Monitoring Windows Server 2012

This post provides an overview of how to monitor the health and performance of the Windows operating system, specifically focusing on Windows Server 2012. It discusses various types of data that can be tracked from Windows Server 2012, including performance counters/metrics, memory metrics, disk metrics, network metrics, and events. The post also provides a list of important services to monitor in order to ensure the proper functioning of the system. In part 2 of this series, it explains how to use native Windows tools to monitor these key metrics and services.