| dc.description.abstract | Modern SMEs utilize some form of
computer network to accommodate both
internal employees and external customers.
Hence, managing the network infrastructure is
crucial for SMEs. Network infrastructure
monitoring is utterly important for network
management, to attend to any critical situation as
preventive measures for corrections. Eventually,
a hassle-free network is introduced, assuring
24x7 availability. As a result, some form of a
network infrastructure monitoring tool (NIMT)
is an essential element for SMEs, despite the fact
that commercially available high-end NIMTs are
not affordable in any situation. On the other hand,
many SMEs do not consider incorporating an
NIMT with priority, since they can still survive
with the primary business process, although
there are significant interruptions of the network
infrastructure. Nevertheless, the involvement of
ICT experts is essential on either a full-time or
part-time basis to operate high-end NIMT, due to
the complexity to deploy and maintain it. As a
result, “How to introduce comprehensive, userfriendly,
affordable and maintainable NIMT for
SMEs?” is the research question. In our
methodology, the literature is evaluated for
understanding the unique requirements of
network management, and the available NIMTs
are analysed under eight specific functionalities.
Subsequently the design is finalized, focusing on
the requirements of SMEs and the system
development is based on python, whereas the
operating system is Linux. More importantly, the
user interface is based on PHP, while the
database is on MariaDB. This all-in-one NIMT
solution can be used by anyone for essential
network analysis. Moreover, SMEs shall benefit
from this solution in an effective manner, with
neither extra software license cost nor the
involvement of ICT experts. | en_US |
