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Checkmk

Score9.3 out of 10

17 Reviews and Ratings

What is Checkmk?

Checkmk is a solution for IT Monitoring of servers, applications, networks, cloud infrastructures (public, private, hybrid), containers, storage, databases and environment sensors. It can be deployed under all major Linux distributions or users can run it as Docker container or virtual appliance on other operating systems including Windows.

The tool is available as a Raw Edition, which is open-source, and as an Enterprise Edition with a many additional enterprise features. The subscriptions for the Enterprise Edition start at 600 Euro per year. With the Free Edition users can make use of all features of the Enterprise Edition and monitor up to 10 hosts for free without time limits. The vendor states that today more than 2.000 customers like SIXT, Vodafone, Airbus or Bosch already use Checkmk.

An excellent European and open-source monitoring solution.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We currently use Checkmk to monitor all our IT infrastructure from vmware cluster and vms to our network switches and firewall. We use both Windows and Linux in our organization, the Checkmk agent is excellent in both environments. Checkmk allows us to avoid unexpected issues and downtime due to its in-depth monitoring of services. Also, the graphs and data are an excellent tool for management to show downtime and stats.

Pros

  • monitoring
  • alerts
  • Graphs

Cons

  • Updates
  • mobile interface
  • Agent for android devices

Return on Investment

  • avoid downtime
  • Plan updates based on usage of a VM or network switch to avoid impacting users
  • User satisfaction increased due to less visible downtime or issues with our IT infrastructure.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Nagios XI

Other Software Used

GLPI, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Synology Active Backup Suite

Checkmk the SNMP savior

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Checkmk to track changes on the network connected to our networking equipment. With thousands of network connections using Checkmk to manage them has made my life significantly easier. I am alerted when a port is disconnected or connected allowing a proper trace of the cable. Checkmk also has assisted me with monitoring all equipment attached to the software to ensure network quality is in check as well as device status. Very useful for servers for knowing if there is a RAID issue or disk issue.

Pros

  • Device Management
  • Monitoring Network Quality
  • Device Quality of Service
  • SNMP
  • IOT Monitoring

Cons

  • Layout
  • Ease of Use
  • Upgradability

Most Important Features

  • SNMP
  • Network Monitoring
  • Device Management

Return on Investment

  • Saved me time in finding ports in the building
  • Troubleshooting Servers
  • Tracking good or bad network connections

Alternatives Considered

PRTG Network Monitor

Other Software Used

Atera