Archive for Open Source Software
Open source in IT management
Write a Zenpack win Fabulous Prizes
You don’t need to program a thing to write a Zenpack.
Here’s a quick tutorial on how to export a Zenpack from your existing Zenoss instance. In ten minutes time you can export a Zenpack and then share it with other users. It could be a monitor for Oracle or your NetApp filer or something else that you have set up under Zenoss already. The key is to start sharing your experience with other Zenoss users and have them do the same so it’s easier bring applications and hardware under management.
Now for the fabulous prizes, for the first ten people who create a Zenpack I am offering a limited edition, black Zenoss Golf Shirt. Take my word for it they are very nice. If I get 20 Zenpacks in the next 30 days, I will institute the mystery prize, something very cool yet to be decided. To win I will draw from the names of all Zenpack contributors.
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Zenpacks
We are working on documentation including a Zenpack developer’s guide but here’s a simple introduction on how to create and export a Zenpack from the Zenoss GUI. We’ve also started a Zenpack forum where you can ask questions about Zenpacks or share your ideas with other Zenoss users.
If you are interested in contributing a Zenpack or have ideas on what would make a good Zenpack
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Open Source Software and the Power
It’s also a pretty good summary of how open source software is become a leveler that allow more organizations to take advantage of the benefits of enterprise-grade software without the Fortune 1000 price. The reason we can do this is because we have the benefit of collaborating with our users in a transparent way.
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Open Source Network Management
Zenoss Core running on Ubuntu to create a complete open source network management stack. It’s good for us to see because as much as I wish that Zenoss Core met their needs to accomplish all of this on it’s own, but it’s nice to see that you can combine other open source solutions to create a solution that’s appealing to small companies and large companies like those that belong to the Fortune 1000.
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Zenoss Core Beta Release 2.0.92
The latest packaged version of Zenoss Core Beta for 2.1, Release 2.0.92, is available for download.
Zenoss Core 2.1 marks a significant update for many areas of Zenoss Core, including overall look and feel, back-end performance enhancements and added functionality. This beta release will have only critical bug fixes before the final release target of October 18th. Please help us out by testing aggressively!
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Open Source Software Myths
Free open source software 50-50 rule
Users of open source software have been talking, and writing about the death of proprietary software model for a very long time. Their main argument has been that customers and enterprises were no longer willing to pay 100% astronomical prices for software that only offered 50% usable functionality.
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