diff --git a/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/metrics.csv b/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/metrics.csv
index ac50564a63..119fe76401 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/metrics.csv
+++ b/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/metrics.csv
@@ -310,10 +310,12 @@ Measurement,MeasurementNote,ResourceType,Database,Metric,MetricNote,MetricUnit
 "vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","bps_sent","Send traffic per second","bps"
 "vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","pps_recv","Received packets per second","pps"
 "vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","pps_sent","Send packets per second","pps"
+
 "vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","bytes_sent","The total number of bytes sent by the network interface","byte"
 "vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","bytes_recv","The total number of bytes received by the network interface","byte"
 "vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","packets_sent","The total number of packets sent by the network interface","count"
 "vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","packets_recv","The total number of packets received by the network interface","count"
+"vm_netio","Guest network traffic","guest","telegraf","out_bandwidth_usage","Outbound bandwidth utilization","%"
 "pod_netio","Pod network traffic","container","telegraf","bps_recv","Received traffic per second","bps"
 "pod_netio","Pod network traffic","container","telegraf","bps_sent","Send traffic per second","bps"
 "pod_netio","Pod network traffic","container","telegraf","pps_recv","Received packets per second","pps"
diff --git a/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/vm_guest.go b/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/vm_guest.go
index 978ef7b525..f48fa76fac 100644
--- a/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/vm_guest.go
+++ b/pkg/monitor/dbinit/measurements/vm_guest.go
@@ -164,5 +164,10 @@ var vmNetio = SMeasurement{
 			DisplayName: "The total number of packets received by the network interface",
 			Unit:        monitor.METRIC_UNIT_COUNT,
 		},
+		{
+			Name:        "out_bandwidth_usage",
+			DisplayName: "Outbound bandwidth utilization",
+			Unit:        monitor.METRIC_UNIT_PERCENT,
+		},
 	},
 }