What is server monitoring? Server monitoring is the process of gaining visibility into the activities of both physical and virtual servers. Servers can process thousands of requests simultaneously, providing information to multiple applications on demand. Therefore, guaranteeing that all of an organization’s servers are operating according to expectations is an integral aspect of IT infrastructure management.
A server can be a physical machine or a virtual server hosted on a physical...
For DB monitoring critical metrics is - read/write, latency, wait times, queries.
You must have the possibility for metric correlation with your IT infrastructure (virtualization, storage source systems, servers).
Best DB monitoring and troubleshooting tools for me - Solarwinds Database Performance Monitor.