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In Pictures: Best open source monitoring tools

We found all four products to be capable network monitoring tools that performed well in our basic tasks such as checking for host availability and measuring bandwidth usage. Beyond the basics, there were quite a few differences in terms of features, granularity and configuration options.

In Pictures: Best open source monitoring tools
In Pictures: 10 reasons why open source is eating the world

Open source software, once just the domain of technology hobbyists, is taking over the software world

In Pictures: 10 reasons why open source is eating the world
In Pictures: The 'Bad Boys' of open source

The open source world's most notorious characters.

In Pictures: The 'Bad Boys' of open source
In Pictures: 12 open source tools every Windows admin will love

We mined Microsoft’s open source hosting repository to unearth 12 invaluable Windows admin tools -- and they're all free

In Pictures: 12 open source tools every Windows admin will love

News about open source

The channel in 2019, according to Puppet

By Mark Johnston | 16 January, 2019 07:15

For Puppet, the IT automation software vendor, 2019 will be the year that DevOps and automation go mainstream.
Open source had a busy 2018, but what next?

By By Tamlin Magee | 09 January, 2019 04:30

Following a busy year for open source, expect more acquisitions, more adoption, and the foundational groundwork for a truly open infrastructure.
Red Hat to be ‘Switzerland’ within IBM

By Rohan Pearce | 21 November, 2018 13:09

Red Hat will operate as a kind of “Switzerland” within IBM and maintain its commitment to open source at the conclusion of Big Blue’s takeover of the software company, according to Marco Bill-Peter, Red Hat senior vice president of customer experience and engagement.
Customer demands form around hybrid, yet shift around open source

By Allan Krans | 06 November, 2018 12:15

Hybrid can be a difficult thing to define in cloud computing. Yet pre-built devices offer a ray of clarity amid the fogginess of hybrid.
Transpower "tribe" seeks partner for agile legacy replacement push

By Rob O'Neill | 06 November, 2018 06:00

Grid operator Transpower is going tribal in its efforts to replace custom business applications and adopt agile methods.

Features about open source

Career Watch: The rise of people architecture

By Jamie Eckle | 24 March, 2014 10:37

In managing human resources, people architecture is gaining popularity, says IT workforce analyst David Foote. He explains what it is and why it's on the rise.
Hiring managers advise job seekers to contribute to open-source projects

By Fred O'Connor | 11 February, 2014 15:46

Contributing to open-source projects can give software developers an edge over other applicants in the competitive IT job market, say hiring professionals.
4 reasons companies say yes to open source

By Howard Baldwin | 06 January, 2014 12:03

Open source is free and widely available, but its benefits don't stop there. Enterprises are embracing it for its agility, a quality they value above all in these times of marketplace upheaval.
Open source and customer choice

By Brian J Dooley | 12 April, 2011 22:00

Open source software has long been lurking in corporate infrastructure, often this is not known by executives outside of IT. It has gone through a long period of maturation, now providing a new range of applications in areas such as ERP and CRM, as well as fuelling the rush to cloud computing.
Five outside-the-box ways to cut IT costs

By Tom Sullivan | 15 October, 2008 08:24

Every time the economy turns downward, IT shops take a hit.