In this new Pandora FMS update, improvements have been made in the visual consoles, SLA reports, WUX and the monthly cron jobs, among others. Pandora FMS improves every day to make the user console much more simple and user-friendly NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS Visual …
What is SNMP monitoring? In the most general terms, network monitoring means the use of available communication protocols to collect information on the status of communication systems, whether they be routers, land line communications or cell phones. This article will talk about one of …
Pandora FMS team wishes you… Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Christmas is here! Have you decorated your Christmas tree yet? Have you made gingerbread cookies? The people behind Pandora FMS love Christmas! Merry Christmas Pandora FMS 2018! The truth is that we are …
The latest Pandora FMS 7.0 NG update package contains numerous improvements and visual changes as well as some problem-solving. Here we have a list of the most important changes. Visual improvements The metaconsole now allows displaying the description in HTML view just like it …
We’re proud to announce that Pandora FMS has been elected as “Community Choice” Project of the Month for November 2017 on SourceForge! As we published previously on the blog, Pandora FMS had been nominated for this title, and thanks to the votes of the …
This last Pandora FMS 7.0 NG update package contains numerous improvements and visual changes and includes the resolution of some problems. Below is a list of the most important changes. Visual improvements Improved visualization of graphs of different sizes in PDF reports. Optimized performance …
The latest Pandora FMS update package is already available, featuring important improvements and visual changes. Some of the most important changes are listed below: Visual improvements Performing multiple operations with visual console element is now possible. A visual indicator to know when an agent …
Hey, listen! Have you heard the news? Pandora FMS is among the nominees to the SourceForge “Community Choice” Project of the Month for November! If you’re anything like most software developers, or you have a great interest on open-source software projects, you must already …
The latest Pandora FMS update package is already available, featuring important improvements and visual changes. Some of the most important changes are listed below: New Web User Experience server (WUX) with the ability to automate transactional web browsing tests, making it easy to perform …
Optimizing database performance: 5 TIPS based on using monitoring systems to avoid performance issues How frustrating is it when an application or a webpage is slow? A database is the nerve center of any application meaning if you experience performance issues the cause is …
Double Bind; Network or applications, which is to blame? Are you ready? First of all, I want you to not think of an elephant. An African or an Indian elephant, it makes no difference which one you don’t picture in your mind, just don’t …
Best system tools every Windows sysadmin should know If you have any experience administrating systems, or indeed if you are a bona fide systems administrator you’ll know that certain tools are fundamental, both for your job and for your mental health, making you an …
Best databases of the year 2017 The database ecosystem, like any ecosystem, is subject to the iron rule of digital Darwinism, which posits continuous evolution and adaptation to the IT environment. Last time we looked at the best databases of 2016, and, although 12 …
Mainframe system: Making savings and improving control The robustness and reliability of IBM’s Z-series are beyond doubt. Nevertheless, IBM’s invoicing protocol is a little peculiar, charging, as they do, for contracted processing capacity. If clients pass a specific threshold for a period of time, …
Monitoring CPU temperature with Pandora FMS CPU temperature is one of the most important metrics to keep in mind when it comes to monitoring hardware. An overheated CPU can cause sudden system interruptions, as a self-protecting mechanism, or melt the CPU or even render …
Pandora FMS 7.0 NG, package 708, contains numerous functional improvements and visual upgrades. Here’s a selection of some of the most important changes on the latest version: Visual improvements Incorporation of the reporting option in the dashboards and the transactional maps of the location. …
There are so many diverse and distinct IT infrastructures, different business needs, and various levels of monitoring oversight requirements, that today not every monitoring system can meet the demand. From the beginnings of monitoring practices until now there has been a certain stability in …
09:00 A.M, on a beautiful Monday morning. The scene: a board meeting of a transit company. – I’ve been going over the numbers for the last quarter, gentlemen, and let me tell you we find ourselves up against the same problem as always – …
