Posts from — August 2007

• Mashery: On-Demand API Infrastructure
  Unleash and manage channels for your API responsibly with Mashery’s combination of security, usage, access management, tracking, metrics, commerce, performance optimization and developer community tools.
  (tags: api mashup web2.0 webservices SAE situationalapplications)
• Aptana: The Web IDE
  The Aptana IDE is a free, source-open, cross-platform, JavaScript-focused editor and development environment for building Ajax applications.
  (tags: ajax application css development javascript ide programming editor)
• BuiltWith.com - Web Technology Profiler
  (tags: ajax analysis analytics application web development webdesign)
• DataMiner multi-vendor network management solution - Home
  DataMiner is the leading multi-vendor network management solution, designed by the vendor independent system integrator Skyline Communications.
  (tags: dataminer skylinecommunications networkmanagement monitoring)

• SevOne, Inc. | Network Performance and Fault Management
  Designed by network engineers for network engineers, SevOne NMS offers the advanced features you needed to manage today’s complex infrastructure coupled with the ease of use to make your job easier.
  (tags: SevOne networkmanagement systemsmanagement monitoring appliance)
• Composite Software
  (tags: bi soa CompositeSoftware)
• The SAXON XSLT and XQuery Processor
  This is the home page for the Open Source SAXON XSLT processor developed by Michael Kay.
  (tags: api design development xml xslt xquery saxon xsl OSS)

A couple of useful TADDM OPAL contributions for those interested in learning how to get more from your application discovery and mapping investment.

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Best Practices for using TADDM Sensors

Discovery is performed using sensors which are currently built and deployed as part of the TADDM product. The sensor asks, figuratively, the host and the applications how they are configured and who they are talking to.

This paper does not include detail on the complete list of sensors. Over time this list will be enhanced as we attempt to document all Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager (TADDM) supported sensors, as well as the new ones that are added with every release. The following sensors are addressed:

Apache, DB2 database, IIS, Oracle database, Oracle Application Server, SAP - CCMS and SLD, SQL server database, Weblogic, pplication Server, Websphere Application Server, Windows OS

Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manger’s Flexible Approach to Discovery Whitepaper

Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager’s (TADDM) flexible approach to discovery and automatic mapping of dependencies from layer 2 through 7 enables its users with the visibility and necessary agility requisite to improve service availability at their firms. TADDM’s unique approach of combining agent-less and credential-free discovery in configurable discovery profiles facilitates its user’s control over where they discover, what they discover and how deep they go. TADDM allows users continue to leverage their best practices for the business, but now armed with the powerful data analysis TADDM provides in order to make the best informed decisions for their firm.

• GB941-A Revenue Assurance KPI Metrics Workbook
  RA Process Effectiveness KPIs: efficiency of the RA processes with a company
  Data Quality KPIs: quality of data within different company systems and percentage of data validated
  Revenue Leakage KPIs: percentage and value of Revenue Leakages of a company
  (tags: TMF serviceassurance revenueassurance KPI metrics)
• Former Micromuse Chief Software Architect Duke Tantiprasut Brings a new Level of Technical Leadership to generationE Technologies - Eworldwire
  Dr. Duke Tantiprasut has signed on as the Chief Solutions Architect for generationE Technologies to drive the formal launch of their new “Value-Added Solutions” program.
  (tags: GenerationE businesspartners)

• GroundWork’s Q3 Milestones Include Record Revenue, a Thriving Channel, and Groundbreaking Product Enhancements
  surpassing the 500th subscription mark for GroundWork Monitor Professional
  (tags: groundwork opensource oss systemsmanagement monitoring)
• ORIX Venture Finance Provides $7.5MM Credit Facility to Fuel Managed Objects’ Growth
  provided Managed Objects with a $7.5M senior secured credit facility…Managed Objects will use the financing to fuel expansion initiatives and meet the tremendous customer demand for its suite of Business Service Management (BSM) products.
  (tags: managedobjects bsm business-service-management financials)
• EMC in VoIP Management Game
  EMC has licensed Integrated Research’s Prognosis technology for use in its EMC Smarts VoIP Performance Manager and Performance Reporter products. Denver-based Integrated Research is a leader in VoIP management technology.
  (tags: EMC SMARTS VOIP monitoring)
• Tideway Systems Launches Tideway TV
  Tideway Systems has launched Tideway TV, a source for thought-provoking videos pertaining to IT Service Management and the role of application dependency mapping in today’s IT environment.
  (tags: tideway ITSM changemanagement appdisco discovery configurationmanagement)

• Technology Leaders Release Specification for Federating and Accessing Multi-Vendor IT Management Data
  Collaborative Effort by BMC Software, CA, Fujitsu, HP, IBM and Microsoft Helps Ensure that CMDBs Can Draw from All Enterprise Source
  (tags: cmdbf cmdb federation)
• Creating EIF events with Tivoli Directory Integrator for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Tivoli Enterprise Console
  Redpaper Draft
  (tags: IBM Tivoli TDI events netcool/omnibus integration redpaper redbook)

I’ve heard some pretty cool stuff can be done with this product. Haven’t had the chance to play with it yet, but it sounds like it’s the “swiss army knife” tool much like Netcool/Impact is.

Creating EIF events with Tivoli Directory Integrator for Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Tivoli Enterprise Console Redpaper draft available here.

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This Redpaper describes an integration solution developed for IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator’s with IBM’s event management offering products IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console.

This integration solution illustrates an integration scenario aimed towards improving Tivoli Directory Integrator’s integration capabilities and leveraging these capabilities with IBM’s event management offering products. Along with some examples we discuss the architecture behind this approach.

This document is divided into several sections. For those readers who are not familiar with the IBM products covered in this Redpaper, we provide a brief overview of Tivoli Directory Integrator, Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, and Tivoli Enterprise Console. We then cover the integration with Netcool/OMNIbus and describe an architectural overview, and the implementation, installation and configuration for Tivoli Directory Integrator’s integration with Netcool/OMNIbus. Similarly, we discuss the integration with Tivoli Enterprise Console and describe an architectural overview, and the implementation, installation and configuration for Tivoli Directory Integrator’s integration with the Tivoli Enterprise Console. We discuss further details about the EIF EventSender component because it represents a key component developed as part of this Redpaper integration. Finally, the Miscellaneous section documents the files shipped along with this Redpaper and links to various official documentation.

• Corda.com - Turn Data into Decisions with Executive Dashboards
  Corda delivers access to company data, via performance dashboards anywhere, at any time. Gain detailed understanding and deep insight into the big picture and drill down to analyze the root causes, enabling timely, accurate, and more informed decisions.
  (tags: Corda BI dashboards visualization charts graphs)
• The Hobbit Monitor
  Hobbit is a system for monitoring servers and networks. Inspiration from the Big Brother monitor, but unlike Big Brother it is designed to work well whether you need to monitor small network, or large networks with thousands of hosts.
  (tags: Hobbit OSS systemsmanagement networkmanagement monitoring ESM)