Searching for a SolarWinds alternative usually happens at a turning point. For some organizations, it starts with a renewal quote that exceeds expectations. For others, it follows a strategic review...
SolarWinds Alternative: Why Icinga Is the Open Source Option for Scalable Infrastructure Monitoring
Searching for a SolarWinds alternative usually happens at a turning point. For some organizations, it starts with a renewal quote that exceeds expectations. For others, it follows a strategic review...
Icinga Insiders: Collaborating With Users to Improve Icinga Web
Icinga Insiders: How User Research Shapes the Future of Icinga Web Icinga Insiders is one of our core initiatives for involving users directly in the ongoing development of Icinga Web, its modules, and new functionality. Through structured research sessions, we gain...
Releasing Icinga DB v1.5.1
Today we are announcing the release of Icinga DB version 1.5.1. This release addresses the issue of leaking SQL prepared statements when Icinga DB is configured as a source for Icinga Notifications. Each time the custom variables for an Icinga Notifications event were...
Icinga 2 API with Let’s Encrypt certificates, just for fun
In our community forum Michael already outlined the possibility to operate Icinga 2 with an external certification authority, not the one Icinga 2 generates by itself. Thomas, one of our NETWAYS colleagues, reported his experience in that field: in short, it's easy to...
Releasing Icinga DB Web v1.1.1 and Icinga Web 2.12.1
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Icinga DB Web v1.1.1 and Icinga Web 2.12.1. Icinga DB Web You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. Automated Migration The release of v1.0.0 already assisted in migrating URLs from the...
Local Kubernetes-Cluster with Minikube
Hello there! I'm currently a trainee at Icinga, and I'm excited to share my experiences with you regarding our fascinating project involving the integration of Kubernetes into Icinga's monitoring infrastructure. To make this task more manageable and efficient, we've...
Releasing Icinga Reporting v1.0
Yes! It's true! As of today, we are announcing the general availability of Icinga Reporting in version 1.0. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. Please also refer to the corresponding upgrade section in the documentation. What's New? As you...
Releasing Icinga Director v1.11
You may have noticed that, during the last few weeks, we released a bunch of new versions for different components of our stack. It's a very exciting time of the year for us, since we're currently finishing work that we have done through the last months. Today, we're...
Why infrastructure monitoring is important
In today's technology driven world, businesses rely heavily on their digital infrastructure to operate efficiently and serve customers effectively. With the growing complexity of these infrastructures, ensuring their stability and performance has become paramount....
Releasing Icinga Certificate Monitoring v1.3.0
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Icinga Certificate Monitoring in version 1.3.0. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. Please also refer to the corresponding upgrade section in the documentation. What’s New? We have made a...
Releasing Icinga Business Process Modeling v2.5
Today we’re announcing the general availability of Icinga Business Process Modeling v2.5.0. You can find all issues related to this release on our Roadmap. A Browser's Nemesis Since the very beginning, Icinga Business Process Modeling provides the possibility to...
Dependency Redundancy Groups in Icinga 2.14
Icinga 2.14 introduced a new feature that allows to better model complex dependencies between your hosts and services: redundancy groups. Let's take an e-mail server as an example. In order to deliver outgoing messages, it has to look up the addresses of the...
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