Tap into the open source community for Cisco-specific administration tools

If you are looking for Cisco-specific administration tools on the quick and easy, then you might want to give this article a once over. COSI or Cisco-centric Open Source Community is working to bring Open Source enthusiasts Cisco-specific tools that will help you to ‘get the job done’.

Takeaway:
After a couple members mentioned in a discussion how useful open source tools had been with their Cisco administration tasks, David Davis decided to investigate the issue. Find out why he says the Cisco-centric Open Source Community (COSI) is a great place to start, and get his picks for some helpful (and free) Cisco tools.

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A few weeks ago, I wrote an article to share the top three Cisco administration tools I use on a daily basis, and I asked TechRepublic members to chime in with their own favorites (”Learn which three tools no Cisco admin should be without”). In response, two TechRepublic members, Cstone and EjayHire, mentioned how open source tools have been a great help with administering their networks. [Read the rest]