op5 Monitor

op5 AB

Type	Network monitoring Server Monitoring
Industry	Computer Software
Founded	January 1, 2004
Headquarters	Stockholm, Sweden
Products	op5 Monitor Free, op5 Monitor Pro, op5 Monitor Enterprise+
Services	Consulting, Training
Website	op5.com

op5 Monitor is a software product for server, Network monitoring and management based on the open source Project Nagios, is further developed and supported by op5 AB.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

History

The company was founded in 2004 by Jan Josephson and Fredrik Åkerström in Stockholm, Sweden and the current CEO is Daniel Maurer.^[4] The company was conceived to create an IT monitoring solution that can handle large IT environment.^[5]

Management Packs

Management packs are containers of pre-defined monitoring metrics. Users can create own Management packs and set their own standard on how to monitor a specific device within the network.^[6]

• Management pack DNS server ^[7]
• Management pack Generic server ^[8]
• Management pack Standalone VMware ESXi virtualization host ^[9]
• Management pack Web server with HTTPS ^[10]
• Management pack Web server.json ^[11]
• Management pack Windows server ^[12]

op5 Monitor Extensions

The op5 extensions are a set of products that provides specific functionality to further enhance control.^[13]

• op5 Monitor Peer: Scales your monitoring ^[14]
• op5 Monitor Poller: Maintain central control when having multiple sites ^[15]
• op5 Monitor Cloud Extension: Complete system directly available from a cloud service ^[16]

op5 Monitor Add-ons

Add-ons for op5 Monitor is typically developed by partners or other software developing companies for extending or integrating op5 Monitor.

• JIMO integration add-on for JIRA: Two-way communication between op5 Monitor and JIRA. Add-on developed by Mogul ^{[17] [18] [19]}
• NetApp monitoring add-on: Monitor NetApp systems ^[20]
• Bischeck add-on: An open source project providing monitoring of applications and processes with dynamic behavior ^[21]

Awards and Recognition

op5 has been mentioned in news and has received several awards,^[22][23][24] such as Cool Vendor by Gartner 2010^[25]

• 2013 Red Herring 100 Global Winner^[26]
• 2012 Red Herring 100 Europe Winner^[27]
• 2010 Achieves Credit Rating AAA^[28]
• 2008 Recognized as "Fast 500 EMEA" by Deloitte Technology^[29]

See also

• Comparison of network monitoring systems
• Pandora FMS An alternative to Op5

References

1. "op5 work on nagios to improve performance". Cisionwire retrieved 2012-07-10.
2. "Swedish op5 strikes against IBM and HP with open software". IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-13.
3. "18 program för total övervakning av nätverket". IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-13.
4. "op5 prepares for further growth and expansion by appointing Daniel Maurer as new CEO". IT24 retrieved 2014-10-08.
5. "Techworld - we take the pulse of OP5". Techworld retrieved 2012-07-13.
6. "Management packs". POD Invest retrieved 2014-10-16.
7. "Management packs". op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15.
8. "Management packs". op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15.
9. "Management packs". op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15.
10. "Management packs". op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15.
11. "Management packs". op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15.
12. "Management packs". op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15.
13. "op5 extension". op5 AB retrieved 2012-08-17.
14. "op5 Peer". op5 AB retrieved 2012-08-17.
15. "op5 Poller". op5 AB retrieved 2012-08-17.
16. "op5 Cloud Extension". op5 AB retrieved 2012-08-17.
17. "JIMO integration add-on". op5 AB retrieved 2013-12-05.
18. "Atlassian Marketplace JIMO monitoring integration". Atlassian retrieved 2013-12-05.
19. "Mogul JIMO monitoring integration for JIRA". Mogul retrieved 2013-12-05.
20. "NetApp integration". op5 AB retrieved 2013-12-05.
21. "Bischeck integration". Bischeck retrieved 2014-10-14.
22. "Countdown to the Innovation & Technology". Stockholminnovation retrieved 2012-05-04.
23. "op5 AB selected as a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe". Red Herring Europe retrieved 2012-06-14.
24. "Ten Swedish companies on Red Herring list". IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-10.
25. "Gartner identifies cool vendors 2010". V3.co.uk retrieved 2012-07-13.
26. "Red Herring Global 2013 Presenting Companies". Red Herring.
27. "Red Herring Europe 2012 Presenting Companies". Red Herring.
28. "Soliditet AB award op5 AB triple AAA raating". Cisionwire.
29. "2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA: Winners" (PDF). Deloitte Technology.

External links

• op5.com, official website