As we all know, there’s a lot of change going on in the IT industry. New technologies are claiming they’ll completely displace technologies and tools we’ve all used for years. Some of it is a natural progression. There are always new pieces of technology that supplement our current toolset. However lately, I’ve heard a lot of talk about the death of SNMP. While I can’t say that I agree with the theory, it’s an interesting topic to throw out for discussion.
Most of the custom linux scripting tools I use rely on SNMP polling. The traps we receive in our alert management console provide updates on current failures and alerts. While I can see SNMP being supplemented, I can’t see it just going away. Is there anyone out there that does? If so, what do you think will replace it? How soon will it happen? What do you guys think?