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Vendor Spotlight: Nagios
In 1999, Ethan Galstad came up with the idea of a system monitoring tool that could easily be extended, creating a core that others could add to, making it a very comprehensive and world-beating system over years of work. He chatted with other programmers on forums in the early days of the World Wide Web and gathered enthusiastic interest from…
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Vendor Spotlight: Pandora FMS
Pandora FMS is a network monitoring tool that was developed by a Spanish team. As with many enthusiast-developed software, the system existed before the company that owns it. In this case, the software was released in October 2004 and the company, Ártica Soluciones Tecnológicas, was founded in October 2005 in Madrid. Oh, and Ártica Soluciones Tecnológicas is Spanish for Arctic…
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Vendor Spotlight: Cacti
Cacti is one of the longest-running network monitoring systems available. It is a free tool and is actually a front-end for another free system, called RRDtool. This system has a small footprint and it works efficiently, based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which is the mechanism at the heart of most network device performance monitoring systems. A great…
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Vendor Spotlight: Icinga
The creation of the Icinga brand, Icinga GmbH, and its system monitoring tool has a complicated history of copyright infringement, domain registrations, and company creations in the USA, France, and Germany. The history of Icinga GmbH is interlaced with that of Nagios Enterprises, LLC and Netways GmbH. So, let’s get on and sort through the chaff. Nagios vs. Icinga The…
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Vendor Spotlight: Zabbix
Zabbix is a full-stack monitoring system that will automatically track the performance of networks, servers, and applications. The package isn’t so strong at monitoring cloud systems and Web technology, however, it has one remarkable feature: it is completely free to use. The “free” price tag of Zabbix isn’t a trick. This isn’t a free trial or a core system that…
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Vendor Spotlight: Opmantek
Opmantek created an open-source monitoring tool called NMIS – that stands for Network Management Information System. The company also created another free package called Open-AudIT, a system documentation tool. Both of these systems are properties of FirstWave Cloud Technology Ltd., which bought Opmantek in January 2022. The Opmantek brand continued for at least a year after the sale of the…
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Vendor Spotlight: ThreatLocker
ThreatLocker, Inc. is a prominent cybersecurity company specializing in Zero Trust endpoint protection. The company provides advanced cybersecurity solutions designed to enhance the security of servers and endpoints for businesses, government agencies, and academic institutions. The company’s core offerings include application allowlisting, storage control, and network traffic management. These tools help organizations prevent unauthorized applications and scripts from running, thereby…
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Vendor Spotlight: Fortra
Fortra has only existed since 2022 but that name is a rebrand of a much older company. Tracing the history of the company back to its origin takes us to 1982. The business has acquired a lot of useful products by buying up other companies, increasingly focusing on cybersecurity systems. The company is still private and largely owned by a…
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Vendor Spotlight: Graylog
Graylog began as an open-source package for log processing. As such, it is similar to the original Splunk. The management of Graylog must have noticed how Splunk has evolved from a non-profit organization to a multi-billion dollar enterprise and they are going for the same plan. As such, Graylog has added a paid version, while still offering its community-supported open-source…
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Vendor Spotlight: Domotz
Domotz is forging a place in the network monitoring market but the company is up against some big players and it has been on an upward trajectory. Domotz offers cloud-based software designed for IT professionals, managed service providers (MSPs), and smart home installers. Its platform allows users to monitor network devices, detect issues, perform diagnostics, and manage systems remotely. With…
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