On 02/03/2014 09:14 PM, Warner wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 03, 2014 at 09:19:30AM -0500, Matt
> Simmons([email protected]) wrote:
>> Interesting. My kneejerk response is to say that I don't think they
>> necessarily did all of the market research they could (or maybe, they
>> targetted a specific demographic, rather than "people who need IT
>> monitoring"). No mention of Spiceworks, Solar Winds, or What's Up Gold?
>> That seems odd to me.
> With the market they focused on it makes sense. I have experienced
> challenges with the design of the tools you mention. More specifically,
> where they don't often fit well with modern technology stacks that are
> FOSS based.
>
> Even further, if your business' product is tech, some of the better
> monitoring points are unlikely to be covered without rolling your own at
> least in part. Rolling custom often fits better with FOSS tools, such
> as Nagios and friends.
>
> Now, if your tech is internal infrastructure, that's a different
> conversation.
>
>
>> But as far as monitoring in the largely-open-source world goes, I think
>> they've correctly identified a lot of the reasons monitoring can suck.
>> Solving those problems is obviously hard - or someone would have done it
>> already. If they can make traction on even one of those problems, that
>> would be a win, though I have a personal theory that a lot of the problems
>> with monitoring stem from the fact that even we don't *really* know what we
>> want.
> Many find it easier to complain than fix. I think it can be very cool
> when done well. Albeit, "done well" is not always easy. I agree with
> your final point. If your tech is important, I challenge those
> responsible to identify not only what they want, but what they need.
Perhaps a better measure is "/What tool, if I had it, would change my
behavior in how I manage my systems/". If it doesn't change your
behavior in ways you like, then you wasted your money.
>
> As far as the article, I don't buy into the idea that yet another tool
> solves the challenges of a modern technology stack. Modern tech
> companies have a fair amount of diversity. (See: High Scalability) We'll
> see. Nevertheless, very interesting research.
*Shameless plug*: In terms of "High Scalability" - nothing comes close
to the Assimilation Project's monitoring (really!). And since it
requires minimal (near-zero) configuration it should fit nicely into
highly dynamic infrastructures. http://assimproj.org/
--
Alan Robertson <[email protected]> - @OSSAlanR
"Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me claim
from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William Wilberforce
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