Monitoring vs. Managing: What’s the Difference in Infrastructure?
In today’s world dominated by cloud computing, DevOps, and microservices, maintaining an efficient and resilient IT infrastructure has become increasingly complex. Two fundamental concepts you must understand in this environment are monitoring and management. Although these terms are often used interchangeably, they represent distinct but complementary practices. Monitoring involves continuously observing your systems to gather data on their health, performance, and security. In contrast, management focuses on controlling, configuring, and optimizing these systems based on the insights provided by monitoring. Both are critical for ensuring your infrastructure remains available, high-performing, and secure.
