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Network monitoring / management

FEATURED: ServersCheck Monitoring Software Listing updated: April 1, 2010

ServersCheck Monitoring is a tool for monitoring, reporting and alerting on network and systems availability. It has 60+ different types of checks to monitor almost anything running in your network. You can monitor devices, using any TCP Port (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NNTP, POP3, SMTP, VNC, DNS, etc) and also perform database checks (ODBC, Oracle, MySQL), trap SNMP values (disk space, free memory, CPU usage, etc), verify content served from a web server and check NT services and process availability. If problems are detected, ServersCheck will alert you via SMS, e-mail, MSN and more. You can even send SMS messages back to the software. Monitoring Software runs as a local service and is administrated via a browser based interface. Additional features include alerts and graph output for long-term statistics tracking. The software can be extended with environmental sensors (temperature, humidity, power failure and water). This enables you to monitor your systems both from the inside and the outside.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.61 [84 votes] - Vote
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sl360 Tool Suite Listing updated: November 17, 2010

ScriptLogic sl360 Tool Suite consolidates dozens of network management and network monitoring tools into a single, integrated interface. The tool suite includes Cisco configuration management, server and application monitoring, open source and third party integration, a robust encrypted credential store, the ability to save and flow results between tools, deep network discovery (with network mapping) and syslog server capabilities. All of these tools compliment the extensive real-time monitoring provided by the sl360 Dashboard.
  • Users' Rating: 4.5 [4 votes] - Vote
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Admin Report Kit for Windows Enterprise (ARKWE) Listing updated: December 22, 2011

Admin Report Kit for Windows Enterprise (ARKWE) is a powerful reporting solution for the Microsoft Windows Network. ARKWE collects configuration information about Windows domains & servers, users/groups, policies, events, services, installed applications, shares, permissions, printers, data sources etc. The reports are presented in a variety of formats that are simple, elegant and highly customizable for System Administrators, IT infrastructure Managers and Systems Audit personnel to use and act on. ARKWE's basket of Built-in reports provide powerful, ready-to-use reports that assist in both Management reporting and Compliance reporting requirements such as SOX and HIPAA.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.35 [17 votes] - Vote
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EventSentry Listing updated: November 30, 2011

EventSentry is an affordable yet flexible real-time log, system and network monitoring suite. You can receive event log alerts through a variety of notifications (e.g. email, pager, etc.) and our filtering engine supports advanced features such as thresholds, day/time settings, summaries, timers, recurring schedules and more. EventSentry also helps companies meet the requirements of SOX, HIPAA, PCI and more through event log consolidation. With EventSentry you can consolidate events to a central database (many database type including Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL are supported) and create a variety of reports with the web-based reporting component. EventSentry uses reliable agents which monitor your machines without any impact on performance. Agents ensure that your systems are monitored in realtime regardless of network connectivity. Additionally, EventSentry also monitors services, disk space, performance, software/hardware, NTP and file checksums. EventSentry's compliance tracking feature normalizes Windows security events and provides insightful tracking information about Active Directory, application usage and logon activity. Network devices can be monitored through Syslog, SNMP and heartbeat checks.

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  • Users' Rating: 4.54 [79 votes] - Vote
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CleverEye Listing updated: October 3, 2011

CleverEye is availability monitoring software for server monitoring, application monitoring, database monitoring, and monitoring other network resources. Track response time and availability information.

Always scalable, modules start at an economical $99 each.
  • Users' Rating: 4.46 [35 votes] - Vote
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ServiceKeeper Listing updated: October 3, 2011

ServiceKeeper controls the status of your network's devices, services and resources: Windows Services Status (running, pending, etc.), TCP/IP Services (HTTP, SMTP, FTP, TELNET, PING, etc - It allows you to check regularly the availability of your network ports and to monitor Internet Services and multiple web sites from one server), File system (file sizes, file count, free disk space), Event Log filtering (Watches for specific events in the event log), Process memory and CPU usage, Windows system Counters, Custom scripts (Write your custom VBScript, includes access to ServiceKeeper internal variables) It also recovers failing critical applications using a variety of methods: Restart Services, Kill Service processes (No need to reboot), Start service on a different server (redundancy), Reboot servern Run custom programs/scripts or batch files, Clean up files (move, delete, copy etc.)Notifies downtime via: Email (SMTP), pager, SMS, Windows messaging (Net Send), Phone call notification using computer-generated speech, HTML and Event Log Users have the possibility to notify all group members and combine multiple notification tools. ServiceKeeper also produces Statistic Reports on overall availability, downtime detection and recoveries. Services scheduling: Stops services at night during backups, Restricts server access at specific times, Restarts services every night to clean up resources (memory, handles etc.)
  • Users' Rating: 4.47 [19 votes] - Vote
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ENow Compass Listing updated: September 27, 2011

Compass is an innovative systems management tool that combines all of the key elements for Active Directory monitoring and reporting - delivered in a single, user-friendly dashboard. Developed by Active Directory Architects who have real world experience managing and troubleshooting numerous enterprise environments, Compass is affordable, installs in minutes and will help you improve system uptime, simplify troubleshooting AD, identify and resolve DNS issues, and improve security.

Compass protects the foundation of your network by continually monitoring and reporting on all the various aspects of Active Directory. Identify logon failures, account lockouts and replication issues. With over 30 built-in reports, Compass serves as a powerful reporting tool for AD Administrators and Help Desk Technicians. The user-friendly, web-based interface enables users to easily manage and audit user accounts, groups, computers and domain controllers. Keep all key members of your team informed through our award-winning personalized dashboard views that automatically self-generate, always displaying the most current data. Identify issues before they cause outages or security breaches - Request a free trial of Compass!

  • Users' Rating: 4.5 [2 votes] - Vote
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Account Lockout Examiner Listing updated: September 20, 2011

Quickly identifies account lockout reason without doing routine work: detects, diagnoses, and resolves Active Directory user account lockouts in real time cutting down administrative costs associated with a manual resolution of account lockouts.
  • Users' Rating: 4.14 [7 votes] - Vote
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Altiris Client Management Suite Listing updated: September 1, 2011

Altiris Client Management Suite is a management solution that reduces the total cost of ownership for desktops, notebooks, and handheld devices. Developed for IT professionals who manage computing devices on a regular basis, the suite enables administrators to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot systems from virtually anywhere.

Key Features: Central Web-based management console; Role-and-scope-based security; Zero-touch OS deployment and migration; Integrated hardware and software inventory with Web-based reporting; Policy-based software management; Automated patch management; Software license compliance and harvesting; Centralized management of mixed hardware and OS environments

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  • Users' Rating: 3.67 [9 votes] - Vote
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Kerio Control Listing updated: July 7, 2011

Kerio Control is a tool for monitoring your Internet connection and network traffic. It allows the administrator to create various statistics, charts, graphs, etc. It can capture and display the following information: On-line load status of the line (in graphical form), Online accounting of transmitted data (for individual workstations), Table of active connections (for individual workstations), Log of visited websites, Log of sent and received emails (with sender/recipient addresses), Allows the administrator to view the contents of visited websites and sent/received emails.

  • Users' Rating: 3.8 [5 votes] - Vote
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