op5 AB, market leader in Open Source based enterprise monitoring, announced that it has joined the Open Virtualization Alliance, a consortium committed to fostering the adoption of open virtualization technologies including Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). HP, IBM, Intel and Red Hat are governing members of the new consortium.

As Enterprises continues to distribute data-production both internally and externally, there is an increasing existence of hybrid system i.e. services being deployed on a mix of ESX, KVM and XEN. Having a single monitoring system, indifferent to the underlying choice of virtualization technology will be necessary for easy to deploy and easy to use monitoring. We are very happy to be participating in the Open Virtualization Alliance as it is very much aligned with our strong commitment to offering an open and extensible platform to our customers.” Says Jan Josephson, CEO op5 AB.

“We see a strong market demand especially within the Managed Service Provider (MSP) segment as the need for large scale virtual environments are growing rapidly and we hope and think that the OVA initiative will help in sharing experiences and know-how for the KVM technology,”, continues Jan Josephson.

Comprised of leading virtualization, data center, and cloud solution providers, the Open Virtualization Alliance’s goal is to help:

• Increase overall awareness and understanding of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM).
• Foster the adoption of KVM as an open virtualization alternative to proprietary solutions.
• Accelerate the emergence of an ecosystem of third-party solutions around KVM.
• Encourage interoperability, promote best practices, and highlight examples of customer successes.

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