[c-nsp] Rancid and commercial config management tools

[Eric Van Tol]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Shore [mailto:justin at justinshore.com]
> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 12:47 PM
> To: Eric Van Tol
> Cc: Cisco-NSP Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Rancid and commercial config management tools
> 
> Eric Van Tol wrote:
> > It may be worth mentioning that Solarwinds recently purchased Kiwi, and
> their plan is to integrate some of the Kiwi-specific features into NCM.
> 
> That sucks.  Now it will become overpriced and bundled with bloatware vs
> the inexpensive sleek tool it once was.  Might as well have been bought
> by a well-known 800lbs gorilla.
> 
> J

Actually, I cannot speak in certainties, but I don't believe that this is the plan.  SW has a long history of purchasing other network management products and continuing development on those product lines, while also taking the backend technology and using it to improve their existing products.

-evt