op5 Monitor
{{short description|Computer system and network monitoring application software}}
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| type = Network monitoring Server Monitoring
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| location_city = Stockholm
| location_country = Sweden
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| industry = Computer Software
| products = OP5 Monitor Free, OP5 Monitor Pro, OP5 Monitor Enterprise+
| services = Consulting, Training
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| homepage = [https://www.itrsgroup.com/products/network-monitoring-op5-monitor itrsgroup.com]
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OP5 Monitor is a software product for server, Network monitoring and management based on the open-source project Naemon, is further developed and supported by OP5 AB.{{cite web|url=http://www.cisionwire.com/op5/r/op5-work-on-nagios-project-to-improve-performance,c9231958|title=OP5 work on Nagios to improve performance|publisher=Cisionwire retrieved 2012-07-10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.125588|title=Swedish OP5 strikes against IBM and HP with open software|publisher=IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-13}} OP5 Monitor displays the status, health and performance of the IT network being monitored and has an integrated log server, OP5 Logger. The company sells downloadable software that monitor, visualize and troubleshoot IT environments and collect information both from hardware, software, virtual and/or cloud based services.{{cite web|url=http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.327811/18-program-for-total-overvakning-av-natverket|title=18 program för total övervakning av nätverket|publisher=IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-13}}
History
The company was founded in 2004 by Jan Josephson and Fredrik Åkerström in Stockholm, Sweden. The company was conceived to create an IT monitoring solution that can handle a large IT environment.
The company was acquired in August of 2018 and is now a subsidiary of ITRS Group. {{cite web|url=https://www.itrsgroup.com/blog/op5%25C2%25A0|title=ITRS Group}}
Management Packs
Management packs are containers of pre-defined monitoring metrics. Users can create own packs and set their own standard on how to monitor a specific device within the network.{{cite web|url=http://www.podinvestment.se/blog/2014/06/24/op5-releases-new-management-packs-making-it-easier-to-deploy-microsoft-server-monitoring/|title=Management packs|publisher=POD Invest retrieved 2014-10-16}} They are available for Generic servers, DNS servers, Standalone VMware ESXi virtualization hosts, Web servers with HTTPS, Web server.json, and Windows server {{cite web|url=https://kb.op5.com/display/MP/Supported+Management+Packs|title=Management packs|publisher=op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15}}
OP5 Monitor Extensions
The OP5 extensions are a set of products that provides specific functionality to increase control.{{cite web|url=http://www.op5.com/extensions/|title=op5 extension|publisher=op5 AB retrieved 2012-08-17|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906043934/http://www.op5.com/extensions/|archivedate=2012-09-06}} Add-ons for op5 Monitor is typically developed by partners or other software developing companies for extending or integrating op5 Monitor. They include:
- JIMO integration add-on for JIRA: Two-way communication between OP5 Monitor and JIRA. Add-on developed by Mogul {{cite web|url=http://www.op5.com/explore-op5-monitor/add-ons/jimo-jira-integration/|title=JIMO integration add-on|publisher=op5 AB retrieved 2013-12-05}}{{cite web|url=https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/se.mogul.jira.plugin.jimo.jimo-plugin|title=Atlassian Marketplace JIMO monitoring integration|publisher=Atlassian retrieved 2013-12-05}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mogul.com/en/intranet-collaboration/products/jimo-monitoring-for-jira|title=Mogul JIMO monitoring integration for JIRA|publisher=Mogul retrieved 2013-12-05|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210230459/http://www.mogul.com/en/intranet-collaboration/products/jimo-monitoring-for-jira|archivedate=2013-12-10}}
- NetApp monitoring add-on: Monitor NetApp systems {{cite web|url=http://www.op5.com/explore-op5-monitor/add-ons/monitoring-netapp-systems/|title=NetApp integration|publisher=op5 AB retrieved 2013-12-05}}
- Bischeck add-on: An open-source project providing monitoring of applications and processes with dynamic behavior {{cite web|url=http://www.bischeck.org/|title=Bischeck integration|publisher=Bischeck retrieved 2014-10-14}}
Awards and recognition
OP5 has been mentioned in news and has received several awards,{{cite web|url=http://www.stockholminnovation.com/SV/394/nedrakning-infor-innovation-technology|title=Countdown to the Innovation & Technology|publisher=Stockholminnovation retrieved 2012-05-04}}{{cite web|url=http://www.redherring.com/red-herring-europe/|title=op5 AB selected as a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe|publisher=Red Herring Europe retrieved 2012-06-14}}{{cite web|url=http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.445966/tio-svenska-foretag-pa-red-herrings-lista/|title=Ten Swedish companies on Red Herring list|publisher=IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-10}} such as Cool Vendor by Gartner 2010{{cite web|url=http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1945616/gartner-identifies-cool-vendors-2010/|title=Gartner identifies cool vendors 2010|publisher=V3.co.uk retrieved 2012-07-13}}
See also
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
- Comparison of network monitoring systems
- Pandora FMS An alternative to OP5
References
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