IT Infrastructure Insights

PRTG Free does what many larger tools overcomplicate. It gives fast visibility into essential systems, highlights early warnings, and doesn’t bury the operator in clicks or jargon. It’s limited only in scale — not in function.

OpenNMS isn’t fast to set up, but it earns its place. It’s not glossy, and it won’t win UX awards — but when it’s configured right, it doesn’t miss. It catches patterns, not just pings. It stays up. It doesn’t phone home. And it doesn’t hide behind paywalls.

LanTopoLog doesn’t try to be a NOC dashboard. It doesn’t graph bandwidth, monitor uptime, or aggregate logs. What it does is map physical connections clearly — so that when someone asks “where is this device connected?”, there’s an actual answer.

NetDisco isn’t new, and that’s part of the appeal. It solves a real problem — network visibility at the cable level — with no vendor lock-in, no subscriptions, and no unrealistic promises.