PHP has evolved over the years and has become a lot reliable, faster and refined. And with the release of PHP 8, which contained many features (named arguments, union types, attributes, constructor...
Four Modern PHP Features That Show How Far the Language Has Come
PHP has evolved over the years and has become a lot reliable, faster and refined. And with the release of PHP 8, which contained many features (named arguments, union types, attributes, constructor...
Icinga Partnering in Action: The Shadow-Soft Success Story
Shadow-Soft has been our key partner in North America for more than a decade. During this time, they have built a strong enterprise monitoring practice around Icinga and successfully delivered complex projects across large customer environments. In our newly published...
Icinga Director v1.11.6 Release
We are happy to announce the release of Icinga Director version 1.11.6. This release addresses several important bug fixes and introduces improvements that enhance the overall stability of Icinga Director. Database Schema Upgrade Columns storing large strings for...
Automation: Data processing of imported data using property modifiers in Icinga Director
The raw data imported from the external sources (CSV, SQL, REST API, LDAP, etc.) is usually not in the right format. Hence, they have to be processed or converted before they are used to modify objects using synchronization rules. To do this, Icinga Director provides...
Looking for a PRTG Alternative? Here’s Why You Should Consider Icinga
If you’re reading this, chances are high you’re looking for a PRTG alternative and considering switching from Paessler PRTG to Icinga. Maybe it’s the rising costs of PRTG, or maybe you want a monitoring solution that gives you more flexibility and control. Whatever...
Revising Icinga Exchange
Icinga is an open-source project, but it's only become the product we like to use thanks to co-development, brainstorming and suggestions from the community. That's why we created a platform in the past to facilitate the exchange of custom implementations like check...
Common cloud monitoring challenges we can overcome!
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, businesses are moving their operations to the cloud more than ever before. This shift brings incredible benefits like scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. While it does introduce various common cloud monitoring...
Women in Tech: My Journey at Icinga
Four years ago I joined Icinga. Back then, everything was new to me: a new team, a new industry, and an exciting challenge. Today, four years later, I look back on an incredible, inspiring journey – one that has taught me so much, both professionally and personally,...
Understanding Observability, Monitoring, and Telemetry Differences
Defining the Terms: Observability, Monitoring, and Telemetry In the realm of IT infrastructure, understanding observability, monitoring, and telemetry is crucial. Each plays a distinct role in system management. While they interconnect, their specific functions...
Meet the Icinga Team in Ghent!
We invite you to join Icinga COO Blerim Sheqa and our developers for the Icinga Meetup in Ghent (Belgium) on February 5, 2025. This event is part of Config Management Camp 2025 and represents a great opportunity to connect with the Icinga community, learn about the...
Releasing Icinga Director v1.11.3
We are happy to announce the release of Icinga Director version 1.11.3. This release addresses few important bug fixes making Icinga Director more stable. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. UI This update resolves several errors caused in...
Icinga Notifications – How to Set Up Desktop Alerts
We recently released the beta version of our Notification Web Module, which includes a cool feature that is not yet known to everyone. We named it Desktop Notifications (Browser Push Notifications). With this feature enabled, your browser can send you instant...
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