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ISSUE #1, JUNE 2005Welcome to the GroundWork Quarterly Newsletter, an online publication focusing on trends in open source IT management and news from GroundWork Open Source Solutions. In This Issue
Perspectives on Open Source IT ManagementFrom OpenView to Open SourceDownload a white paper that examines the dramatic changes reshaping the world of IT monitoring and management — as Global 2000 companies move from proprietary IT monitoring solutions to embrace enterprise-ready open source alternatives. Download the white paper. product news from groundworkGroundWork Releases GroundWork Monitor Architect (Monarch)Free, open source configuration tool speeds deployment of GroundWork Monitor and Nagios Company News from GroundWorkGroundWork Lands 50th CustomerGroundWork secured its 50th customer this month. See a sample list of customers Top VC Firms Bet On GroundWorkGroundWork Announces $8.5 Million Financing from Mayfield and Canaan Partners GroundWork Appoints New Sales VPPhil Bradley To Lead GroundWork Sales and Channel Development GroundWork Wins Innovation AwardIBD Networks Gives GroundWork Under the Radar Innovation Award GroundWork Named A Company To WatchFour Open Source Startups Named “Ones to Watch” at Recent Open Source Business Conference Customer SpotlightFind out how a rapidly growing manage service provider (MSP) relies on GroundWork Monitor to support a growing list of customers. Read the case study Learn how AutoTradeCenter uses GroundWork to detect network problems before they affect customers. Read the case study GroundWork in the PressFrom NETWORK Magazine:“To gain control of their balky network environment, Lamonica and his staff of 14 turned to an open source alternative to the major systems management solutions in the market. Since deploying GroundWork's GroundWork Monitor, Rudolph and Sletten's distributed network uptime has jumped to 99.8 percent, according to Lamonica. That means monthly downtime has gone down from nearly a week to about 12 minutes…” Read the full article From LINUX JOURNAL Magazine:“The $7 billion worldwide market for IT management software is on the cusp of a dramatic change, and once again open source solutions are driving the transformation…” Read the full article From INFORMATIONWEEK Magazine:“GroundWork's Monitor product is actually a combination of open source software packages. At the core is the Nagios open source host, service, and network-monitoring application. On top of Nagios, GroundWork has included PerfParse to facilitate the storage and analysis of binary performance data produced by Nagios. Other open source components include Network Mapper, or Nmap, a utility for network exploration or security auditing; Cacti network graphing software; Jetspeed portal software from Apache Software Foundation; and the MySQL database.” Read the full article Education & TrainingWeb Seminar: Forrester On Open Source IT ManagementHear Forrester Research analyst discuss the reasons behind the rapid growth of open source IT management and hear a customer share his experiences. Listen to the web seminar IT Management 101: Monitoring System Design PrinciplesLearn about GroundWork's "less is more" approach to monitoring an IT infrastructure, and why simple designs are the most effective. Read the white paper Upcoming EventsGroundWork Speaking At LinuxWorld SFCome hear GroundWork speak at LinuxWorld San Francisco on August 9 at 10:15 AM. GroundWork will discuss the emergence of integrated open source applications. Learn more about LinuxWorld Conference & Expo GroundWork Exhbiting at LinuxWorld SFCome see GroundWOrk at Booth #2025 on the second floor next to the .org pavilion. Learn more about LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
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