OUCE-2013 How to FAIL with OpenNMS

Jeffrey Gehlbach at the OpenNMS User Conference Europe 2013

All aboard the failboat!

We all prefer to succeed, but we must sometimes fail. Lucky for you, many people have gone before you into the facepalm wasteland. This talk will recount a handful of real-world stories which illustrate what not to do in a project involving OpenNMS.

From over-selling on monetary cost while underestimating the required level of effort, to getting a bit too fancy with NAT, to fork-bombing the server, there are countless ways to generate "learning opportunities" around OpenNMS.

Bring your brain, your curiosity, a favorite beverage, and most importantly your sense of humor.