Better Performance: WMI vs SNMP?

Question

What has better performance under Windows for retrieving stats like CPU/Memory/Disk usage, etc.? WMI or SNMP?

Thanks,

Steve

Answer 1

Check this paper by Berry Hoekstra:

DESCRIPTION

A paper I wrote about the differences of SNMP and WMI. I discuss both monitoring standards and conclude if WMI is really necessary in a world where SNMP is king.