Streamline public sector IT and technical service management.

Octopus unifies requests, assets, and internal services across Quebec's ministries and public organizations.

Octopus ITSM CMMS — government and public sector software
Trusted by over 220 organizations, supporting 250,000+ users every day
Common Challenges

The complex reality of government IT service and technical operations

Public organizations have to support complex, multi-system, and highly regulated environments — with strict obligations for traceability, compliance, and accountability.

Internal and citizen requests scattered across departments and channels

Emails, forms, phone calls, isolated systems — managed by each department. Information gets lost, duplicates pile up, and no one has a global view of requests coming into the ministry or agency.

IT asset and infrastructure management fragmented across organizational units

IT equipment, technical infrastructure, and physical resources are managed in separate systems from one department to the next. Global visibility becomes impossible, planning becomes guesswork, and data consistency breaks down.

Diverse processes under heavy compliance requirements

Every unit applies its own methods for processing, approval, and follow-up. Standardization becomes difficult, audits become complex, and accountability weakens.

Centralized, structured requests

One point of entry for every government request

Centralize every request in one portal that structures the information automatically, applies the right processing rules, and delivers full end-to-end traceability.

Centralized multi-department requests

Every request comes together at one point of entry, regardless of the channel or the unit it came from. Scattered exchanges are gone.

Routage automatisé des tickets Octopus

Automatic request structuring

Requests are normalized on submission with the right fields, categories, and validations — ensuring every case file is complete and usable.

Full traceability of actions and decisions

Every interaction, change, and approval is logged to meet audit and government accountability requirements.

Priorisation intelligente des demandes Octopus

Routing based on your organizational rules

Requests are directed automatically to the right department or unit based on defined rules, with zero manual intervention.

Fewer unstructured exchanges

Standardizing intake cuts back-and-forth between teams and improves the quality of information from the first click.

Escalade automatique des tickets Octopus
Unified view

One view of your IT and technical assets, no matter the department

Octopus ITSM and Octopus GMAO bring IT service, asset and infrastructure management together in one system. One shared view. Consistent data.

Centralized asset registry

Every IT and technical piece of equipment is documented in one inventory, with its full history, assignment, and status.

Formulaires dynamiques préconfigurés Octopus

Standardized asset data

Equipment data is harmonized across departments, eliminating inconsistencies and duplicates.

Full lifecycle tracking

From acquisition to decommissioning, every asset is tracked to strengthen budget planning and reduce operational risk.

Catalogue de services intuitif Octopus

Coordination between IT and technical services

Interventions that touch multiple domains are handled in one system, with shared visibility across teams.

Consolidated multi-organization view

Departments get a global view of assets and infrastructure with no fragmentation across local systems.

Base de connaissances intégrée Octopus
Compliance and governance

Uniform operations, aligned with public sector requirements

Octopus unifies your service processes while respecting the rules specific to each department — with full traceability and centralized governance.

Standardized organizational workflows

Processing and approval workflows are harmonized while respecting existing administrative structures.

Formulaires dynamiques préconfigurés Octopus

Multi-level approval chain management

Requests automatically follow the right decision steps based on your internal governance rules.

Full control and auditability

Every action is logged to ensure compliance, transparency, and audit-readiness at any time.

Catalogue de services intuitif Octopus

Fewer variations between units

Service practices are aligned across departments, closing the gap between operational inconsistencies.

Organizational visibility for leadership

Decision-makers get a consolidated view of activity to better steer resources and priorities.

Base de connaissances intégrée Octopus

Meet your new built-in AI intelligent Assistant

Got a question? A request? A change to make? Just ask using plain language. Your Octopus AI Assistant figures it out and takes appropriate action. It's a fundamental shift in how you manage services.

Configuration, by conversation

Want to add a field, tweak a workflow, adjust a rule? Your AI Assistant does it for you — in real time, no code, no delay.

Proactively identify opportunities

Your AI Assistant scans for gaps, inefficient processes, and missing automations — then recommends concrete improvements before you think to ask for them.

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Why these suggestions?

Analyze your data

Ask about your tickets, work orders, SLAs, trends, equipment and assets the way you'd ask a knowledgeable colleague.

Automated communications

Need to write a user announcement, a release note, or a new procedure? Your AI Assistant writes it for you — in the right tone, ready to deploy.

Solutions for every sector

Every sector operates by its own rules and constraints

ITSM

Octopus ITSM

End the daily scramble. Triage tickets, automate routing, and manage your IT services with centralized, reliable data. Built on ITIL best practices, easily configurable and scales with your team.

Octopus ITSM — IT service management solution
ESM

Octopus ESM

Service management isn't just for IT. Bring the same discipline to every team that supports the business. One orchestration layer. One experience.

Octopus ESM — enterprise service management solution
CMMS

Octopus CMMS

Stop reacting. Start planning. Centralize your assets, schedule preventive maintenance, and track work orders in real time.

Octopus CMMS — maintenance and asset management solution

Customer Stories

Deployed at scale across the public sector in Quebec. Octopus works the way multi-site facilities work — grounded in the day-to-day realities.

We've been using Octopus for 14 years. It supports HR, facilities, contract management, communications—it even manages our inventory. From the moment we adopted Octopus, it has more than exceeded our needs.
Chantal Mercier
Service Center Analyst
Élections Québec
Élections Québec

Security and compliance at the heart of your operations

Developed to meet the strict requirements of public and private institutions. Octopus respects your strict security and compliance standards. Data is hosted in Canada. Every audit is made simple by full, timestamped traceability.

ITIL · SOC 2 Type 2 · Law 25 · Hosted in Canada

Octopus — Quebec hosting and Law 25 compliance

Make government service management more structured and predictable

Centralize your services, standardize your processes, and strengthen organizational traceability in a solution built for the complexity of the public sector.