# The fundamentals of network and IT management Read about the latest concepts, topics, & best practices in our ITOps library! ## What do you want to read about? ### Network performance monitoring - [What is Network Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/what-is-network-performance-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Performance Monitoring Metrics](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-performance-monitoring-metrics.html?tech-topics-index) - [Enterprise Network Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/enterprise-network-performance-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Performance Monitoring for Small Business](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-performance-monitoring-for-small-business.html?tech-topics-index) - [Benefits of Network Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/benefits-of-network-performance-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [AI in Network Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/ai-in-network-performance-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Performance Monitoring Checklist](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-performance-monitoring-checklist.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Performance Monitoring Challenges](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-performance-monitoring-challenges.html?tech-topics-index) - [Free Network Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/free-network-performance-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [Types of network performance monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/types-of-network-performance-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [Why choose a network performance monitoring tool](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/why-choose-network-performance-monitoring-tool.html?tech-topics-index) - [How network performance monitoring works](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-network-performance-monitoring-works.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network performance monitoring trends](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-performance-monitoring-trends.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network performance monitoring use cases](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/network-performance-monitoring-use-cases.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network performance monitoring FAQs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/npm-faqs.html?tech-topics-index) ### Network monitoring - [What is network monitoring?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/what-is-network-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [What are network monitoring tools](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/what-are-network-monitoring-tools.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network monitoring metrics](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/network-monitoring-metrics.html?tech-topics-index) - [How to evaluate a network monitoring tool](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/blog/how-to-evaluate-a-network-monitoring-tool.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network monitoring for SMBs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/blog/network-monitoring-for-smbs.html?tech-topics-index) - [What is enterprise network monitoring?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/what-is-enterprise-network-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) ### Infrastructure monitoring - [Application Delivery Controller](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/application-delivery-controller.html?tech-topics-index) - [Infrastructure as a Service](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/infrastructure-as-a-service.html?tech-topics-index) ### Virtualization - [How to prevent VM Sprawl?](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/how-to-prevent-vm-sprawl.html?tech-topics-index) - [Bare-Metal Hypervisor](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/bare-metal-hypervisor.html?tech-topics-index) - [What is CPU Ready](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/cpu-ready.html?tech-topics-index) ### Server monitoring - [What Is Server Health Monitoring?](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/server-health-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [How to Choose the Right Server Health Monitoring Software for Your Business (Best server monitoring tool)](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/best-server-monitoring-tool.html?tech-topics-index) - [Remote server monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/remote-server-monitoring-tool.html?tech-topics-index) - [Troubleshooting server issues](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/blog/troubleshooting-server-problems.html?tech-topics-index) - [What is data center monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/what-is-data-center-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) - [Key metrics to monitor for server health](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/server-performance-metrics.html?tech-topics-index) - [Reducing downtime with server health monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/preventing-server-downtime.html?tech-topics-index) - [Using AI and machine learning for proactive server monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/proactive-server-monitoring-with-ai-and-ml.html?tech-topics-index) - [Best practices for server health monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/server-monitoring-best-practices.html?tech-topics-index) - [Automation in server health monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/server-monitoring-automation.html?tech-topics-index) - [How to check server logs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/how-to-check-server-logs.html?tech-topics-index) ### Hardware & CPU monitoring - [Hardware monitoring - Complete guide](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/complete-hardware-monitoring-guide.html?tech-topics-index) - [Hyperthreading](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/hyperthreading.html?tech-topics-index) ### Storage monitoring - [Disk Array](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/disk-array.html?tech-topics-index) - [HDD vs SSD: An overview](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/hdd-vs-ssd.html?tech-topics-index) - [IOPS and storage performance](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/iops-and-storage-performance.html?tech-topics-index) ### Networking concepts - [Layer-2 Protocols](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/layer-2-protocols.html?tech-topics-index) - [MTBF, MTTF, MTTR](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/mtbf-mttf-mttr.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Diagrams](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/network-diagrams.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Optimization](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/network-optimization.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Packet Loss](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/network-packet-loss.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Protocols](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/network-protocols.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Resilience](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/network-resilience.html?tech-topics-index) - [Network Routing](https://manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/network-routing.html?tech-topics-index) ## Featured topics ### Network performance monitoring #### What is Network Performance Monitoring [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/what-is-network-performance-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) ### Server monitoring #### What Is Server Health Monitoring? [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/server-health-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) ### Network monitoring #### What is network monitoring? [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/what-is-network-monitoring.html?tech-topics-index) ### Hardware & CPU monitoring #### Hardware monitoring - Complete guide [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/complete-hardware-monitoring-guide.html?tech-topics-index) ### Infrastructure monitoring #### Application Delivery Controller [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/application-delivery-controller.html?tech-topics-index) ### Virtualization #### How to prevent VM Sprawl? [Learn more](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/how-to-prevent-vm-sprawl.html?tech-topics-index) ## Blogs ![Blogs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/tech-topics/images/blog-promo.avif) ## Related Products - [Network Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/?relPrd) - [Bandwidth Monitoring & Traffic Analysis](https://www.manageengine.com/products/netflow/?relPrd) - [Network Configuration Management](https://www.manageengine.com/network-configuration-manager/?relPrd) - [Switch Port & IP Address Management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/oputils/?relPrd) - [Firewall Management](https://www.manageengine.com/products/firewall/?relPrd) - [Network Monitoring Software for MSPs](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring-msp/?relPrd) - [IT Operations Management](https://www.manageengine.com/it-operations-management/) - [Application Performance Monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/?relPrd)