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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

What happens when you open source everything?

By Matt Asay | 06 January, 2021 10:15

Many open source software companies embraced the open core model to increase revenues. Yugabyte found greater rewards leaving open core behind.
Eclipse weighs Java 11 support for Jakarta EE 9

By By Paul Krill | 14 December, 2020 15:30

Open source enterprise Java project considers dependency injection improvements and higher performance code for version 10.
Why the Open Source Security Foundation was a long time coming

By Matt Asay | 01 December, 2020 04:15

The open source process by which we find and fix bugs is also the right way to tackle software security. The OpenSSF offers us a chance to coordinate our efforts.
Stargate: A new way to think about databases

By Matt Asay | 10 November, 2020 10:00

An open source API framework for data, Stargate promises to allow developers to work with back-end data in any shape they want.
Opportunity for partners as customers still can’t find enough open source skills

By Scott Carey | 28 October, 2020 05:29

The pandemic has accelerated demand for IT professionals with open source skills, and organisations are searching far and wide to fill the gap.

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.