Icinga's management software is well-documented, easy to install and has plenty of plug-ins, but could benefit from an easier install Continuing our quest for robust, enterprise-grade open source ...

With each iteration, open-source network management tools get better. OpenNMS, Zenoss Core, NetXMS and Sensu Core deliver comprehensive monitoring, flexible reporting, cross-platform support and more.

Top free open source tools for network admins: RANCID We’ve all had that horrible sinking feeling in the pit of our stomachs when we’ve copied and pasted a new config into a router or switch ...

Open-source software is free, which is probably its best feature. Users don’t have to closely partner with or meet vendors to access, configure, and customize these tools to their liking.

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 ...

Auvik Image: Auvik Auvik is a network monitoring and management software that helps small businesses map and monitor the health and performance of their networks. It uses a range of technologies ...

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 ...

If you're an IT professional stuck working from home, managing your network is likely more difficult than ever. We test and rank the top network monitoring packages to see how they handle these ...

Zabbix Network Monitoring is an open-source software that enables you to monitor network-related performance metrics and incidents, including network bandwidth usage, packet loss rate, network health, ...

Also very important these days, especially now that so many networks are being managed remotely, is the ability to support virtualized infrastructure and software-defined network (SDN) environments.