CableExpertise

Cable eXpertise is a system for monitoring a network headend for small ISPs. It provides a high level dashboard with key indicators colored according to a policy that looks on the condition of the parts making up each top level element from which the user can then drill down. Based on a configuration tree for the equipment configuration, it provides an inspector-style UI to explore various contextual aspects of a configuration element such as monitoring graphs, modem views, temperatures, … It also works on mobile with a responsive UI.

Pharo proved to be instrumental in delivering a working system, especially when it comes to understanding what’s going on under the hood during development. It also enabled to discuss and explore issues with non-technical people easily in the live, interactive environment over screen share sessions, as well as to quickly understand (and fix!) what was going on on production sites using the integrated VNC server said Philippe Back, lead developer.