A method, system, and computer program product for efficiently extracting status information related to a remotely monitored device communicatively coupled to a network, including determining requested first status values to be obtained from the device using a first communication protocol among a plurality of communication protocols; determining requested second status values to be obtained from the device using a second communication protocol among the plurality of communication protocols; accessing the device to extract the requested first status values using the first communication protocol; storing, in a device status map, each extracted first status value in association with a respective unique identifier; and accessing the device using the second communication protocol to extract those status values of the requested second status values not stored in the device status map.

 
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