by doug on August 9, 2010
OpTier has kicked off a Business Transaction Management (BTM) industry portal today which hopes to serve as a clearing house for information on what BTM is, key industry vendors, analysts and typical use cases where BTM provides value.
From the press release:
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Visitors to the portal can expect to find:
— BTM Overview – A section dedicated to all things BTM in the enterprise, the evolution of the technology and the importance of managing the end-user’s experience.
— Use Cases – Examples from a variety of industries (banking, insurance, telecommunications) that are utilizing the power of BTM.
— News & Articles – Recent BTM industry coverage in the media.
— Analysts – An extensive overview and summary of industry analysis from firms including Forrester, Gartner and IDC who cover the BTM market with links to recent research and relevant reports.
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I’m excited about seeing how this develops and hopefully becomes truly vendor agnostic. For my perspectives on BTM, take a look here.
The next mega fix pack for TBSM 4.2.1 is available today with many fixes for core TBSM and TIP bugs impacting core functionality and performance and a few new capabilities to boot. The README is available here. A separate README for the Discovery Library Toolkit is available here. The fixpack is available for download here.
My advice is for you to read the README. Then READ it again. Then REVIEW your systems and TBSM implementation. Note the DISK SPACE requirements. I’d double them to be safe. READ the README again. Review all of your TBSM implementation customizations. READ THE README AGAIN. Do a full end-to-end backup of your TBSM system (on each component) before you start. Think carefully about bypassing the fixpack backup procedure. Consider applying appropriate WebTop 2.2, WebGUI 7.3 or OMNIbus 7.x fixpacks/interim fixes. You do know that TBSM maintenance releases never include core Netcool/OMNIbus maintenance right?
If you’ve already installed TBSM 4.2.1 FP1, your installation time for TBSM 4.2.1 FP2 should be improved compared to your FP1 installation experience. If you haven’t installed TBSM 4.2.1 FP1 and are installing the all inclusive TBSM 4.2.1 FP2, be prepared for a significant installation time. This can and will vary widely by hardware and operating system type/version. Don’t interrupt the installation process!
Before you start, READ THE README AGAIN! Pay attention to the post installation tasks and configurations which may be required. Let me know if you have any problems, I’ll be watching for PMRs closely.
The TBSM 4.2.1 Documents have been updated appropriately here. I’ll try to point out some new features in follow on posts.
