Viakoo Health Monitoring Profile

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Aug 26, 2016

Viakoo, the company of ex-Intransa leaders, says they have created a monitoring tool for security networks that is easy to deploy and offers integrators an RMR stream.

We spoke with CEO Bud Broomhead about Viakoo product and pricing. In this report, we analyze Viakoo's service offering, pricing, limitations and comparison to Solarwinds and Nagios.

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** ***** **** ****** ************** ****** ******* *** *******. ** **** ******, ** ******* Viakoo's ******* ********, *******, *********** *** ********** ** ********** *** Nagios.

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Service ****** *** *******

***** *** * ******* *********, ******** **** * ******* **** version, *** *********** ******* ******** **** ******* ***** ****** (*********), phone **** *** ********* ******* (**********) ** ** *** *** version *** ******** ********* ******* *** **** ********* ********** ****** (Predictive).

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Price **********

******* *** ***** ***** *** **** * ********* *** ******. In **** **** **** ******** * ******* ****** "***** *****", charging * ***** *** ***, ***** ** *** **** ** called "*********** ****** ** ********". ***, ******** ***** ********* ********** ******* (******* ** *** **** ** *** **** redirecting ******** ** ******.***).

*** ***** ****** ** ***** *****, *** * ************-******* **** *******, ******** *** ******* ** ****** ******* ********** ********* ******* to *** *** *** ******* ** **** ****** ********** *****.

Limitations ** ******

******* *** ******* ********** ** ****** ** **** ***** ***** is ******** ** *** ** *** **** ******* ** *** VMS, ** ***** ** ******* **** ***** *** ******** *******. This ****** *** ******* **** ***** **** ** ******** ***'* or ********** **** ** *** ****** *** ***** ******** ** run.

****** ** ******** ** ********** ***-***** ******* (*******, ****** ******* components, ***.), ******* ** ** ******, ********* ****** *********** ***** only * ****** ** ** ******* *******. *** ***** ** customers *** *** ******* ** *** *** **** **** ** service *** ****** * ****** ******** *** *** **********.

********* *** ****-**** ********* ** **** ** ******'* *******, ***** some ****-******** ********* **** ******** ********* ***** ** *** ******. Viakoo **** **** *** ******* ** ********* * "******* *****" server **** ***** ** ********* ** * ********'* *** ******** by *** *** ** ****.

Compared ** **********/******

** * ******* ******, **** ** ******'* ************* ***** ** replicated ** ****** ********** ********* **** ************(**** ************ *****) ********(****). *** ********** ******* ** ****** **** ** **** ****** is *** ******* ** ****** *** ******** ** ***** *****, such ** ** ** ******** ** ***** ********** ** ****** evidence. *** ******* ****** ** *** ****** **** ****** ***** is ******* *********** ** ********* **** ******* ** *** ********** retention ********.

****** **** ***** **** ************** ** ** *** **** ** setup, ***** ******** ***** ************* ********* ********* *******, *** ***** data, ** ******* ************* ***** *** ********* **** *** *** server ** ** ********* **. ****, ** ******** ** *** physical ********-******** ****** ** ******, ***** ** ****** ** *** up *** ******* *** ********** ******** *******, ********* ** ******'* CEO.

****** **** ******** * *********** ****** ** ****** *** ********* issues ********** ** ***** ********, **** ** ******** ** **** it ****** *** ***** ** ******* ******** ******* *** ******* the **** *** ********** **********. *** ******* * ***** ** unreachable ******* ***** ***** ****** ** ****** *** **** ** verify * ******* ****** ** ****** ** *********** ******** ** part ** *** *************** *******.

******* ** ***** ********** ********* **** ***** ******* ***** ****** to ***** **** *********** ******* ** ******* ********, ***** ****** Viakoo ** ******* **** **** ** ***** *********.

Outlook *** ******

****** ** ********* **** ****-*********** ******* **** ********** *** ******, who *** **** ****** ******* *********** ******* *** ******** ******* if * ****** ****** *******. ****** *** ***** **** *********** features, *** ** ** **** ****** **** *** ******* **** get ********, ** ** *****, **** **** **** ****** * sustainable ****** ** ***** ***.

Comments (12)

Undisclosed #1

08/27/16 02:35pm

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**'* ***** ** **** * ******* ********* **** *****'* **** to **** **** **'* *** ** ** ****** ******** ****** be...

Undisclosed #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/27/16 04:10pm

**'* ***** ** **** * ******* ********* **** *****'* **** to **** **** **'* *** ** ** ****** ******** ****** be.

***** **** *** **** *********** **** **** ****** ********...

Undisclosed #3

08/30/16 10:11pm

*** ***** **** ** *** ****** ******** ** *** *** they ********* ** * ********? *** ****? **********? * ***** enterprise *********** ***** **** *** ************** ** ***** *** * Solarwinds ********** *** ***** **** *** ********* ********* ** *** the ****** ** *** ****** ****** ********** *** ***** *** level ********* ******* *** ********* ***** ***** **** **** * very ****** *** ** *** *** (** **********) ****.

** ********** ***** **** **** ** * **** ** ****** value ** ***** ******* ****** * ***** ********* *********** ******* to ******* *** ******* *** ******* ********. ** ***** **** Viakoo ***** * *** ** ***** ** **** ***** ***** it ** ******** **** ** ********** **** ****** ********** ** monitor ******** ****** ********. *** ******** ** **** *** ****** actually ***** ****?

