IDS and Monitoring

hi,

i would like to clarify some issue:

Is Intrusion Detection system the same as Monitoring system (i think they are different, but some of my friends told me that monitoring is a subset of IDS)?

If I am going to install the IDS system (SNORT), do i still need to install the monitoring system?

what are the best product for IDS and Monitoring systems?

thanks

 

 

 

 

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