White Papers
In-Depth Information
We've put together a series of white papers discussing best practices in systems and network management and monitoring.
- Pricing Study: GroundWork Open Source VS HP Software
- This study examines in detail the cost savings offered by GroundWork relative to comparable offerings from HP Software, although similar savings would also be expected for comparisons against BMC, CA, or IBM.
- Calculating the Financial Justification of Monitoring Systems
- This white paper shows how to justify investment in your monitoring system by using it to calculate and improve Corporate Productivity, IT Productivity, Capital Cost Avoidance, and Enabling IT Service Management Costs.
- Design Principles for IT Monitoring Systems
- Not getting the maximum benefit from your IT monitoring system? See how you can achieve significantly greater business benefits from monitoring, including higher application availability, higher employee productivity and lower IT capital and operating costs. This white paper presents principles that allow you to take control of your system.
- Optimizing Application Monitoring
- Tired of finding out from your customers that you're offline? This white paper explains various methods of application monitoring and a methodology for choosing which ones make sense in your environment.
- Rationalizing the Multi-Tool Environment
- More than one monitoring tool in your environment? Considering replacing them with a framework solution? Discover how a rationalized multi-tool approach can save you 25%-50%. This white paper presents implementation steps that enable you to integrate those monitoring tools, creating a flexible, scalable and cost effective solution.
- Extending Nagios®* to Create a Comprehensive Monitoring Solution
- Already using open source? Want to get the best of open source and enterprise-class monitoring in a single package? Find out how. This white paper details how GroundWork Open Source integrates best-of-breed open source approaches with its own components to provide a complete network and systems monitoring solution.
- From Open View to Open Source
- Unsure if open source is right for you? Learn the drivers for considering open source and the IT situations where open source makes sense. This white paper discusses mature open source systems and network management alternatives to traditional proprietary solutions.
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