OK, so the query was buried in another email. So, to make it a bit more explicit, here is the question: What do you like for NMS?
I need something that will integrate with software used by my mapping department. The software they use will work with a whole bunch of different NMS packages (it claims). I have only worked with PRTG and MRTG in the past. Seems that Solarwinds seems popular with the mapping software people but there are many more. If I do this right, we will have a real time system map showing all our fiber and all our active electronics with current alarms and status. I think...