DOCOMO adopts, invests in Couchbase. Apache Cassandra reaches 1.0. And more.
# DOCOMO Innovations adopted Couchbase as DOCOMO Capital invested in the NoSQL database vendor.
# The Apache Software Foundation announced Apache Cassandra v1.0.
# Nuxeo announced the availability of Nuxeo Cloud.
# SGI formed a distribution relationship with Cloudera and …
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Back in February I wrote an article titled A Small Fix For mysql-agent. Since then we did
a few more fixes to the agent and included a Bytes Behind
Master (or BBM) chart. For those who can't wait to get their
hands on the code, here's the current version: MySQL SNMP agent RPM. For those who'd like to
learn about it's capabilities and issues, keep reading.
What to Expect From this Version
The article I quoted above pretty much describes the main
differences with the original project, but we went further with
the changes while still relying on Masterzen's code for the data
collection piece.
The first big change is that we transformed Masterzen's code into
a Perl module, …
If you're already using an SNMP monitoring tool like OpenNMS, mysql-agent is a great way to add a number of
graphics using Net-SNMP. However mysql-agent has a small bug that
drove me crazy. I will try to highlight the process on how I
discovered it (and hence fix it) since it involved learning about
SNMP, how to diagnose it and eventually, once all the pieces came
together, how simple it is to write your own agents.
Although versions are not that important, just for the sake of
completeness we were using CentOS 5.5, MySQL 5.5.8 Community
RPMs, Net SNMP version 5.3.22 and OpenNMS Web Console
1.8.7.
The Problem
I …
One of the first special reports I wrote for 451 Group was an analysis of the open source systems management vendors on the scene — GroundWork, Hyperic, Zenoss, OpenNMS Group, Nagios Enterprises and some others. These named ones are those that made it and while there was some reckoning in the market and there have been changes, it is interesting to see these players still plugging away, pushing into new markets and powering open source for systems, network and application monitoring and management, including cloud computing environments.
When acquired by SpringSource a year ago, there was some question as to the real value of open source systems monitoring and management company Hyperic, which had taken the …
[Read more]Updating the MPL. Funding for Lucid and eXo. StatusNet. And more.
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Updating the MPL
# ZDnet reported that the 10-year-old Mozilla Public
License will be updated by the end of 2010, while Mitchell Baker
explained the
process.
Funding for Lucid and eXo
# Lucid Imagination raised $10m in series B funding from Shasta
Ventures, Granite Ventures and Walden International.
# eXo Platform raised $6m from Auriga …
[Read more]There’s been a fair amount of attention – both positive and negative – on dual licensing in recent weeks. A few days ago Brian Aker wrote: “The fact is, there are few, and growing fewer, opportunities to make money on dual licensing.”
It is a sweeping statement, but one that is worth further consideration, especially since, as Stephen O’Grady noted it is directly contradicted by Gartner’s prediction that: “By 2012, at least 70% of the revenue from commercial OSS will come from vendor-centric projects with dual-license business models.”
Success?
I remember reading this prediction back in December but dismissing it as …
[Read more]In a time when many tradeshows are experiencing lower then normal attendance the 8th Annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE 8x) had record attendance this past weekend in Los Angeles. I was there exhibiting and conducting a community training day for Zenoss and was very impressed by not only the quality of the program but the enthusiasm of the attendees.
Here are some of the highlights:
The Mini Conferences
On the Friday before the main SCaLE expo and speaking program starts many people hold …
[Read more]I’m really proud to announce the release of the version 1.0 of mysql-snmp.
What is mysql-snmp?
mysql-snmp is a mix between the excellent MySQL Cacti Templates and a Net-SNMP agent. The idea is that combining the power of the MySQL Cacti Templates and any SNMP based monitoring would unleash a powerful mysql monitoring system. Of course this project favorite monitoring system is OpenNMS.
mysql-snmp is shipped with the necessary OpenNMS configuration files, but any other SNMP monitoring software can …
[Read more]Government adoption. Financial results. New funding. And more.
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For the latest on Oracle’s acquisition of MySQL via Sun, see Everything you always wanted to know about MySQL but were afraid to ask
Government approval
The US Department of Defense issued guidance on the adoption of open source
software, while ComputerWorld reported that the U.S Department of Defense has
open-sourced an …
CodePlex, patents and Linux code. An interesting few days for Microsoft open source.
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CodePlex, CodePlex, CodePlex!
Microsoft launched the CodePlex Foundation to facilitate
open source contributions, and confirmed the departure of Sam Ramji.
Patents, Patents, Patents!
The OIN confirmed the acquisition of 22 patents formerly
owned by …