From network and server monitoring to trending, graphing and even switch and router configuration backups, these utilities will see you through.

An important selection criterion, says Rodeja, was the software’s integration with the Prometheus API - Prometheus being a widely-used open-source monitoring system, originally developed at SoundCloud ...

To enable organizations to get the most value out of any database, anywhere, Redgate SQL Monitor now offers support for SQL Server on Linux.

Conclusion Effective Linux server monitoring and alerting are vital for system stability, security, and performance. By leveraging a combination of built-in Linux utilities, open-source monitoring ...

Because open source IT monitoring solutions will need to become as close to ‘infinitely scalable’ as possible, there has been a lot of debate as to just how far current tools can extend in the ...

GroundWork last week announced Monitor 3, an IT monitoring solution built on an open-source platform. GroundWork claimed that the tool lets enterprises monitor their network and application ...

Top free open source tools for network admins: Dig DNS problems plague us all, and they’re easily overlooked when troubleshooting, so you need a reliable tool that provides detailed information ...

This free and open-source tool is great for monitoring your network traffic with ease Homepage on Sniffnet Set notifications on sniffnet ...

Network and server monitoring is obviously incomplete without notifications. Nagios has a full e-mail/SMS notification engine, and an escalation layout that can be used to make intelligent ...