In the real estate world, the mantra is location, location, location. In the network and server administration world, the mantra is visibility, visibility, visibility. If you don’t know what your ...

In today’s “mash-up” application development craze, the innovation is being driven largely by the fact that APIs are now more open and accessible, and presentation layer technologies such as AJAX are ...

Zenoss is a 100% Open Source application for network monitoring written in Python using the Zope framework. How does Zenoss (the company) make money? They provide support, consulting, and training for ...

Network World has an excellent review of open-source network management tools, which is a must-read for network and server administrators running free-software shops. (Reading the full article ...

The trajectory for open-source network monitoring tools points towards exponential growth, pushing the boundaries of innovation. These open-source solutions, combining affordability, strength, and ...

Automated network monitoring involves scanning for device component failures and examining traffic patterns. Learn how to lighten the load of your network management responsibilities. Network device ...

Computerworld recently showcased 10 great free network management tools. Readers responded with some of their own favorites, so I’m going to take a look at those tools and report on their capabilities ...

Zabbix is a powerful and flexible open-source monitoring software solution designed to monitor IT infrastructure's performance, health, and availability, including servers, networks, applications, and ...

Nagios is a powerful, free, open source network management system, and when it’s wrapped up in a virtual appliance it has to be one of the easiest ways to evaluate a serious network management ...

In a previous article, I wrote about/confessed what a mess my home/home lab networking was and discussed various tools I used to discover what devices were connected to my home network and where they ...