3 monitoring programs in one????

Well not really.  This article does a good job of explaining the difference between Nagios, Icinga and Opsview.  At the core these are all Nagios though.  Missing from this set is Groundwork Opensource which is also based on Nagios, which we reviewed last year.  If you haven't looked at the original or these two alternatives give the article a look.  If you are evaluating Network Monitoring/Datacenter Monitoring solutions to check out Zenoss, we we also reviewed last year.  While inspired by Nagios it is a completely new process.  But as a testiment to how awesome Nagios is still can use any Nagios plugins that you just can't live without.

Eps. 22 - Interview Tara and Simon from Groundwork OpenSource

Running Time: 47:41

Episode found here

In this episode Brian and Joe do their second interview with two folks from GWOS(GroundWork OpenSource).  Tara Spaulding, Cheif Marketing Officer, and Simon Bennett, Senior Director of Product Management, sat down with us this week and discussed all things GWOS.  No news this week so enjoy the interview.

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Eps. 20 - Initial thoughts on Groundwork and Zenoss

Running Time: 36:55

News

Does using Open Source make you a pirate?

Pre-Built Virtual Machines

3) Our initial impressions of the Zenoss and Groundwork products

4) Conclusion

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