Advanced Host Monitor 8.68

This highly scalable networking monitoring software is perfectly suited for small and enterprise-level networks. Advanced Host Monitor, an award-winning network monitoring software, will constantly keep an eye on server availability and performance, thus saving a company money. We all know that when the servers go down, this translates into financial losses. By getting a software application like Advanced Host Monitor, you don’t have to lose money.

Advanced Host Monitor works by continuously monitoring the availability and the performance of your server. Let’s assume that something goes wrong, say a network error that if not corrected in time could escalate to a serious problem. Advanced Host Monitor, since it’s monitoring the server, will immediately detect the problem and will alert the network admin. In some instances the admin’s intervention is not even necessary as the software can sometimes fix the issue all on its own. You see, if Advanced Host Monitor detects a problem, it can take pre-defined actions to attempt and correct said problem – for example it can execute external programs or restart the service.

In its continuous monitoring of the servers’ availability and performance, Advanced Host Monitor uses more than 60 test methods to ensure everything is running smoothly. These include checking any TCP service, pinging a host, checking a route, checking for available disk space, checking the integrity of files and websites, testing the SQL servers, and so on. These tests can be run according to your specification – either at regular intervals of time (for example every 20 minutes) or on a precise schedule (for example every Tuesday from 5 till 7 in the morning).

If anything were to go wrong, the network monitoring software application uses a grand total of 30 alert methods, which include visual alerts, sound notifications, instant messaging alerts, email alert messages, paging your mobile phone, and so on. If you are not there to respond, Advanced Host Monitor can be set up to respond automatically – meaning it will take a predefined course of action and attempt to fix the problem without human intervention.

There are three versions of Advanced Host Monitor available for purchase: Lite, Standard and Professional. The latter is the most expensive, but provides the most in terms of functionality.

Pros

• Award-winning, highly scalable networking monitoring software
• Uses more than 60 test methods to monitor the server’s availability and performance
• Uses more than 30 alert methods
• Can automatically take actions to address a problem

Cons

• Free to use only during the 30-day trial period

Advanced Host Monitor has been reviewed by George Norman on 23 Feb 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Advanced Host Monitor 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent