Open Source Monitoring: GroundWork 5.3 released, an interview with David Dennis
Groundwork, the provider of the open source based network management software, announced the availability of GroundWork 5.3. The new platform increased scalability, the number of devices managed by a single subscription, and avoids per-node licensing.
Reading the press release few questions came up in my mind. I asked David Dennis, senior director of product marketing at Groundwork, more about GroundWork’s customer base, how GroundWork keeps pace with open source innovation and how GroundWork benefits from using the BitRock Network Service.
Roberto Galoppini, 
Roberto,
Very astute observation the fact that while we get classified the same we obviously have very different paths to market:
“so that firms like Zenoss and GroundWork seem to use just the same model – i.e. differentiating on features their commercial and community products. On the contrary they use different open source production models, resulting in different core capabilities and configuration of activities (see “what is an open source business model” for more references on business models’ building blocks).”
Best Regards, Mark