Observium

Observium is a network monitoring platform that finds devices on its own and needs little upkeep. It shows the health and status of a network through a straightforward interface.

What Observium offers

• Auto-discovery: locates devices without manual set-up for each one.
• Wide device support: handles equipment from many vendors and operating systems.
• Status overview: a single interface for network health.

Who it works with

Network administrators who monitor mixed estates of equipment from many manufacturers. The description stresses a platform that is powerful yet simple to use, needing little maintenance once running, and that gives a clear view of how healthy the network is and what state each device is in.

Key facts

• Supported platforms: Cisco, Windows, Linux, HP, Juniper, Dell, FreeBSD, Brocade, Netscaler and NetApp, among others