Nagios, called NetSaint in its early versions, is a best of class, industry standard, open source (yes, free!) and fully extendable tool for monitoring networks. With surprising little effort, you can ...

Network monitors are an absolute must-have for any network administrator. But which tool, out of the thousands, should you consider for your tool kit? Jack Wallen offers up his five favorites. Your ...

Cross-platform management vendor Centrify this week introduced an auditing tool that lets Windows shops log, monitor and audit the activity of their users working in Unix and Linux environments.

Quick Summary Looking to maintain performance, availability, and health across critical server environments? Explore the top 10 server monitoring tools for CIOs in 2026 that help detect issues early, ...