Network Baselining: Why Your IT Infrastructure Needs a Performance Benchmark

This article highlights the critical importance of network baselining – establishing a “normal” performance benchmark for your IT infrastructure. Without a baseline, IT teams react to problems after they impact users, rather than proactively preventing them through anomaly detection. Key metrics to track include bandwidth, latency, throughput, and traffic patterns, enabling faster troubleshooting, better capacity planning, and enhanced cybersecurity by identifying deviations from established norms.