*******, **** ** **** ******** ***/** ******** ***** ******** **** a *** ** ********/*********** ********* *********** ** ** ****** ** go **** ***** ****** ********** ** ******/****** ***** ****** **********?

********* **** *** ***** ****** ** **** *** ******* ***** and ******** *** * ***** **** *** *** **** ******* power **** *** **** *******. **** ******* ******* ** ****** monitoring ** *** ******** *** ****** ******** *** ******. ******* problems *** *****. ** **** **** ** **** *** *** how **** ***** ** ** *****.

David Nelson-Gal

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 09/19/16 09:58pm

** **** ******* ********** ******** *** ** ***** **** ***** own ******* ***** **** ********** ***** ********. ***** ***-***** *** the ******* ** ** ********* ** ***** **********. ***** *** other ******** *** *** ** ** ******* ******* ******** ********* that ***** **** ***** ***********. ***** ******** *** **** **** their ********* ******** ******* **** *** ********* ** *** ****** but ***** ********* ****** *** * *****. *******, ** **** numerous ***-***** *** **** ********** **** ** ********.

**** * ***** ***********, *** ********** ** ******* ******** *** these ******** **** ** ** **** ** *** **** ** a ********* *** ** ***** ********* *** **** ** ** such. ** ** ****** ** **'* ******* ** **** ******* thing ** * ***********.

******** **** ************* ***** ******** **** *********** ***** ** ************* truck-rolls *** ** *** ****-**-******* ********. ****** **** ********** ************ around ***** ************** **** * *********** ****** ** ***-***** ******* of *** ******* ** ******* *** ******* ******* ** ****** uptime *** ********* ** **** ** **** ********* ******* ************* in ** ********* ***.

**** ******** *** ***** ******** ** *** ****** ** *********** with ************ **** *** *** *** *** *********** ******** ****** they ** *** **** ************ ***** **** ********** *** ***** control.

**** **** *****.

Jeff Russo

IPVMU Certified | 09/16/16 07:56pm

**** ****** **** *** **** **** *** *** ** **** the *******?

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Jeff Russo | 09/19/16 01:05pm

*'* ******* ** ******* * ************* ** ****. *** ** the *********** ** ********* **** *** ****** ***** ** *** VMS, ***** ****** **** **** *** ****** *** ******* *******, it **** ******** *** *** *** ******** ****.

David Nelson-Gal

In reply to Brian Karas | 09/19/16 08:42pm

** **** **** **** *** *** *** ********* ******* ** can. ** ** ***** ***** ** ******** ******** *** ** can *** **, ** ******* **.

** * **** *****, ** ******* *********** *** ************* *********** from *** ********* ******. ** **** ******** ********** ********* ** get *********** *** ************* *********** **** ********* *******. ** ******* have ******* **** *******, ** ******* **** ** ****. **** the ***, ** *** ************* *********** ** **** ** ****** connection ***********. *** **** ** ************* ********* ***** ** **** our ***** ********* **** *** ********* ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

09/19/16 08:57pm

"**** *** ***, ** *** ************* *********** ** **** ** device ********** ***********."

**********, **************? ** **** ************, *** **** *** *******?

**** ***** ****** ** ******* ********* **** *** ** *********, but ** *** ******* ****?

"*** **** ************ ******* ** *** ********** ** ****** ********.."

***, ****** ******** **** ** ******* **** **********.

David Nelson-Gal

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 09/19/16 10:07pm

********* *** ******* ****** ****: ****://***.******.***/****************/

**** **** ****, *** *** *** ** ********** ******* ** of *** *** *** ******* *** * ** *** *** Access ******* *******. *********, ** ** ******* ** ********* *******-***** solutions.

**** ****, ** ***** ** ******* **-******* ** ** * minimal *********** (**** ******** ******* *** ******** *** *********).

** ***** ** * *** **** ***** ** * *** days ** ********* ** *** ****** ** *** ****** ***** and ****** *************.

*********** ** *** ***** ** ******** ********* ** ******* ******* week.

** ***** ** * *** **** ** *** ** **** list *** *** **** ** ****** ********, *** ** **** and ** ***** ******** ******* ** **** * ********** ***** engagement.

David Nelson-Gal

09/19/16 10:13pm

*****, ****** **** ***** ********:

**** ** *** ***** ** ********** *** **** ****** ********* to ********* ****** *** *******, *** **** *** ** ******* between *** ****** *** *** ***********. ** **** ***, ** can ********* ******* ***** ** ** ****** ********** *** *** just "************ *****."

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*********, **** ******* **** ********.

Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to David Nelson-Gal | 09/20/16 12:13am

"**** *********** ** ******* ********* **** *** ** *********,*** ** *** ******* ****?" ** *** ******* ** ***** ******* *** ** ** not?

David Nelson-Gal

09/20/16 06:57am

** * ******* *****, ** *** **** ** * ****** at ** ** ******* **** *** **** ** ** *******, we *** ***** ******* **** ****** ** ********** ** ******* pings. ** ** *****'* *******, ** *** **** ****** **** it ***'* **********, ** ***'* ****** **** ** ** **** or **.

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