You may recall that we engaged with Fortify Software to do a full code audit of Hyperic HQ. Now, Fortify and the FindBugs project have teamed up on a new initiative, the Java Open Review Project. We’re proud to have Hyperic HQ as one of the charter open source projects. This is all about making [...]

Hyperic HQ 2.7.6 is an exciting frontier for Hyperic. With this release, we’ve added open source support of VMware Server, ESX, and GSX. dougm will be around later today to spell out what this release means in terms of VMware management, but suffice it to say that HQ now has more comprehensive monitoring of VMware [...]

The USENIX LISA Conference convenes once again this week, this time in Washington, DC. I always enjoy this conference – those in attendance are top notch sysadmins and IT gurus. This will mark my 3rd time at LISA, and my first in a non-west coast setting (it rotates between eastern and western US venues). Hyperic [...]

You can find the press release here. You may have noticed that multiple companies have now decided to add Hyperic technology to their enterprise offerings. It turns out that integrated management capabilities are a big deal. Who knew? Those rascally IT ops managers don’t want to add anything to their data center that’s going to [...]

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Jack Loftus has published an interview of Javier Soltero, Hyperic CEO, over at SearchOpenSource. In this interview, Javier gets to the heart of why open source is marching into the IT management arena: “There is a notion that as we roll more and more technology into the data center, you – administrators – end up [...]

In this article on ITManagement.com, Theo Ludwick published an extended piece about the Hyperic SIGAR – MySQL announcement. Unknown to us before we read this, Zack Urlocker left this gem of a quote: “These guys [Hyperic] are really the experts. We looked at several libraries and also considered writing it ourselves. The biggest thing that [...]

You may have noticed some articles and blog posts recently regarding our announcement with MySQL. This has been in development for quite some time, and we’ve been so excited about it, that it’s been difficult to keep a lid on it. We’ve been working with the MySQL folks for a while now, because they wanted [...]

JBoss, MySQL first to integrate Hyperic technology into their offerings SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2006 – Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open-source IT management, today announced a partner program that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to add enterprise-class, multi-platform IT management capabilities to their products. MySQL and JBoss are among the first companies [...]

Hyperic’s SIGAR Cross-Platform API to be Integrated into MySQL’s new Monitoring & Advisory Service SAN FRANCISCO – October 30, 2006 – Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open-source IT management, today announced a technology license agreement with MySQL AB, the developer of the world’s most popular open source database. Under terms of the agreement, Hyperic’s [...]

My all time favorite distribution of Linux is Red Hat 6.2, yes, Red Hat 6.2. Hyperic’s HQ product includes binary versions of SIGAR for each supported platform. In general, that means one binary for each supported OS and architecture combination. Each binary supports a number of release for each OS, with the exception of FreeBSD [...]

As Oracle OpenWorld is now underway, our thoughts at Hyperic have recently turned to the idea of software “stacks”. An unfortunate development has taken place in the world of open source software: stack-mania. Some software vendors are trying to push on customers a monolithic, one-size-fits-all “stack,” usually consisting of a single operating system and a [...]

Hyperic is happy to announce the latest version of the open source IT management platform, Hyperic HQ 2.7.5 (release notes). Note that existing customers should consult with support before contemplating an upgrade. For almost all customers, we recommend sticking with HQ 2.6.x, as bug fixes are maintained in both the 2.6 and 2.7 series. Download [...]

Hyperic HQ Undergoes Code Audit From Fortify SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open source IT management, today enhanced the security of its Hyperic HQ IT management platform with a comprehensive code audit, courtesy of Fortify Source Code Analysis. The audit, together with the addition of Fortify Source Code Analysis to Hyperic’s development [...]

Neil McAllister, editor extraordinaire at InfoWorld, gives BEA a tongue-lashing (keyboard-lashing?) for recent statements by Rob Levy, BEA CTO. Although I have to admit, I don’t see what the story is here. Here is another traditional proprietary company suddenly realizing that it’s market is collapsing beneath them, and then they lash out at open source [...]

With Latest Hyperic HQ Version, System Administrators Can More Easily Manage Heterogeneous Environments with Free Downloads SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hyperic Inc., the leader in multi-platform, open source IT management, today announced the availability of the latest version of Hyperic HQ. The new version adds Windows support to the eight operating systems and platforms already supported by [...]

Glyn Moody (of Rebel Code fame) posted a nice article on LWN.net (subscribers only) with a rundown of the companies that founded and now comprise the Open Management Consortium (OMC). And Glyn was kind enough to include this quote from yours truly: “The problem that existing management software strives to address – integrating with every [...]

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Phil Wainright has written a post on his blog at ZDNet about the “commoditization of systems management.” Phil’s blog focuses on SaaS, so that’s his perspective when he discusses being able to manage systems from afar without the need for an agent (Hyperic HQ uses an agent-server architecture). There are a couple of points he [...]

Opening Move with Scott Mace, a series of podcasts on the Open Source Conversations channel, has just posted a podcast with Javier, “From Proprietary to Open Source“. It’s a wide-ranging discussion about Hyperic’s decision to release software under the GPL, why we chose the GPL, and with whom we compete. On the competitive landscape, Javier [...]

We are pleased to announce the general availability of Hyperic HQ 2.7.4. You may download this release from the SourceForge.net project page. Please read the release notes before proceeding! As always, report any issues on our Jira tracker and collaborate with other HQ users on our forums.

I somehow failed to see this the first time around, so this is a month late. Rob Lackey, Manager of Information Technology at SugarCRM, included us in his LinuxWorld roundup. Here’s the relevant snippet: ” 3) Hyperic – System Management with Open Source System management seemed to be a frequent theme for the show, with [...]

I sat in on a sales visit yesterday, and they were wowed by our demo and presentation. In fact, the results are getting so predictable with prospective customers that it’s almost boring – we show them the stuff, and they show us the money. Before coming to Hyperic, I had never seen sales calls this [...]

John Mark has written an article investigating the reality of the benefits received when releasing software as open source, especially as it pertains to the crowded IT software market. The fundamental question: can you get the same benefits without actually releasing open source software?

Dana was kind enough to interview Javier Soltero, Hyperic CEO, about how the open source conversion has gone at Hyperic. A few thousand downloads later, it’s going swimmingly. Javier notes that “Open source is no panacea” – the product must be solid, and that open source, by itself, doesn’t solve underlying problems with the software.