Open source management applications now available from commercial software makers could help enterprise IT departments acquire advance management capabilities, sign on for substantial support and ...

Startup OpsMill today launched Infrahub, a new open-source platform designed to help enterprises manage their network configuration data. Paris-based OpsMill is led by Chief Executive Officer Damien ...

As networking continues to expand and diversify, encompassing a growing number of wired and wireless devices, the demand for network monitoring tools remains high. While feature-packed commercial ...

Qlusters’ OpenQRM project offers single point of control for Linux-based data centers. IT professionals struggling to better manage a growing number of x86 systems running important business ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Build or buy? That's the typical discussion around network automation. In reality, however, ...

CARY, N.C. — Software vendor Atipa saw an opportunity and grabbed it by taking an open source network management project, adopting it as its own and developing software for sale to midsize and ...

There are a handful of leading commercial toolmakers to help IT detect and respond to system outages and application failures, commonly referred to as "incident management and response," including ...

Documenting the network and keeping tabs on the equipment in your environment is the equivalent of doing the dishes, taking out the trash — i.e., the everyday household chore minutia that gets pretty ...

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...

The most accurate definition of a network management system that I have seen comes from a Cisco training document: “In some cases, it (network management) involves a solitary network consultant ...