- The new generation ERP system demands a new generation of Network Management solutions
The speed of change in all businesses are creating new challenges for the ERP systems. This creates a generation upgrade in many of the leading ERP systems currently in operation. From being processed in a large single system mostly AS/400 or similar the new generation ERP is architectured in a more modern and distributed model. This enables better flexibility and also support for more options in the separate parts of the over all solution.
op5 solutions for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
op5 Network Management Suite (op5 NMS) delivers a complete set of controls for the whole solution so that any abnormal system behaviours are directly identified and an automatic alarm with e-mail or pager notification. The automated checks supports a wide range of hardware, applications and services.
In short the standard op5 NMS delivers out of the box functionality for:
- Automatic error detection on all hardware, servers, routers etc.
- Automatic error detection on most software
- and operating systems like NT/Unix/Linux/OS400/Solaris
- Common Database monitoring, Oracle, MS SQL, DB2, MySQL etc.
- Service level reports
- Centralized logging from all hardware, software and operating system with direct compliance for SOX, PCI, BITS etc.
- Trend analysis for professional long term planning and prediction.
The unique open-source based architecture of op5 NMS enables direct modifications to further suite your individual needs. The solution is based on the well known LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) so that anyone with basic skills can modify the system.
New Challenges
The benefits of the old architecture with a single server application has now turn into a multi server solution with different operating system, databases, web servers and high demand for quality interconnection (IP traffic) between the involved servers. A bad IP connection, a full buffer or a stopped process in any of the distributed applications can result in a direct stop to the whole ERP system resulting in direct and very costly down time.
Yesterday
- Proprietary single server solution
- Single database support
- Limited internal system communication demands
- Limited or no choice on available options
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Today and tomorrow
- Multiple choice of servers
- Multiple choice of OS
- Flexible and critical inter system
- IP communication
- Extensive list of options
- A multi-vendor integrated system delivering multiservices
- Need for professional NMS
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Monitoring your databases
You can find more information on how to monitor your databases in our application note about monitoring databases. ERP system are highly tailor made for each individual organization, so please contact us to further discussions how we can support your specific needs.
Customer case
AGA Linde Group created a complete service desk for their SAP implementation.
Summary
New markets creates needs for new products and services. New technologies enables new generation ERP with higher flexibility. New ERP generation systems demands a much more complex and integrated IT. The need for proactive, easy to manage Network Management Systems is vital for successful ERP systems.
For further information please contact us on +46-8-23 02 25 or info@op5.com, www.op5.com
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