Zenoss to Demonstrate Open Source Network Monitoring at LinuxFest Northwest

April 15, 2009 - PRLog -- Annapolis, MD –  Zenoss Inc., the leading commercial open source network and systems management provider, today announced it will be demonstrating its award-winning Zenoss Core open source monitoring project as a gold sponsor of LinuxFest Northwest 2009.


In addition to sponsoring and exhibiting, Zenoss Vice President of Community, Mark Hinkle, and Zenoss Community Manager, Matt Ray, will be delivering two presentations. “Sleep Soundly at Night: Network Monitoring with Zenoss Core” will cover the basics of using Zenoss Core to collect data and view networks, demonstrating how Zenoss provides a workflow to manage network events with a single view into all aspects of IT infrastructure. "Commercial Open Source, Balancing Community and Commerce” will tap into the symbiotic relationship between community and product – recognizing that building and maintaining a large community of users requires a dedication to the contributions of all users while providing a valuable product without limitations.


“As IT infrastructure grows and becomes more complex, administrators are overwhelmed with data and fatigued by never-ending alarms,” said Hinkle. “We plan to show LinuxFest attendees how to reduce their management burden by having better insight into their network via Zenoss Core's comprehensive monitoring suite – proving what makes Zenoss one of the fastest growing open source management solutions.”


The tenth anniversary of this event, being held April 25-26 in Bellingham, Washington, will feature internationally recognized speakers from leading companies and well-known open source projects, as well as exhibits and demonstrations for a wide range of interests and technical abilities, appealing to those looking for cost effective technical solutions. A non-profit corporation registered in the state of Washington, LinuxFest Northwest was founded to educate the public about all aspects of open source software, and is an all-volunteer organization.


About Zenoss, Inc.
Zenoss is a commercial open source software company delivering network, server and application monitoring solutions that offer comprehensive IT management and network monitoring. The result is an IT management solution that is more flexible and easier to deploy, use and maintain – all at a fraction of the cost of traditional IT management suites. Zenoss has won numerous awards, including InfoWorld's BOSSIE for Best Open Source Network Monitoring Solution, Enterprise Open Source Magazine Readers' Choice Award, Jolt Productivity Award and Network World's Clear Choice Award. The solutions are helping leading companies—such as Rackspace, VMware, Tyco Electronics, SugarCRM, Cap Gemini and Formica—avoid costly IT outages and better support their employees and customers. Zenoss is headquartered in Annapolis, MD and operates offices there and in Austin, TX. To learn more visit www.zenoss.com.


For more information:
Cindy Akus for Zenoss
cakus@crossroadspr.com
919-414-6082