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Proactive Server Monitoring Software

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Hi all,

First off i would just like to say that i understand that what im asking for may not be possible.

I work in a small unit of a large organisation offering different types of 'IT services'

I have been asked to take a project from an ex employee regarding proactive server monitoring software. The ex employee was creating this in VB however after having a breif look the code isnt up to shape and i do not have the time to continue with the project.

We are now after software off the market that will meet our needs.

-Event Log Monitoring
-Service Monitoring
-Backup Monitoring (most of our customers are using backup exec)
-Windows Update Monitoring
-Performance Monitoring
-Anti Virus Monitoring (most of our customers are using Mcafee)
-Disk monitoring
-Inventory Monitoring

As far as i can see we will need a piece of software for 'Windows' and then two other ways (emailing results through backup exec for example) for Backup exec and Mcafee.

How would you go about facing this? Is there a product on the market you have experience with?

Thanking in advanced,

Regards,

Steve

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I was faced with a similar problem, we needed to monitor all our servers, workstations, switches, printers and bandwidth. There were a few programs that did some but not all of the above, they were expensive too. Then, out of nowhere............I found out about Spiceworks! It's great! I was expecting simple monitoring but this gave me everything, even how much ink was left in my printers.

I Spiceworks could do just that so I thought I'd try it out and right away my workload was reduced by at least 80%! I was able to track all events of every single server and workstation. Security logs, newly installed/removed software, remaining warranty, rogue devices, status of local and network printers, available/recent updates......just too much to list!

Other features include stuff like network mapping, a helpdesk, detailed charts and more. It good a really big user base so support is not a problem. If your manager resists "free" software, you can justify it by paying a fee to remove the ads.

http://www.spiceworks.com/
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I was faced with a similar problem, we needed to monitor all our servers, workstations, switches, printers and bandwidth. There were a few programs that did some but not all of the above, they were expensive too. Then, out of nowhere............I found out about Spiceworks! It's great! I was expecting simple monitoring but this gave me everything, even how much ink was left in my printers.

I Spiceworks could do just that so I thought I'd try it out and right away my workload was reduced by at least 80%! I was able to track all events of every single server and workstation. Security logs, newly installed/removed software, remaining warranty, rogue devices, status of local and network printers, available/recent updates......just too much to list!

Other features include stuff like network mapping, a helpdesk, detailed charts and more. It good a really big user base so support is not a problem. If your manager resists "free" software, you can justify it by paying a fee to remove the ads.

http://www.spiceworks.com/


This is very worth checking out. Thanks a lot. Have given you a thumbsup. Should vote for Best Answer.
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