GroundWork Open Source, which develops monitoring and network management software, today announced general availability of GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.3. The software, designed for IT administrators and managed services providers, allows users to create customized views of their processes and infrastructure. Here are some quick details.
GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.3 Arrives for MSPs
GroundWork Open Source Quadruples Customer Base
GroundWork Open Source (GWOS), the open source systems and network management specialist, says it has quadrupled its customers base during the past eight months or so. GWOS already has a channel partner program but it’s safe to expect a strong focus on MSPs within the next few months. Here are the details.
GroundWork Open Source Gains Managed Services Momentum
When it comes to open source vs. closed source software, I keep an open mind and tell managed service providers to embrace the tools that best fit their companies. But during a conversation with GroundWork Open Source on February 13, I heard the latest proof that open source is pushing deeper into the MSP market. Here’s a recap of my conversation with GroundWork.
HP OpenView Under Attack (Again)
Small, nimble software companies — some of them promoting open source, many of them leveraging closed source — continue to attack big, legacy network and systems management platforms.
GroundWork Open Source, Roaring Penguin Prepare Managed Services Deal
GroundWork Open Source and Roaring Penguin Software Inc. are preparing a technology alliance to jointly serve VARs and managed service providers starting in January 2009, MSPmentor has learned.
Zenoss: Open Source Meets Managed Services (Again)
I’m hearing a familiar trend in the managed services market: MSPs seem to be embracing more and more open source tools. The latest example involves Zenoss, a commercial open source company that specializes in applications, systems and network monitoring.
Nimsoft CEO Reveals Strong Q3 Managed Services Sales
Nimsoft CEO Gary Read continues to share reassuring information through his personal blog. In a November 3 entry, Read writes about Nimsoft’s Q3 performance and provides some key year-over-year comparisons. Here’s a sampling of this thoughts.