Why Traditional Network Monitoring is No Longer Enough
Let’s be honest—enterprise networks today are vastly different from what they were a decade ago. Once upon a time, IT teams could focus purely on uptime, connectivity, and infrastructure health. But fast forward to today, and the game has changed entirely.
Applications are now at the center of business operations. From cloud-based collaboration tools to customer-facing services, everything depends on how well applications perform—not just how healthy the network is. Yet, many organizations still rely on outdated network monitoring tools that provide fragmented visibility. The result? Blind spots, slow troubleshooting, and frustrated end-users.
This is exactly why network observability needs to evolve. App-centric observability is the future, and IBM SevOne® is leading the charge.
What is App-Centric Observability?
Think of your IT infrastructure as a city. Traditional network monitoring is like checking the roads—are they open, congested, or blocked? But app-centric observability? It’s like monitoring every vehicle’s journey, ensuring that people (data) get where they need to go efficiently.
Just as a traffic system monitors both road conditions and the flow of vehicles to optimize travel times, app-centric observability tracks both network performance and application behavior to ensure seamless digital experiences.
For example: Is a slow application due to a network congestion issue, or is it an app-layer problem? Are your cloud-hosted apps delivering the same experience as your on-prem ones? How is network latency affecting application response times?
With IBM SevOne, you get answers to these questions before your end-users even notice a problem.
Why Enterprises Need to Shift to App-Centric Observability Now?
Think about it this way: You wouldn’t just monitor an airplane’s engines—you’d also track air traffic, weather, and fuel efficiency to ensure a smooth flight. The same logic applies to modern IT infrastructure.
Here’s why businesses can’t afford to ignore this shift:
User Experience is the New Uptime
Your users don’t care if your network is “up” if their applications are slow. Observability ensures you catch performance dips before they impact business operations.
Multi-Cloud & Hybrid IT is the Norm
With workloads spread across on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments, IT teams need a holistic view—not just network telemetry but deep app-layer insights that show how apps are performing end-to-end.
Troubleshooting Needs to Be Faster and Smarter
Legacy monitoring tools often lead to finger-pointing between teams—network engineers blame app teams, app teams blame infrastructure. App-centric observability eliminates this problem by pinpointing the root cause immediately.
Security and Performance Go Hand-in-Hand
Modern businesses need real-time anomaly detection not just to maintain app performance but also to detect security vulnerabilities. App-centric observability helps organizations proactively safeguard both operational efficiency and cybersecurity.
How SevOne Delivers App-Centric Network Observability
At SevOne, we don’t just monitor networks—we make sense of how network performance impacts applications, users, and business outcomes. Here’s how we do it:
Comprehensive Visibility
SevOne bridges the gap between network telemetry and application performance metrics. Whether it’s SD-WAN, cloud services, or SaaS applications, SevOne provides end-to-end visibility across the entire infrastructure.
ML-Driven Analytics & Anomaly Detection
Our platform doesn’t just collect data—it interprets it. Using ML-driven insights, NetOps teams can proactively detect anomalies, anticipate performance bottlenecks, and resolve issues before they impact users.
Real-Time Data Collection
SevOne delivers high-frequency polling, ensuring you get up-to-the-second insights into network and application health—not just historical trends.
Application-Aware Network Monitoring
By correlating network and application data, SevOne helps IT teams understand how network conditions affect app performance—ensuring faster root-cause analysis and resolution.
Seamless Integration with Existing Tools
No need to rip and replace your existing ecosystem. SevOne integrates with AIOps platforms, ITSM tools, and cloud-native solutions to enhance your observability strategy.
Capacity Planning for Future Growth
SevOne not only provides real-time monitoring but also helps IT leaders plan for network growth and application scaling, ensuring organizations remain agile and adaptable in the face of change.
“The IBM SevOne platform has a strong approach to passive network data collection. It offers solid synthetic network data monitoring and provides strong observability of networking in cloud, Overall, the product is resilient and scales to very large networks.”- Shamus McGillicuddy, Vice President of Research, Enterprise Management Associates
The Future of IT is Proactive—Not Reactive
Most IT teams are still stuck in reactive mode. They wait for an issue to be reported, scramble to identify the problem, and often take too long to fix it. This approach is no longer sustainable.
Imagine if a fire department waited for a blaze to spread before acting—unthinkable, right? SevOne shifts IT operations from reactive troubleshooting to proactive prevention. Instead of waiting for a performance complaint, our platform alerts you to deviations before they become disruptions.
With built-in automation and ML-driven analytics, NetOps teams can now resolve issues before they impact customers and business operations, ensuring higher uptime and enhanced customer satisfaction.
What’s Next? Future-Proof Your Network Observability Strategy
The best IT leaders aren’t waiting for the future of observability—they’re building it today. IBM SevOne is here to help organizations evolve from network monitoring to true observability that connects network health, app performance, and business outcomes.
Are you ready to take the next step? Let’s talk about how SevOne can empower your NetOps teams with real-time insights, ML-driven analytics, and an app-centric observability strategy that scales with your business.
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