{"id":32952,"date":"2026-11-03T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=32952"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T19:29:56","slug":"best-network-monitoring-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/best-network-monitoring-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Best Network Monitoring Tools for Business IT in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32952\" class=\"elementor elementor-32952\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b841696 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b841696\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d8461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6d8461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering the best network monitoring tools is a vital aspect of any choice when it comes to your IT setup. Every business needs to understand that network monitoring gives IT teams much greater visibility into traffic, threats, device health, and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From centralized dashboards to cloud-driven security for remote workforces and more, there are a variety of network <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/artificial-intelligence-security-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">security monitoring tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you can use. This article goes through six of the best monitoring tools that any modern business should consider for 2027 and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc4cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbc4cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Takeaways:\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01ece6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e01ece6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare six network monitoring tools designed to improve visibility across modern business IT environments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore firewall-native platforms from SonicWall, Sophos, Fortinet, WatchGuard, and Cisco Meraki<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitor network traffic, security threats, device health, policies, and activity from centralized platforms<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See how cloud-based monitoring can simplify management across multiple offices and distributed networks<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider managed network monitoring for professional oversight, proactive alerts, and ongoing security support<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8209980 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"8209980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\\&quot; 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It isn\u2019t uncommon to come across native monitoring ecosystems from manufacturers, but it doesn\u2019t stop there.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of this is built into the firewalls themselves, while other options are standalone or add-on services. However, I\u2019d like to note that support from managed services gives you more hands-on support and results when it comes to monitoring, and a whole lot more. Overall, every business needs a network monitoring strategy, but it can easily look very different for one organization from the next.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd141b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bd141b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-32940\" alt=\"Firewalls.com, your trusted security experts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Multi-Partner-Logo-Banner-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f987580 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f987580\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3131287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3131287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. SonicWall Network Security Manager (NSM)\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4c8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c4c8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a pretty straightforward option for enterprise network monitoring if you\u2019re already working within the SonicWall ecosystem. NSM gives you centralized and cloud-based management support for SonicWall firewalls.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few other upsides to this:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gives IT teams a single dashboard to work from<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provides visibility into threats, device status, policies, and network activity<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports policy management, reporting, and firmware oversight<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud-based access makes it easier to manage deployments across multiple locations<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a very scalable option to consider, and can be used as a cloud-driven or on-prem solution. For those already <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/sonicwall\/firewalls\/2026-sonicwall-cyber-deals.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working with SonicWall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> firewalls, this is a fitting solution.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1902f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1902f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Sophos Central\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e829f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e829f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another popular supporting pillar to network monitoring, Sophos Central delivers unified cloud management for their firewalls, endpoint protection, and wireless access points. In addition to that, it includes its own dashboard, alerts, policy management, and reporting capabilities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it isn\u2019t already clear, this is a great path to take if you\u2019re already working with Sophos firewalls. Extending network monitoring beyond the firewall, Sophos Central focuses on providing broader security visibility as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fc9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1fc9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10711fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10711fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m a fan of what Fortinet brings to the table, and while their firewalls get most of the attention, FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer are worth a look too. As far as network management tools go, these offer a combined approach that\u2019s hard to overlook.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whereas FortiManager focuses on centralized admin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/fortinet\/fortigate-firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, FortiAnalyzer collects, analyzes, and reports on security and network logs. It\u2019s a stellar layered approach to consider, and a solid pairing with their FortiGate firewall hardware. Moreover, it helps correlate security events and investigate activity across your network.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbb93e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abbb93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. WatchGuard Cloud Security\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4784b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4784b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under this particular umbrella, you actually have numerous options to choose from here. However, at the core of it all, WatchGuard Cloud Security offers cloud-based management and monitoring for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/brands\/watchguard\/firewalls.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their Firebox firewalls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019re getting the centralized visibility you need, on top of the dashboards for monitoring threats, device health, and network activity. I\u2019d also like to note the multi-site and multi-client capabilities, making it a helpful pairing with managed service providers juggling multiple environments.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-954a9ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"954a9ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Cisco Meraki Dashboard\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816313c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"816313c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another leading manufacturer with plenty of reliable network security solutions, network traffic monitoring is a part of that. More specifically, I\u2019m talking about the Cisco Meraki dashboard. It\u2019s the centralized cloud management that a lot of modern organizations need.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regard to network traffic monitoring, it provides traffic analytics to help your IT department understand usage and activity. This also helps to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/managed-network-monitoring\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">simplify management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across distributed offices and integrates monitoring directly into Meraki hardware. So, if you\u2019re eyeing Meraki firewalls, rest easy knowing you have the dashboard to lean on as well.