Nagios is a powerful, free, open source network management system, and when it’s wrapped up in a virtual appliance it has to be one of the easiest ways to evaluate a serious network management ...

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 ...

Yesterday at the LinuxWorld event, an impressive group of some of today’s hottest open source network management projects came together to compare visions / approaches for the network monitoring and ...

Build or buy? That's the typical discussion around network automation. In reality, however, the discussion is more involved and nuanced than that. Every project today has some open source. It drives ...

White box switches and open-source Network Operating Systems (NOS) are transforming the networking landscape by offering greater flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. This article explores ...

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 ...