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.

Do you do centralized logging?

One of the things that can really save you or your Admin's time is a centralized logging server.  I came across this article about how to set one up on either GenToo or Ubuntu.  It's a great how to that would get you started.  If you are looking for something really powerful I would suggest looking at Splunk.  Splunk is a  great tool to help you group, filter and analyze your logs.  There are very few other solutions.  If you have a solution for managing your logs please post it in the comments.  If I can get more than just Splunk I will try to do a more in-depth review of the options everyone suggests.

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. 21 - The first ever interview...Matt and Mark from Zenoss

Running Time: 38:50

The episode can be found here.

In this episoe Brian and Joe do their first interview with two of the guys from Zenoss.  Mark R. Hinkle, VP Community, and Matt Ray, Community Manager, sat down with us this week and answered a lot of our open questions about Zenoss.  No news this week so enjoy the interview.

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Eps.19 - Are you monitoring your servers and network?

Running Time: 52:52

1) Introduction

2) News

Will Google Fork Android from Linux? And Symbian Goes Open Source...

California says yes to Open Source Software...

3) Are you monitoring your servers and network?

The follow up to last weeks and first part of a two part series.

4) Conclusion

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