Op5 Monitor

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OP5 AB
Type Network monitoring Server Monitoring
IndustryComputer Software
FoundedJanuary 1, 2004 (2004-01-01)
Headquarters,
ProductsOP5 Monitor Free, OP5 Monitor Pro, OP5 Monitor Enterprise+
ServicesConsulting, Training
Website itrsgroup.com

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. [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]

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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. [4]

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. [5] They are available for Generic servers, DNS servers, Standalone VMware ESXi virtualization hosts, Web servers with HTTPS, Web server.json, and Windows server [6]

OP5 Monitor Extensions

The OP5 extensions are a set of products that provides specific functionality to increase control. [7] Add-ons for op5 Monitor is typically developed by partners or other software developing companies for extending or integrating op5 Monitor. They include:

Awards and recognition

OP5 has been mentioned in news and has received several awards, [13] [14] [15] such as Cool Vendor by Gartner 2010 [16]

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