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IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 Software Unifies IT Management Across Platforms

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IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.1, a new software release, is setting the stage for IT automation to reduce labor costs, thanks to its full integration of Tivoli and acquired Candle Omegamon technology. This innovation brings together cross-platform integration among IBM zSeries mainframes and products below, including Intel Servers, making IBM the only vendor to use the same monitoring technology across all platforms.

Key Takeaways:

  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 is the first software to provide cross-platform integration among IBM zSeries mainframes and products below, including Intel Servers, enabling a unified IT management approach.
  • The integration of Tivoli and Candle Omegamon technology provides a common management framework for IT automation, reducing labor costs and enhancing data integration.
  • The IBM Tivoli Enterprise Portal offers a common event, system, and resource view, leveraging Candle's visualization technology to integrate availability management products.
  • The portal provides a common base monitoring agent that is consistent across many monitoring technologies, easing training and support costs.
  • The enhanced data warehouse abilities in ITM 6.1 facilitate data integration and enable organizations to make more informed decisions.
  • The ITM 6.1 suite is integrated with a common enterprise management portal, the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Portal, and is soon to be integrated with IBM's Change and Configuration Management Database and process management layer.
  • Bob Madley, VP of strategy and market management at IBM Tivoli, emphasizes that IBM is the only vendor using the same monitoring technology from zSeries to xSeries.

Statistics:

  • IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.1 is the first software to integrate Tivoli and acquired Candle Omegamon technology.
  • The ITM 6.1 suite is integrated with a common enterprise management portal, the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Portal.
  • The portal uses Candle's visualization technology to integrate availability management products, including the Tivoli Enterprise Console, ITM, Tivoli NetView for mainframes, and Candle Omegamon.
  • The ITM 6.1 suite includes a common base monitoring agent that is consistent across many monitoring technologies.
  • ITM 6.1 is integrated with IBM's Change and Configuration Management Database and process management layer.

Sources:

  • [Musich, Paula]
  • [IBM Tivoli product suite documentation]
  • [IBM] IBM Tivoli Enterprise Portal
  • [Bob Madley, VP of strategy and market management at IBM Tivoli]

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