Auconet was founded in 1998 by a German engineering team with deep expertise in IT Operations Management. Originally a systems integrator engaged by Global 1000 enterprises to monitor, manage, and maintain vast enterprise networks, using existing platforms, Auconet recognized the need for a better approach. Auconet’s customers had been unable to find any truly vendor-independent solution for network management. Instead, customers were locked into proprietary network management solutions that each hardware vendor offered to monitor, manage, control, and secure its own devices. The resulting vendor lock-in created unacceptable risk, cost, and inconvenience. Auconet’s Global 1000 customers were looking for a better approach.