What is TS Monitor?
As a focused leader overseeing an efficient organization, you utilize a Terminal Server to cut IT costs, enabling your team to work remotely from virtually anywhere and at any time. Nonetheless, you must consider whether these strategies genuinely lead to financial savings or if they might inadvertently encourage some employees to exploit the flexibility offered. Furthermore, the threat of insider security breaches is significant, particularly given your awareness of certain individuals who may lack full dedication; however, resolving these concerns through manual scrutiny and data analysis has not yielded satisfactory results. Instead of merely responding to challenges as they surface, it is essential to embrace a forward-thinking strategy. By implementing a highly regarded server monitoring solution that is relied upon by a variety of organizations, from small businesses to large corporations, educational institutions, non-profits, and government agencies around the globe, you can effectively monitor remote employees. This methodology not only enhances productivity but also helps to reduce the risks associated with insider threats to intellectual property. Utilizing SoftActivity TS Monitor discreetly ensures that server performance remains unaffected while allowing you to maintain oversight of your remote workforce, as the knowledge of being monitored typically promotes better conduct. By closely observing remote employees accessing your Terminal Servers, you can create a more secure, productive, and accountable work atmosphere, ultimately benefiting the entire organization. The integration of such proactive measures signifies a commitment to both security and efficiency.
What is AdRem NetCrunch?
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.
Pricing Information
$1600 for NetCrunch 50 nodes
NetCrunch licensing is based on the number of monitored nodes and network interfaces. Each node license includes one monitored interface, and additional interface licenses can be added when more network interfaces need to be monitored. Licensing is not based on individual sensors, checks, or metrics.