Monitoring Windows Operating Systems – Strategies, Challenges, and Future Innovations

Authors

Lakshmi Narasimha Rohith Samudrala

Abstract

Windows Operating System (OS) is a dominant player in the enterprise market. Microsoft’s OS is widely used and it is essential that organizations have robust monitoring for ensuring system reliability, performance optimization, and security.
This paper explores key factors to consider while monitoring Windows OS, including performance metrics, log analysis, security compliance, and process monitoring. It also examines the most commonly used native and third-party monitoring tools, highlighting their capabilities and limitations.
Organizations face several challenges in setting up robust Windows OS monitoring, such as alert fatigue, high resource overhead, legacy system compatibility, and security risks associated with monitoring agents. To address these challenges organization would need to adopt certain best practices like baseline thresholding, leveraging AI-driven APM tooling, usage of smart alerts, and usage of lightweight agents.
Furthermore, this paper discusses future trends in Windows OS monitoring, including AI-driven anomaly detection, self-healing, and OpenTelemetry adoption. By implementing advanced monitoring strategies, organizations can improve system uptime, enhance security postures, and optimize overall IT performance.

Keywords

Application Performance Monitoring (APM), PerfMon, Event Viewer, Audit Logs, AI, Machine Learning, OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, Prometheus, SolarWinds, Splunk

Monitoring Windows Operating Systems – Strategies, Challenges, and Future Innovations. Lakshmi Narasimha Rohith Samudrala. 2020. IJIRCT, Volume 6, Issue 3. Pages 1-6. https://www.ijirct.org/viewPaper.php?paperId=2504001