Re: [hobbit] Wanna show off.

[Buchan Milne <bgmilne (at) staff.telkomsa.net>]

On Monday 29 June 2009 08:32:00 Neil Franken wrote:

> Where can I find the Hobbit User list? Our company is being monitored by
> Xymon but we have a new manager here that suffers from MS mania.  He now
> wants to spend a couple of thousand dollars on a new monitoring system.
> I am not going to back down without a fight so if I can show him this
> list maybe he will realize the error of his ways.

From a business perspective, there may not be an error in his ways.

Frankly, a business needs to ensure that their requirements are met in a cost 
effective manner.

So, I would start out from the standpoint that your monitoring tools may not 
necessarily satisfy the business requirements, and that you are happy to work 
with him to document the monitoring requirements. Once they are documented, 
show that you can satisfy all the monitoring requirements with a lower cost, 
and no businessman will decide against you.

Don't fight, cooperate to show that you take the business needs into account, 
and have actually satisfied them.

If there are any monitoring requirements you don't meet yet ... identify them 
and let's see if we can provide options, before you have to report.

I can however note that at least two ISPs in South Africa run Hobbit/Xymon 
(and Devmon). A recent sporting event in South Africa used Hobbit for 
monitoring components of the network ...

I can give you some more examples off-list.

Regards,
Buchan