Pandora FMS 7.0 NG, package 707, contains numerous functional improvements and visual upgrades. Here’s a selection of some of the most important changes on the latest version: Visual improvements Better group display options on different console views. Better visuals on Netflow display and Metaconsole. …
Network administration in the IT sector is a Sisyphean task, an uphill battle to deal with new technologies, ward off cyber attacks, keep abreast of updates, and keep the tubes clean. Maintaining a network at optimum performance, keeping in mind its cost, its evolution, …
I’ve always been a fan of science fiction, and, if pushed, a Trekkie. I’m fascinated as much by the technology as by the stories; by the philosophy as by Uhura. Those spaceships that seem to have been constructed not in a factory but by …
We recently published an article about general backup monitoring with Pandora FMS, and a more specific one about monitoring Bacula, one of the most well-known Opensource backup administration platforms on the market. There are, of course, other commercial alternatives, and this time we’re going …
We’ve spoken before on the blog about the importance of not only backing up your data (and the various Cloud-platforms available to do so) but also about the added importance of monitoring your backup systems. A rock solid system will allow you to find …
With more companies outsourcing specialized, or simply tiresome and ungratifying, work to third-party providers, SLA agreements are more common and in demand than ever, principally in the world of IT service management, networking and telecommunications. These can be detailed legal documents, covering diverse metrics …
In a small provincial building society, the kind that were made extinct by the 2008 financial crash and by bad management, there worked a certain Manolo. In reality, he was an IBM employee, and he was there for basically two reasons: he was a …
One of globalization’s many effects has been the creation of IT outsourcing, and the rise of countries such as India as global players in IT services. Extending networks out into cyberspace has given rise to the need and the possibility for machines to be …
Hi! We are currently looking for writers who want to collaborate with the Pandora FMS Team, writing posts and contents of interest for our monitoring blog. The themes should be related with technologies, networks, servers, etc. If you are reading this, and you want …
Presenting 705, the latest packet from Pandora FMS 7.0 NG, with numerous improvements, better-looking visuals and debugs. Here’s a list of the most important changes: Improved funcionalities Multi-origin macros. From now on you can use content from any agent module that generates alerts to …
Virtualization and Cloud computing are revolutionizing the IT ecosphere and, like all revolutions, there are good and bad consequences and extra responsibility for the supposed beneficiaries. CEOs and CIOs are obligated to take decisions on the fly, in a protean environment where the technological …
The wait is finally over, and the seventh version of Pandora FMS, “Next Generation” has arrived to keep your networks in working order, and more. Now including UX monitoring, transaction monitoring, extra features and visual highlights, interactive network maps and events history. It’s difficult …
This package of improvements, while not incorporating big functions, includes over 70 small changes and patches. The most relevant ones we’ve listed below. Functional improvements Elements from the database history can now be included in reports, extending their functions and the capacity of any …
Why backup monitoring is fundamental A backup, for those whose IT knowledge is a little rusty, is a copy of certain files stored in a safe place for reasons of security. This practice usually covers you in case of incidents or problems on your …
Another PR disaster for a company whose initials begin with ‘B’. After BP’s monumental “Deepwater Horizon” catastrophe, and Tony Hayward’s subsequent PR nightmare, BA boss Álex Cruz can apparently think of nothing better to do than follow in Tony and BP’s footsteps. Of course, …
I wandered lonely as a hybrid Cloud, Wordsworth might have mused. But he would have been mistaken, as the hybrid Cloud has two close companions, the public and private Clouds. Nevertheless, hybrid Cloud is an evocative expression to conjure with, and the IT sector …
In a world where technology is a means to an end, monitoring isn’t only checking availability, pinging, and performance; not everything is servers, databases and command lines…there’s another kind of monitoring. It’s subtle, but potent; service monitoring. Definition What is a service, in this …
E-commerce has grown into an almost two trillion dollar market since the first online purchase (of cannabis!) was made back in the heady, freewheeling days of ARPANET in the early 70s. Those pioneers of online consumer activity from Stanford and MIT were certainly interested …