There is PRTG but last I check only give you 10 (free) sensors. So can only monitor one or two host at best. Last I used it many moons ago it was a very complex product to setup & use.

Also try https://mikrotik.com/thedude. Never used it but have heard of it.

@DustinB3403 said in Free Server/Network Monitor?:

Multiple ping sessions could solve that...

Then use https://www.hammer-software.com/metaping/

My go to for such things.

Well if the site is not complex then something like Grav these days is much better IMHO. It a flat file no DB involved. No need for any plugin although there are quite a few. I've been trying to convert a site I look after for charity over to it. If not for me sucking at graphics & color stuff.

Couldn't find a reasonable nice template for it. Which brings it back t everyone goes for WP because everyone 'design' for it and so many resources out there even through it is not that good / secure bit of software.

The endless plugin security updates is a headache. The less plugin the better!

my god openfiler is still around? I remember playing with it and wanting to use it but never ending up using in the end. One of the reason was it barely updated.

In Australia it called price fixing and comes with a huge fine from the ACCC. Even Apple didn't escape from it. As with anything there are ways around it..unless you get caught.

@JaredBusch said in Why Do Vendors Use MAP Pricing?:

@360col said in Why Do Vendors Use MAP Pricing?:

@JaredBusch said in Why Do Vendors Use MAP Pricing?:

@360col said in Why Do Vendors Use MAP Pricing?:

In Australia it called price fixing and comes with a huge fine from the ACCC. Even Apple didn't escape from it. As with anything there are ways around it..unless you get caught.

MAP is very specifically not price fixing. It is minimum advertised price.

That is still price fixing in my book. Suppliers cannot force a retailer to "advertise" a certain price.

First, a supplier is not a manufacturer. MAP are almost exclusively a manufacturer thing.

Second, a manufacturer can absolutely sell their product for any price they want. It is impossible for you to call this price fixing. They may choose a stupid high price that is morally wrong to you or others, but it is 100% their business decision.

Just because you don't know anything about business does not make something a fact.

The Australian ACCC want to have a word with you https://www.accc.gov.au/business/anti-competitive-behaviour/imposing-minimum-resale-prices

On the other hand, don’t be tempted to ask your supplier to use its price list to stop your competitors from discounting. You and the supplier who agrees with your suggestion would then be breaking the law - inducing resale price maintenance or a price fix.
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Resale price maintenance

It is illegal for suppliers to:

put pressure on businesses to charge their recommended retail price or any other set price, for example by threatening to stop supplying to the reseller
stop resellers from advertising, displaying or selling goods from the supplier below a specified price.

It is also illegal for resellers to ask their suppliers to use recommended price lists to stop competitors from discounting. In most cases, a supplier may specify a maximum price for retail.

In this case the manufacturer is effectively forcing you from advertising a lower price to attract business.

Edit: Update the quoted bit from ACCC

Thanks for all the replies.

The FreePBX instant are provided & "managed" by a telco we use and we are potentially moving away from them so that won't stay. We do not currently have access to End Point Manager due to its being a managed FreePBX platform.

Also looking at the next level that involve muti-country and all that "UC" stuff (to some degree, more like using a VOIP App).

I'm just arming myself with as much info as I can as I won't be the one making the call on this. Other non technical factors has also come into play so looks like we are going to trial RingCentral.

We are Australian based so Scott's company won't fit into the equation. I also now found out that another of our little subsidiary have been using RingCentral so that gave them some bonus points just because.

I'll report back here if we do go with RingCentral and how things goes.

BTW: It turns out that we don't actually need SSO for any technical reasons at present and it was just thrown in there just because we are on the train to auth everything with Azure AD.

@scottalanmiller said in RingCentral and Vonage:

How did we get ruled out, but not RingCentral?

I was asked to review the Ringcentral quote and give my opinion. It seems it has been very much decided to trial RingCentral before it got to me (without me realizing). I did suggest some providers to look at but it doesn't seem like those will be entertained so I gave my 2 cents and left it at that for now.

@scottalanmiller said in RingCentral and Vonage:

UC is a scam,...

Yeah I know. Higher up are drinking the cool aid with the whole 'presence' thing. Office365 integrated calling (via Telstra) were looked at and discarded due to cost and wasn't going to work for our use case.

Let not even go into the 'magic quadrant' crap! (hint it was brought up).

Feel free to continue the discussions. However my original purpose is concluded. Aka I wouldn't have bothered had I known what I know now of the 'requirements'. Dam its frustrating at times trying to do your best and get hampered by arbitrary things.

User of RMM here, some days I spent more time fighting with labtech then needed.

@scottalanmiller said in Tactical RMM:

Has anyone looked at the demo? Just fired it up, but so far, it seems quite impressive.

Definitely agree. Feels very responsive. Whilst many of the the other RMM haven't managed to move into the current century with their half baked baked web interface.