CPU monitoring with PRTG

Business processes are slowing down

New accounting software causes a spike in CPU utilization on your application server. Your employees notice their programs are running more slowly. But because the disruption is still minor, nobody notifies IT. Even IT is unable to detect the increased utilization.
Gradually all your company's work processes become slower. Only after a few months will the problem be identified and corrected.

How PRTG helps:

Paessler PRTG’s CPU monitoring software allows you to quickly diagnose your server CPU utilization. You will see the effect new software has on CPUs as soon as it is installed. This means you can act promptly.

Your online store breaks down

Your company launches a web campaign and your website traffic increases dramatically. CPU utilization on your web server soars. Within a few hours, your online store is running dramatically slower. Few of your customers’ orders reach the final checkout stage.

The positive impact of your campaign is negated as your customers become frustrated with the slow website, or worse: their requests time out.

How PRTG helps:

PRTG quickly informs you about the increased CPU usage. Choose to be notified by email, SMS, push notification, and other methods. Once notified, you can quickly get to work to find a solution before the problem becomes a crisis.

Malware has infected your network

IT networks are extremely susceptible to malware and viruses. Even sysadmins with the highest network security standards are unable to protect their networks entirely. As computers and servers get slower and slower, it won’t be long before the support desk receives its first complaints.

How PRTG helps:

With our CPU monitoring program, you can quickly tell if the CPU load is too high – even when few employees are actually working. You’ll also be able to recognize if data traffic is unusually heavy. This way, you can immediately set out in search of malware, find it, and fix the damage.

Your router’s processing unit goes down

The CPU is an integral part of all your hardware devices and ensures their stability. The bigger the company, the bigger the underlying IT infrastructure and the load that routers and switches need to process at any given time. This can also mean that interruptions and downtime plague your network if you don’t have enough routers or your hardware is too old to handle the load.

How PRTG helps:

You can use PRTG network monitoring software to recognize when:

• The CPU of an older router is reaching the brink.
• The router is acting as a bottleneck for large amounts of data.
• The CPUs of switches are about to overload.

A fan malfunctions or stops working

Sooner or later, your network will show signs of wear and tear. A common example is your server’s fan: due to a technical problem, the fan gradually slows down until it stops working completely. You get an error message, “CPU fan error,” and your CPU heats up quickly and threatens to shut down.

How PRTG helps:

PRTG monitors the functionality of fans produced by a variety of manufacturers. You will be promptly notified in the event of a broken or malfunctioning fan and can take action at once, before CPU temperature gets too high.