Archive for the 'Network Monitoring' Category

Intellipool user contributed script round-up


November 1st, 2007

Intellipool has a large community of script writers. I thought it would be handy to offer a summary of what’s available:
INM Mobile dashboard
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1138
Voice alerts with INM we’ve already covered this here
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1120
Monitoring of Microsoft SQL Server
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1136
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1135
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1134
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1133
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1132
Detect un-authorized process running on a monitor machine
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1081
Monitoring of Veritas BackupExec job completion
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=802
Action to remove files older than X hours
http://www.intellipool.se/forum/index.php?showtopic=1041
Many of [...]

Popularity: 33% [?]

Voice alerts with Intellipool or pretty well anything


October 30th, 2007

Thanks to Robert @ Intellipool for alerting me to this one.
Intellipool, as many of you may already know, is an excellent web based network monitor. One of the problems it has had, and its competitors for that matter, is the difficulty of informing off site duty IT personnel when things *really* go wrong.
Many people rely [...]

Popularity: 26% [?]

ANN: Intellipool Network Monitor 3.3 released


October 12th, 2007

We are pleased to announce the availability of Intellipool 3.3.
The headline feature for us is the support for the Sensatronics Senturion, the new rack-mounted environment monitor. There is plenty more for everybody though.
Popularity: 28% [?]

Popularity: 28% [?]

Mini interview: Robert Aronsson


October 8th, 2007

Brendan over at Sentinel has a good post with some background information about Robert Aronsson, the co-founder of Intellipool, the maker of a rather good network monitor.
Darn, I was going to do that, but as you got there first Brendan, I may as well point to yours.
Popularity: 12% [?]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Network management’s downward trend?


September 17th, 2007

The most puzzling aspect of the “New wave” network management buzz comparison is the OpenView & NetIQ graph. I find it hard to believe that either OpenView or NetIQ are losing traction in the marketplace. So, how do you explain the fall in their respective number of searches?
Network management vs network monitor
First port of call [...]

Popularity: 28% [?]

ANN: Intellipool INM 3.3 beta


September 7th, 2007

Intellipool have announced the immediate availability of Intellipool Network Monitor 3.3 beta. Registered customers can download the software from the Intellipool customer portal.
The following improvements have been made:

Reports: rewritten from scratch to give a better user experience;
Performance: further enhancements to make better use of your current hardware;
Layout: better use of modern higher resolution screens;
WMI: addition [...]

Popularity: 24% [?]

PowerShell + network monitor = powerful netman tool


August 29th, 2007

I am surprised that no network monitor manufacturer has jumped onto Windows PowerShell in a major way. Whilst tools like PowerGadgets use the full power of PowerShell, it isn’t really aimed at the network manager. It is more of a general IT visualisation tool.
A tool that combined the power and extensibility of PowerShell, with the [...]

Popularity: 25% [?]

What’s Up Rises to Top in Bake-Off


August 28th, 2007

CRN Tech put network management solutions up against one another and gave Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold Premium v11 first-place for its robust features, strong troubleshooting capabilities and comprehensive reports. Engineers were particularly impressed with its feature set, price/performance and integration capabilities, giving it top marks across those three categories. SolarWinds LANSurveyor 10 came second, with AdRem [...]

Popularity: 25% [?]

Check out the ServerTech blog…recommended


June 29th, 2007

I strongly recommend you check out the ServerTech blog focused on the data centre. The ServerTech products are available from us, so perhaps we are biased.
Support for the ServerTech manageable CDUs is coming soon to Intellipool Network Monitor. Combine the Sensatronics temperature monitor capabilities and you’ve got a great way to power down/up [...]

Popularity: 15% [?]

ANN: Intellipool build 2108


June 21st, 2007

A new bug fix update has been released of Intellipool Network Monitor.
Popularity: 19% [?]

Popularity: 19% [?]