As Joey explains, Activity Monitor consumes a lot of resources and yields little usable data. Here are some third-party alternatives. I get to work with a lot of customers, so I get to see a lot of ...

The role of servers in your organization has changed substantially — with their uses, requirements, and complexity all increasing dramatically in recent years. Many of the traditional tools and ...

In today's fast-paced digital world, server uptime and performance are critical. Monitoring servers to ensure they are functioning optimally is a top priority for system administrators and DevOps ...

The Windows Resource Monitor tool provides very good at-a-glance information about some important disk-based performance metrics. Scott Lowe gives an overview of the tool's graphics and metrics. When ...

IT professionals largely use the Windows Server Manager as a tool for installing roles and features, or for launching other tools. Even so, the Server Manager includes a number of useful capabilities ...

Ensuring that your system is running smoothly and as expected is important in order to be able to keep doing your work efficiently. Windows comes with a few tools that help you stay on top of these ...

Automated network monitoring involves scanning for device component failures and examining traffic patterns. Learn how to lighten the load of your network management responsibilities. Network device ...

An organization's IT team is responsible for the speed and performance of its online experience. Most teams monitor performance with page weight calculations, or page load time, but there's a lot more ...

Experiencing slow performance on a Windows Server is a common issue that can disrupt critical operations. Whether it’s a lag in application response, delayed file access, or high resource usage, it’s ...

Scott Lowe drills down on the network-related metrics you can see in the Microsoft Windows Resource Monitor tool. In my TechRepublic series on Microsoft’s Resource Monitor tool, I have covered the ...