dip below your chosen thresholds. With more than 250 preconfigured sensors to choose from, PRTG can track any value that could impact your network's speed and stability.
And with one core server capable of supporting up to 10,000 sensors (your hardware's specifications permitting), PRTG can handle the largest, most complex distributed network you could think of.
3 scenarios in which companies & organizations with distributed locations benefit from PRTG
Local networks in one city
Many companies and organizations (such as colleges and municipal institutions) have several branches in the same city, which all have their own LANs.
The IT managers of these establishments want all their major IT systems to be monitored automatically, with all information sent to one central dashboard.
Managed Service Providers
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) operate and monitor IT systems for companies. Among other things, MSPs offer server management, web hosting, network security, and VoIP.
As MSPs oversee multiple customer networks, they need monitoring software that incorporates the data from each and every distributed IT environment.
International locations
Large companies usually have offices abroad. These branches often have their own servers and hardware, not to mention websites that must be reachable worldwide.
PRTG monitors hardware, applications, bandwidth, website traffic, and more, no matter how globally a company operates and how many networks need to be included in the monitoring.
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“Excellent tool for detailed monitoring. Alarms and notifications work greatly. Equipment addition is straight forward and server initial setup is very easy. ...feel safe to purchase it if you intend to monitor a large networking landscape.”
Infrastructure and Operations Engineer in the Communications Industry, firm size 10B - 30B USD
PRTG makes monitoring distributed networks as easy as it gets
Custom alerts and data visualizations let you quickly identify and prevent availability, health, and performance issues in remote IT infrastructures.
Monitor distributed networks: FAQ
What is distributed network monitoring?
Distributed network monitoring involves using multiple monitoring probes spread across various locations in a network to collect and analyze data. This decentralized approach enhances visibility and reliability by ensuring that network performance, security, and health can be assessed from multiple points, reducing the risk of blind spots. Each probe reports back to a central system, providing a comprehensive view of the network's status. It is especially useful for large, complex, or geographically dispersed networks.
What are the benefits of monitoring distributed networks centrally?
Centralized monitoring of distributed networks offers several benefits:
- Unified view: It provides a single, comprehensive dashboard for overseeing the entire network, which makes network management and troubleshooting much easier.
- Efficiency: If you centrally collect and analyze data, identifying trends, anomalies, and issues becomes more streamlined, which in turn improves operational efficiency.
- Improved security: A central monitoring system can more effectively correlate data from various points, which improves threat detection and response.
- Scalability: Centralized systems can handle growth more easily, as adding new monitoring probes does not require significant reconfiguration.
- Resource optimization: It allows for the centralized allocation and optimization of resources, thus reducing redundancy and operational costs.
What is PRTG distributed monitoring?
Paessler PRTG is proprietary software that takes the effort out of ensuring your network always performs at its best. Available for Windows-based on-premises servers or as a cloud-hosted solution, it's capable of monitoring unlimited local and remotely-connected devices, bringing critical system data together in one simple, intuitive interface you can access from anywhere: at the office, at home, or on the go.
My organization's distributed network runs on Linux. Can I still use PRTG?
Yes. While you can still only install a PRTG core server on Windows (or use our cloud-based, hosted monitoring solution PRTG Hosted Monitor), our brand-new, free multi-platform probe is especially designed for monitoring on Linux and other Unix-based systems.
What is a sensor in PRTG?
In PRTG, “sensors” are the basic monitoring elements. One sensor usually monitors one measured value in your network, for example the traffic of a switch port, the CPU load of a server, or the free space on a disk drive.
On average, you need about 5-10 sensors per device or one sensor per switch port.
PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins
Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:- HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
- Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
- Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
- REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format
Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins. We asked: would you recommend PRTG?
Over 95% of our customers say yes!
The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.
Paessler PRTG is used by companies of all sizes. Sysadmins love PRTG because it makes their job a whole lot easier. Bandwidth, servers, virtual environments, websites, VoIP services – PRTG keeps an eye on your entire network. Everyone has different monitoring needs. That’s why we let you try PRTG for free.Still not convinced?
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PRTG |
Network Monitoring Software - Version 24.4.102.1351 (November 12th, 2024) |
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Hosting |
Download for Windows and cloud-based version PRTG Hosted Monitor available |
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English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese |
Pricing |
Up to 100 sensors for free (Price List) |
Unified Monitoring |
Network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, virtual environments, remote systems, IoT, and more |
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