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  • Published Online:
    November  2024
  • Product Name:
    The IUP Journal of Telecommunications
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    Article
  • Product Code:
    IJTC021124
  • Author Name:
    Paschal Uchenna Chinedu, Ogochukwu T Emiri, Oludare Temiloluwa Stephen, Emmanuel John Abah, Wilson Nwankwo, Pascal Chukwuemeka Nwankwo and Ahmed Danisah Kamaldeen
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    Engineering
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    20-63
Volume 16, Issue 4, November 2024
Performance and Effectiveness of Open- Source IT Monitoring Tools: An Empirical Evaluation of Zabbix and Nagios
Abstract

The paper presents an empirical evaluation of two widely adopted open-source monitoring tools, Zabbix and Nagios Core. The comparison focuses on usability, functionality and overall effectiveness. The findings reveal that Zabbix is consistently rated higher by users, particularly for its ease of use and extensive feature set, making it a preferred choice for modern infrastructure monitoring in diverse business environments.

Introduction

Information technology (IT) infrastructure encompasses a comprehensive array of physical and virtual components essential for managing and operating enterprise IT ecosystems. These components include hardware (servers, routers and switches), software (operating systems, databases and applications), networking elements such as firewalls and load balancers (Irughe et al., 2022; Daniel et al., 2021; Chinedu et al., 2021; Chinedu et al., 2020a; 2020b; and Ukhurebor and Nwankwo, 2019), and data storage solutions such as cloud-based storage or on-premises data centers (Nwankwo et al., 2019; Nwankwo and Ukurebor, 2020; and Momoh et al., 2021).