In This GroundBreaker Issue:

• Learn More Now
  1. Gartner Report: IT Operations Management Hype Cycle
  2. Archived Webcast: Grid and Cluster Monitoring with Ganglia and GroundWork
• Upcoming Events
  1. Oracle Open World exhibitor, San Francisco (9/22 – 9/25)
  2. Live webcast: IT Monitoring Cost Challenge – HP Operations vs. GroundWork Open Source (9/30)
• Upcoming Training Events
  1. September offer: Getting Started with GroundWork Monitor Promotion – first 50 students are free to the 9/26 class
  2. New Network Management Suite (NMS) Course, San Francisco (9/23 - 9/24)
  3. September and October GroundWork University Course Schedules

Gartner Report: 2008 IT Operations Management Hype Cycle

Are you:

• Evaluating service management tools?
• Managing emerging technologies such as virtualization and SOA?
• Assessing investment risks based on cost and resources?

Read Gartner's IT Operations Management Hype Cycle report now and manage your expectations of ITOM emerging technologies.

Read Now

Archived Webcast: Grid and Cluster Monitoring with Ganglia and GroundWork Monitor

Hear about grid and cluster monitoring best practices in large–scale production environments. Understand the history of Ganglia and the problems Ganglia solves in clustered environments from a few of Ganglia's lead project contributors. (1 hour length)

View Now

September "Back to School" Offer: Free training to the first 50 registrants!

Being the early bird can save you headaches and now Benjamin's! Get a $49 off coupon from the Introduction to GroundWork Monitor online training session. Sign up today and use the offer code "GroundBreaker" and receive a free admission to the September 26th class. This 4 hour program is ideal for first time GroundWork Monitor administrators who want to learn how to install and deploy properly.

NMS training, San Francisco (9/23 - 9/24)

Classroom Course, San Francisco

This course is a thorough exploration of Network Management Suite's functionality with ample lab exercises so participants can install GroundWork and set up intricate monitors on a variety of devices.

If you are interested in attending our next class, please email us at [email protected] or call +1 866 899 4342.

Oracle Open World, San Francisco (9/22-9/25)

GroundWork Open Source will be an exhibitor at Oracle Open World. If you are attending, please stop by our booth # 224 and see us.

9/30 Live Webcast: IT Monitoring Cost Challenge – HP Operations vs. GroundWork Open Source

Hosted by Information Week

Tim Clark from the FactPoint Group will share his insights on the node based pricing. He will explain the pricing structure that HP and the other Big 4 vendors follow, and how either their customers are over-paying for uncompleted monitoring deployments or are over–paying to monitor custom applications.

David Dennis from GroundWork Open Source will explain how GroundWork Monitor Enterprise removes these pricing barriers and saves customers who leave the Big 4 to use GroundWork Monitor up to 87% of their maintenance cost which they were paying for annually. David will also share how node based pricing is no longer popular as it is unaccommodating to the ever-changing IT environment.

Register for the webcast now

Introduction to GroundWork Monitor

Are you new to the newsletter, and curious to know more about what GroundWork Monitor is and can do? Are you looking for better visibility in your IT Operations dashboard to improve efficiencies, save money and increase customer satisfaction?

Join us in a 30 minute live demonstration today!

September and October GroundWork University Courses

Getting Started with GroundWork Monitor

9/22, 9/26 (first 50 registrants FREE), 10/6, 10/10, 10/20, 10/24

System Administrator Online Course

10/7 – 10/9

System Administrator Onsite Courses

9/16 – 9/18 and 10/14 – 10/16

Network Management Suite (NMS) Course

9/23 - 9/24 and 10/21 - 10/22