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Open Source Meta-Forges: MonitoringForge is online!

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Roberto Galoppini
on September 16, 2009
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Yesterday GroundWork announced the launch of MonitoringForge, probably the first vertical meta-forge of open source projects belonging to a specific software category (IT monitoring).

Talking frequently with David Dennis - Senior Director marketing at GroundWork - I happened to share with him the idea that a neutral open source monitoring à la CMSMatrix was missing.  Now that GroundWork decided to start an initiative somehow going towards that direction I asked Tara Spalding, VP Marketing at GroundWork, to comment the news.
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Open Source Monitoring: Hyperic adds BI to IT Operation in an Open Core Cross-selling Fashion

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Roberto Galoppini
on February 6, 2009
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Hyperic, the provider of open source web infrastructure management software, on Monday announced the addition of an advanced business intelligence platform (Hyperic Operations IQ) to its  web application performance monitoring offering.

After receiving growing attention in Europe, Hyperic lower the bar to systems management utility embedding the Jaspersoft Professional Edition into the Hyperic IQ framework, enabling executives to read web performance data.

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Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.