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-----Original Message----- From: Bill Nash [mailto:billn@billn.net] Posted At: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 11:07 PM Posted To: NANOG Conversation: Enterprise syslog management and alert generation. Subject: Re: Enterprise syslog management and alert generation.

The X over time is a new one, it's been mentioned a couple times today, and I can certainly account for it. I've added it to my rapidly growing list.

- billn

As a current Netcool user that is one of several things that we've really come to like with their product. As Alexi says flexability in rules is HUGE, and is one of the reasons we've been very pleased with Netcool Omnibus. If there was an open source alternative I think it would be very attractive. I would agree that the rules engine is key. Oddly enough every operator is a little different and a solid (and easy to use) rules engine can make all the difference in the world. If you can be as good as Netcool then that is pretty impressive. Regards, Chad - ---------------------------- Chad E Skidmore One Eighty Networks, Inc. - AS12111 http://www.go180.net 509-688-8180 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.1 iQA/AwUBQbabgU2RUJ5udBnvEQJ9EgCfWpWU4L8cevOJLAy41dtYp0+q3uwAniE8 nqR+/s921KzHs/OkXNMdLUDn =efKB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----