Time waits for no one, and as impossible as it may seem, one of the most consequential years in the history of Zabbix is already in the books. You can be forgiven for feeling at times like we were trying to cram a decade of events into a single year, which is why we’ve prepared this handy look back at the highlights of 2024 – just in case there’s anything you were too busy to notice as it happened!
Re-imagining the product
One of the year’s unquestioned highlights was the long-awaited release of Zabbix Cloud on October 1. As our first new product release since the creation of Zabbix, Zabbix Cloud is designed to provide the Zabbix features our community members know and love, but with easier deployment and management as well as automatic upgrades and easier scalability.
To celebrate the release itself, we held a release party at our Riga HQ with members of our global community who were in town for Zabbix Summit 2024, which kicked off a few days later. The release definitely got our community talking – the level of interest in this new “portable” version of Zabbix exceeded even our highest expectations.
Our team also released Zabbix 7.0 LTS on June 4, packed full of improvements and upgrades that our users have been asking for, including upgraded performance and scalability, new ways to visualize data, faster network discovery speed, and more. We followed that in December with the release of Zabbix 7.2, which added improved monitoring features and workflows as well as a host of new templates.
It can’t be stressed enough – all these new products, innovations, and updates were the result of feedback and suggestions from our global community. We listen, we learn, and we take your ideas to heart!
Security first
In 2024, Zabbix transitioned to the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, with an extended scope to cover Zabbix Cloud. This milestone also includes compliance with ISO/IEC 27017:2015, further enhancing cloud-specific security controls.
Meanwhile, the HackerOne bug bounty program continues to be a success. 2024 brought us 33 valid submissions, and we paid $35,000 in bounties. Out of those, we have already fixed and published 24 vulnerabilities for source code.
The Zabbix CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) program and processes are also continuing to mature. Recently, an audit was performed against our organization’s CVE submission for 40 submissions in the NIST NVD (National Vulnerability Database). Not only did we pass the audit and gain contributor status, but Zabbix is currently the only CVE Numbering Authorities (CNA) in Latvia.
Making our presence felt
Our community members piled up the frequent flier miles as we traveled the globe to keep in touch with our ever-expanding community and win over new converts. The events we took part in this year included the following:
• 31 meetings (with first-time visits to many destinations in North America)
• 1 forum in Mexico City
• 18 meetups (both online and in a variety of global locations)
• 4 conferences (Benelux, China, Japan, and Latin America)
• Far too many exhibitions, trade fairs, and expos to list conveniently
• One extremely successful Zabbix Summit in Riga
“The long hours and even longer flights really paid off, as this year was our most successful yet in terms of new business. The events we held in North America were especially helpful in terms of breaking new ground. We understood that we have an amazing Zabbix community in the United States and a much bigger market to work with.” – Ronalds Sulcs, Zabbix Head of Sales
A year of continuous growth
2024 saw us add new team members in every location we operate in, while also recruiting remote workers from nearly every corner of the globe. All told, the team grew by 30 people, which means we are now almost 200 strong! Meanwhile, the Partners team was also operating at full throttle, adding 12 new highly-skilled Certified Partners and 16 Resellers in locations from Australia to Morocco. All partners and resellers were chosen for their unique blend of experience and expertise, and we’re confident that they’ll provide best-in-class knowledge where it’s needed most.
The fact that we’ve managed to build on our status as an employer of choice across three continents while adding an ever-increasing number of quality partners in every corner of the globe speaks to the hard work and competence of our colleagues as well as the quality of the products and services we provide. Congratulations to everyone who did their part to make sure we continue to add talent and expertise!
Giving back
2024 was an exceptionally successful year in terms of bringing our products and services to the world, but we’re proud of the fact that we also managed to export our values of openness, transparency, and a desire to give back to the communities we live and work in. This took multiple forms throughout the year:
• The LatAm team worked with the DEDICA Foundation – Foundation for Digital Development and Open Knowledge to create the Zabbix Innova Challenge. The challenge is designed to encourage creativity and stimulate technological development in local communities through a Hackathon and other activities, with the goal of introducing Zabbix to a new generation of tech talent.
• In December, we made a generous donation to Pārtikas banka “Paēdušai Latvijai” (Food Bank “For a Full Latvia”) in support of their mission of getting nutritious food to communities in need. We also gave to support Bērnu slimnīcas fonds, Latvijas Bērnu fonds, Autisma atbalsta punkts, and Ziedot.lv – all with the goal of supporting children’s health, while our employees in the Riga office prepared gifts for senior citizens at the Rīga Social Care Center Mežciems as part of the “Eņģeļa pasts (Angel’s Mail)” charity project, Santa’s Workshop.
• The end of the year also saw us contribute €50,000 to Dod pieci!, the Latvian charity marathon organized by Latvijas Radio, Latvijas Televīzija, LSM.lv, and Ziedot.lv. The marathon helps make life-saving cancer treatment more affordable.
It’s been our experience that making a difference and donating to good causes reinforces a shared commitment to the company as well as to each other. We’d like to thank and congratulate everyone who took part in our outreach efforts over the past year!
Getting noticed
The news about what we got up to in 2024 seemed to be everywhere, as tech journals, newspapers, and global organizations showered us with positive publicity. At Interop Tokyo 2024, the Zabbix Japan team picked up the prestigious “Best of Show” Grand Prize in the Management and Monitoring category for the Zabbix 7.0 LTS release. The award is granted by a jury made up of some of the world’s most knowledgeable IT and monitoring experts, so recognition was truly an honor.
In Latin America, Milenio published a profile of our CEO and Founder Alexei Vladishev that brought the Zabbix story to thousands of new readers, while Mexico’s Encuentro Vidal marked the occasion of Zabbix Conference Mexico in November with a look at how Zabbix is helping countries in the region on their journey to digital transformation.
Globo published a well-written and informative piece that explored how the Brazilian city of Extrema has been investing in new technologies (with Zabbix prominent among them) in order to better serve the population of the city and make its administration more efficient and transparent.
Carrying our momentum into 2025
As 2025 gets underway, remember to stay on top of Zabbix news by following us on social media, reading our blog, and checking our forum.
“2024 was an eventful year that was full of excitement, growth, and change. It was the year we made Zabbix Cloud a reality, and a true milestone in the growth of our company and our community. I’m sure that everyone in the Zabbix family is excited to see what our 20th Anniversary year of 2025 will bring!” – Alexei Vladishev, Zabbix Founder and CEO