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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>The company was founded in 2004 by Jan Josephson and Fredrik Åkerström in <a href="/facts/Stockholm/sD74W4Pm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden. The company was conceived to create an IT monitoring solution that can handle a large IT environment. </p><p>The company was acquired in August of 2018 and is now a subsidiary of ITRS Group. <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="management-packs">Management Packs</h2> <p>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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> They are available for Generic servers, DNS servers, Standalone VMware ESXi virtualization hosts, Web servers with HTTPS, Web server.json, and Windows server <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="op5-monitor-extensions">OP5 Monitor Extensions</h2> <p>The OP5 extensions are a set of products that provides specific functionality to increase control.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Add-ons for op5 Monitor is typically developed by partners or other software developing companies for extending or integrating op5 Monitor. They include: </p> <ul><li>JIMO integration add-on for <a href="/facts/Jira_(software)/7ly5Ty3T">JIRA</a>: Two-way communication between OP5 Monitor and JIRA. Add-on developed by Mogul <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li>NetApp monitoring add-on: Monitor <a href="/facts/NetApp/tmNFS1pG">NetApp</a> systems <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>Bischeck add-on: An open-source project providing monitoring of applications and processes with dynamic behavior <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="awards-and-recognition">Awards and recognition</h2> <p>OP5 has been mentioned in news and has received several awards,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> such as Cool Vendor by <a href="/facts/Gartner/9hd9zakC">Gartner</a> 2010<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_network_monitoring_systems/StKb0Stt">Comparison of network monitoring systems</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pandora_FMS/KTV610XH">Pandora FMS</a> An alternative to OP5</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.op5.com">op5.com, official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"OP5 work on Nagios to improve performance". Cisionwire retrieved 2012-07-10. <a href="http://www.cisionwire.com/op5/r/op5-work-on-nagios-project-to-improve-performance,c9231958" target="_blank">http://www.cisionwire.com/op5/r/op5-work-on-nagios-project-to-improve-performance,c9231958</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Swedish OP5 strikes against IBM and HP with open software". IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-13. <a href="http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.125588" target="_blank">http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.125588</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"18 program för total övervakning av nätverket". IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-13. <a href="http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.327811/18-program-for-total-overvakning-av-natverket" target="_blank">http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.327811/18-program-for-total-overvakning-av-natverket</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"ITRS Group". <a href="https://www.itrsgroup.com/blog/op5%25C2%25A0" target="_blank">https://www.itrsgroup.com/blog/op5%25C2%25A0</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Management packs". POD Invest retrieved 2014-10-16. <a href="http://www.podinvestment.se/blog/2014/06/24/op5-releases-new-management-packs-making-it-easier-to-deploy-microsoft-server-monitoring/" target="_blank">http://www.podinvestment.se/blog/2014/06/24/op5-releases-new-management-packs-making-it-easier-to-deploy-microsoft-server-monitoring/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Management packs". op5 AB retrieved 2014-10-15. <a href="https://kb.op5.com/display/MP/Supported+Management+Packs" target="_blank">https://kb.op5.com/display/MP/Supported+Management+Packs</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"op5 extension". op5 AB retrieved 2012-08-17. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120906043934/http://www.op5.com/extensions/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120906043934/http://www.op5.com/extensions/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"JIMO integration add-on". op5 AB retrieved 2013-12-05. <a href="http://www.op5.com/explore-op5-monitor/add-ons/jimo-jira-integration/" target="_blank">http://www.op5.com/explore-op5-monitor/add-ons/jimo-jira-integration/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Atlassian Marketplace JIMO monitoring integration". Atlassian retrieved 2013-12-05. <a href="https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/se.mogul.jira.plugin.jimo.jimo-plugin" target="_blank">https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/se.mogul.jira.plugin.jimo.jimo-plugin</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Mogul JIMO monitoring integration for JIRA". Mogul retrieved 2013-12-05. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131210230459/http://www.mogul.com/en/intranet-collaboration/products/jimo-monitoring-for-jira" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20131210230459/http://www.mogul.com/en/intranet-collaboration/products/jimo-monitoring-for-jira</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"NetApp integration". op5 AB retrieved 2013-12-05. <a href="http://www.op5.com/explore-op5-monitor/add-ons/monitoring-netapp-systems/" target="_blank">http://www.op5.com/explore-op5-monitor/add-ons/monitoring-netapp-systems/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Bischeck integration". Bischeck retrieved 2014-10-14. <a href="http://www.bischeck.org/" target="_blank">http://www.bischeck.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Countdown to the Innovation & Technology". Stockholminnovation retrieved 2012-05-04. <a href="http://www.stockholminnovation.com/SV/394/nedrakning-infor-innovation-technology" target="_blank">http://www.stockholminnovation.com/SV/394/nedrakning-infor-innovation-technology</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"op5 AB selected as a 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe". Red Herring Europe retrieved 2012-06-14. <a href="http://www.redherring.com/red-herring-europe/" target="_blank">http://www.redherring.com/red-herring-europe/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Ten Swedish companies on Red Herring list". IDG.se retrieved 2012-07-10. <a href="http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.445966/tio-svenska-foretag-pa-red-herrings-lista/" target="_blank">http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.445966/tio-svenska-foretag-pa-red-herrings-lista/</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Gartner identifies cool vendors 2010". V3.co.uk retrieved 2012-07-13. <a href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1945616/gartner-identifies-cool-vendors-2010/" target="_blank">http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/1945616/gartner-identifies-cool-vendors-2010/</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>