Zabbix is a powerful software solution that specializes in tracking and evaluating the health and reliability of network parameters, servers, applications, services, virtual machines, and much more. It supports a robust notification mechanism that enables users to set up email-based alerts for nearly any event, facilitating quick response times to server issues. The software's key strengths lie in its superb reporting and data visualization capabilities which are derived from the data it stores.
Features
The software supports both polling and trapping techniques. All configuration parameters, reports, and statistics of Zabbix can be accessed via its web-based frontend—an attribute that allows you to assess your network status and server health from anywhere. When optimally configured, Zabbix becomes a vital tool in IT infrastructure monitoring, beneficial to either small organizations or large corporations.
Zabbix also effectively assists in detecting problems instantly with automated tracking of your metrics. This real-time problem detection feature offers high flexibility in definition options with separate conditions for problem identification and resolution along with multiple severity levels. Additionally, Zabbix ensures critical issues are brought to your attention through a variety of messaging channels which include Email and SMS (either via reliable USB modems or Online SMS gateways). This ensures the responsible personnel receives timely notifications about various events occurring within the environment.
