Oracle Demonstrates Open, Integrated Systems Management with Partners

Strategic Insights -

At DB/Expo, Oracle Corporation previewed third-party systems management tools that work closely with Oracle Enterprise Manager, demonstrating the promise of open and integrated systems management for Oracle customers. Several members of Oracle's Systems Management Tools Initiative (SMTI) are showcasing software tools that manage networks, hardware components, and software applications as part of the overall Oracle environment.

Key Takeaways:

  • Oracle designed Oracle Enterprise Manager to provide multiple integration points for customers and third-party products, utilizing published APIs and open industry standards like SNMP.
  • Third-party management solutions can "snap in" to the centralized Console or communicate with Intelligent Agents stored on remote nodes, providing a single framework for configuring and managing database features.
  • Integrated applications launched from the universal Console offer a single point of administration and control based on a common look-and-feel, using the Oracle Intelligent Agent for efficient job scheduling and event monitoring.
  • Vendors demonstrating the integration of their products with Oracle Enterprise Manager include BGS Systems, Inc., Bradmark Technologies, Inc., BrainTree Technology, Inc., The Database Solutions Co., and Remedy Corporation.
  • The integration of Oracle Enterprise Manager with third-party software tools will allow customers to take full advantage of the services provided by Oracle Enterprise Manager's flexible, scaleable, and open architecture.
  • Integrated applications store management information in a common repository, enabling inter-application communication and providing a universal console for managing the entire Oracle database and application environment.
  • The Database Solutions Company's Configuration Manager product integrates with Oracle Enterprise Manager, providing a tool that configures hardware resources for optimal database results and predicting resource requirements for desired configurations.
  • Remedy Corporation has developed a two-way linkage between Oracle Enterprise Manager and Remedy's Action Request System, enabling the automatic creation of trouble tickets or service requests based on database, application, and system events.

Statistics:

  • More than 250 products from over 90 vendors are part of Oracle's Systems Management Tools Initiative (SMTI), providing a wide range of administration capabilities for Oracle7 database technology.
  • Oracle is the world's largest supplier of software for information management and the world's second-largest software company, with a value of $3 billion.
  • Oracle offers its database, tools, and application products along with related consulting, education, and support services in more than 90 countries around the world.

Sources:

  • Oracle Corp.
  • BGS Systems, Inc.
  • Bradmark Technologies, Inc.
  • BrainTree Technology, Inc.
  • The Database Solutions Co.
  • Remedy Corporation
  • Oracle's World Wide Web address: http://www.oracle.com/
  • Note: Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation. Oracle7 and Oracle Enterprise Manager are trademarks of Oracle Corporation.