Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Third-Party Toolset

Without a doubt, many third-party utilities are excellent for capacity-analysis and performance-monitoring purposes. Most of them provide additional functionality not found in Windows Server 2012’s Performance Monitor and other tools, but they have a cost and might have special requirements for deployment and integration into the organization’s network. You might want to evaluate some third-party utilities to get a more thorough understanding of how they might offer more features than Microsoft solutions. Generally speaking, these utilities enhance the functionality that’s inherent to Microsoft monitoring solutions, such as scheduling, an enhanced level of reporting functionality, superior storage capabilities, the ability ...