For IT teams seeking speed and agility, agentless monitoring offers a lightweight approach. This is particularly useful for Microsoft servers like Windows Nano Server, where resources may be constrained, or in environments where gaining approval for agent installations could be a hurdle. An agentless Microsoft monitoring tool is ideal if: However, there are limitations.

Managing a complex IT environment with both on-premises data centers and multiple cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) brings a unique set of challenges. Commvault’s cloud operations team, led by Ernie Costa, was well aware of the high-performance systems running on technologies like Hyper-V and NVMe storage. In these systems, even a second’s delay could mean missed opportunities to prevent incidents or optimize performance.