Software livre na gerência de redes: uma implementação de ferramentas gratuitas e de código aberto como solução na gerência de redes

Abstract

This abstract contains a study of a free and open-source-tool management solution within a corporate network. Its objective is to manage several components of a wide network. Due to the number of devices and the complexity of networks increasing faster and faster, companies’ needs for keeping their digital systems working all the time are essential for business. Nowadays, there are many tools for all kinds of companies and business, some of which may be low-cost while others may demand thousands of dollars. This work was an experience to analyze an integrated solution of tools for managing a heterogeneous and critical network. The acknowledgement gathered with the development of this work intends to serve as basis for its use in a production environment or, perhaps, to justify a bigger investment with commercial tools.