IBM i Server Suites vs. AdRem NetCrunch

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern business, IT departments encounter significant challenges in maintaining consistent system availability, often while juggling limited resources. The IBM i server monitoring software facilitates this endeavor by automating numerous tasks that would usually necessitate manual effort, leading to savings in both time and resources. With a simple download process and straightforward implementation, rolling out your solution organization-wide becomes a seamless experience. Once the software is installed, users gain access to intuitive features, automatic updates, and pre-designed templates. You can choose only the modules that align with your unique requirements. Our tiered offerings accommodate a range of needs, from basic monitoring to extensive operations management. As your organization grows, the software allows for the effortless integration of additional features to meet your changing demands for monitoring, automation, and reporting. Enjoy simplified management of multiple servers and applications through a user-friendly interface that can be accessed anytime and from any location, further boosting your operational efficiency. This inherent flexibility guarantees that your IT infrastructure can develop in tandem with your strategic business goals, ensuring a cohesive growth trajectory. Ultimately, investing in this solution not only enhances performance but also empowers your IT team to focus on more strategic initiatives.

NetCrunch is commercial, self-hosted, agentless network and IT infrastructure monitoring software for Windows Server. It monitors network devices, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud services including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, applications, websites, logs, telemetry, and custom data using technologies such as SNMP, WMI, REST APIs, and scripts. NetCrunch supports 680+ monitoring targets and provides 270+ ready-to-use Monitoring Packs for devices, applications, and operating systems. Policy-based monitoring automatically applies monitoring settings, Monitoring Packs, thresholds, and alerts to matching devices and systems. Licensing is based on monitored nodes and network interfaces rather than individual sensors, checks, or metrics. Real-time dashboards and automatic Layer 2 and routing topology maps provide visibility into network status and performance. NetCrunch supports event correlation, dependency-aware alert suppression, predictive thresholds, escalation, and 40+ automated response actions, including script execution, notifications, webhooks, and integrations with external IT and collaboration tools. NetCrunch also provides hardware and software inventory, network device configuration backup and change tracking, bandwidth monitoring, and network traffic analysis using NetFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and other flow technologies. Distributed Monitoring Probes extend monitoring to remote and isolated locations, while REST APIs support integration and automation with external systems. NetCrunch is self-hosted on Windows Server and can monitor on-premises, air-gapped, cloud, and hybrid IT environments.