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebf6e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ebf6e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Managed Network Monitoring\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11d5bda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11d5bda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An angle that many companies don\u2019t even consider is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">managed networking services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Essentially, this is taking a lot of guesswork out of the whole discussion, letting third-party experts support your monitoring and network management needs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also want to point out that this goes so much farther than monitoring here. For example, working with our team at Firewalls.com on this gives you support with monitoring, management, hardware selection, upgrades, proactive planning, and more. It\u2019s a really comprehensive solution that saves time, money, and stress for many businesses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44adc86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44adc86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/professional-services.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28648 lazyload\" alt=\"Managed services offering 24\/7 security and network oversight from Firewalls.com\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Managed-Services-3-768x120.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/200;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-530da15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"530da15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daa22d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4daa22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comparing the Best Network Monitoring Tools\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e8a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e8a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing to keep in mind is that the scope of the best network monitoring tools will always shift over time. A lot of this has to do with new solutions emerging due to the sheer need to address new and evolving cyber threats. Nevertheless, the table below offers a simple breakdown of how you can categorize the solutions listed above.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1ca4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"aa1ca4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-239\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-239\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><strong>Network Monitoring Tool<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><strong>Primary Focus<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><strong>Ideal For<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">SonicWall NSM<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Centralized firewall monitoring and management<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Businesses using multiple SonicWall firewalls<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sophos Central<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Unified firewall, endpoint, and wireless management<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Companies using multiple Sophos security products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">FortiManager &amp; FortiAnalyzer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Firewall management, log analysis, and security reporting<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Mid-market and enterprise Fortinet environments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">WatchGuard Cloud<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cloud-based firewall monitoring and management<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Multi-site businesses and MSPs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cisco Meraki Dashboard<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cloud network visibility and security management<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Distributed networks and remote admin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Managed Network Monitoring<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Professional monitoring and network security oversight<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Businesses that don\u2019t have a dedicated IT team or want to offload network security management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-239 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7bc6b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c7bc6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8903a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca8903a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always remember that the right solution will be unique for every organization. That\u2019s why I always lean into the importance of understanding the real-world needs of your network. Having that information is the only way you can make the right choices for your IT at every turn.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacf576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cacf576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Last Word\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120111d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"120111d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigating the best network monitoring tools will always be a broad discussion among your team. It\u2019s a necessary component of network visibility and management, but your list of choices can be pretty steep.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s SonicWall, Sophos, or another popular manufacturer, you won\u2019t find a shortage of support for network monitoring tools. All you need is one <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">conversation with our team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Firewalls.com, and you\u2019ll end up with exactly what your network needs, and long-term support to match.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c19110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c19110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"tel:3172254117\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918f785 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"918f785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8834e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8834e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1b22b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"cb1b22b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What are Network Monitoring Tools Used For? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2120\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8683113 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8683113\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ed75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ed75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Network monitoring tools help IT teams track network traffic, device health, security events, and potential threats from a centralized platform.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2121\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2121\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can Firewall Hardware Include Network Monitoring Capabilities? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2121\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cf091 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65cf091\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45d6b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45d6b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure thing, as many major firewall manufacturers provide built-in or companion monitoring platforms that make it all easy to integrate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2122\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2122\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What Should Companies Look for in a Network Monitoring Tool? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2122\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8113ebd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8113ebd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499fa5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"499fa5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses should consider angles like visibility, scalability, reporting, cloud management, security, and any existing compatible hardware.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2123\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2123\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Is Managed Network Monitoring Different From Using a Standalone Monitoring Platform <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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