Energy Monitor is developing rapidly. Customers praise the system for its stability and the high quality of its measurement results. For a long time now, the Monitor has been recognized as an application that provides detailed monitoring of IT infrastructure.
Monitoring goes far beyond disk parameters or CPU load. It also largely verifies application functions as seen from the end user’s perspective. Effective control has been achieved thanks to the high flexibility of the solution.
New measurement methods can be easily added using scripts from the Nagios community or created independently. Users can extend agent configurations to run new measurements either from the server or directly from the monitored host. Measurements can be executed directly on the monitored host via the agent, not only from the central server.
And this is where the breakthrough changes in Energy Monitor version 1.5.4 come in.
Extended Agent Configuration in Installation Packages
Did you know that your own extended agent configuration can now be permanently embedded in the installation package?
This means the end of manually managing configuration files and attaching scripts to the agent package. By selecting the “Agents” option from the main menu, users can independently enrich the agent with the required entries. As a result, a new, versioned agent installation package for Windows and Linux systems is generated.
Energy Monitor becomes the central place where agent installation packages are created with fully individualized configurations.
Package versioning allows them to be managed just like software releases. Ready-made packages are available as MSI or RPM file, shared via a direct link from the Energy Monitor server.
Instead of sending successive versions of agents to system administrators, the NOC team can simply provide them with a link to a ready installation package. This approach makes it possible to maintain control over subsequent versions and their expanded variants. The complete history of changes is available in the Agents tab, where it is easy to check what was changed and when.
Interactive Infrastructure Maps Powered by Draw.io
Energy Monitor 1.5.4 introduces another major improvement: interactive infrastructure maps.
Draw.io, a well-known tool for creating IT diagrams, is now the foundation of infrastructure visualization. This means that existing IT environment maps can be imported directly into the diagnostic screens of NOC teams.
When systems are reconfigured, diagrams can be edited instantly – Draw.io is fully embedded in the platform. Maps can also be connected to color-coded application status indicators, providing clear, real-time visibility.
Monitoring Wall: Clean, Focused Visibility for NOC Teams
Clear visualization is key to effective NOC collaboration. That’s why the Monitoring Wall feature continues to evolve.
It presents infrastructure status in a raw, table-based format, free of application controls. Administrators value this straightforward view, especially for tracking the most recent alerts without distraction.
What’s Next: AI, Prediction, and Proactive Monitoring
There are many changes, all of which are described in the changelog. We encourage you to update your environment. Get to know Energy Monitor 1.5.4 before we announce the next versions.
What are we working on? There are many features on the roadmap:
- Automatic detection of new operating systems and network devices
- Our R&D department is working on the use of AI On-Prem for data prediction and trend monitoring
Soon, Energy Monitor will be able to predict application behavior changes and notify operators weeks before issues occur, such as running out of disk space.
By using AI, we will be able to indicate potential sources of problems and identify devices whose failure could paralyze the operation of the entire IT system. Our roadmap is full of new requirements and improvements.
Energy Monitor is evolving fast, and the team is continuously expanding capabilities to make monitoring smarter, faster, and more predictive. Stay with us!