Posts from — June 2008

Houston, we have a problem. TBSM v4.1.1 IF006 has a bug related to the failover system. It never comes up.

Per the flash:

TBSM Support just discovered an issue with IF6. The fix can not be installed on a Backup server. This only affects environments running with Failover and it is specific to the Backup server.
An updated version of 4.1.1.0-TIV-BSM-IF0006 should be released the first week of July 2008.

UPDATE:

This problem has been corrected and a new IF6 published.

• MyCMDB social networking CMDB at Managed Objects | The IT Skeptic
  There’s more where that came from. I especially like the way the blog’s headlines don’t relate to the posts. “We Are BSM”: I think the “M” in “BSM” should in this case be dropped.

  **Ouch**

  (tags: managedobjects bsm business-service-management itskeptic opinion)
• Doug McClure: Thoughts on BSM, ITSM, Change and Release Management | IT’s About Uptime - The StackSafe Blog
  discuss several other topics of interest, including his perspective on the importance of a Configuration Management DataBase (CMDB) to BSM, the importance of Change and Release Management to BSM, and the importance of Data Center Automation (DCA) to BSM.
  (tags: bsm business-service-management podcast blog interview stacksafe)
• BMCDN : BSM @ BMC | Success Stories
  Attached are 3 success stories for BSM @ BMC
  (tags: BMC bsm business-service-management casestudy value marketing)
• Review: SolarWinds Falls Short
  CRN Test Center reviewers set out to examine SolarWinds Inc.’s Orion Network Monitoring solution but the process was more difficult than expected.
  (tags: solarwinds orion reviews)
• Comparison of network monitoring systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Comparison of network monitoring systems
  (tags: monitoring network wikipedia)

• TechSMART eMite Analytics
  **Anyone heard of these guys? **
  (tags: techsmart emiteanalytics dashboards analytics automation integration monitoring)
• IBM’s Entuity cornerstone solution manages risk and improves quality of service
  IBM uses Eye of the Storm as their core network management solution along with other strategic partners to quickly deliver a range of managed network solutions - from IP convergence, enhanced security and virtual private networks (VPNs), to distributed…
  (tags: IBM IBMSO entuity monitoring networkmanagement)
• myCMDB - Managed Objects
  Managed Objects myCMDB™ solves CMDB data accuracy and accessibility issues incumbent with today’s CMDB implementations. By integrating principles of Web 2.0 and social networking into a new web-based application, myCMDB delivers role-based “communitie
  (tags: managedobjects mycmdb cmdb360 bsm business-service-management)
• Mazu Networks Publishes VP Checklist Series on the Five Key IT Initiatives Critical to Improving the Performance and Availability of Business Services
  Checklist for VPs Responsible for Business Service Management Provides an overview of key capabilities IT teams need to meet the following CMDB discovery goals:
  (tags: mazunetworks bsm business-service-management)
• Interlink Software Announces BSM 2.0(TM) at the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Management Summit
  Interlink Software today announced the release of its BSM 2.0(TM) platform, a major step forward in the evolution of Business Service Management.
  (tags: Interlink bsm business-service-management sla slm)
• Business Service Management (BSM) and Service Configuration Management (SCM) at Interlink Software.
  Interlink Software continues to lead the way in Business Service Management. Experience, innovation and a technical team second to none, keep Interlink Software and its customers at the forefront of integrating IT with business.
  (tags: Interlink interlinksoftware bsm business-service-management bsm2.0 sla slm)
• Business Service Management - Interlink Software
  The price of our BSM 2.0™ introductory package is just $88,400

  ** Anyone heard of these guys? **

  (tags: interlinksoftware interlink bsm business-service-management bsm2.0)
• Business Service Management (BSM) and Service Configuration Management (SCM) at Interlink Software.
  pioneered the approach of incorporating a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) into our product design, implementing a low maintenance, process driven approach to delivering Business Service Management (BSM) and Service Configuration Management (SCM).
  (tags: interlink interlinksoftware bsm business-service-management cmdb itsm)
• Managed Objects Adds ‘Facebook’ Twist to CMDB
  The first version of myCMDB will work with Managed Objects’ own CMDB system, CMDB 360, and with BMC’s Atrium CMDB, McNabb said. Subsequent versions will work with other CMDB systems, he said.
  (tags: managedobjects cmdb mycmdb bsm business-service-management bmc atrium itil itsm)

Managed Objects announced “myCMDB” today with the aim of further breaking down of the barriers to CMDB use and adoption within the typical IT organization. This innovative approach to easing the “rough edges” and increasing the transparency of a typical CMDB deployment looks like a great step forward to ensuring a successful CMDB deployment that provides value.

With initial details introduced here include:

* Easy to define user communities provide meaningful views of CMDB data
* Role-based user profiles personalize the community experience
* Intelligent, refine-able, and repeatable search to quickly retrieve CMDB information
* Enhanced data input through pre-defined templates and forms
* Integrated CIM (Common Information Model) and policies enforce governance
* Pre-defined, community specific reporting and analytics – or add your own
* Modeling environment for impact and dependency analysis
* Integrates easily with existing change control systems
* A common platform for ready communication with other community members

While this may appear gimmicky to some, anything that provides a means for easier use and adoption of a CMDB is a win-win for the companies who pursue them. The rigidity of a single authoritative discovery tool, product or process are the things that ultimately turn against the successful adoption of a CMDB within any company. Your end users, SMEs and practitioners are the ultimate source of information and insight into the configuration and operation of complex business services and applications. They must be strongly encouraged to participate in the broader federated story for CMDB development and the CMDB life cycle.

• Developing composite applications: Composite application assembly, part 1
  Learn general design tips and techniques that you can use to assemble highly productive and compelling composite applications. In this first part of a two-part article, we focus on navigation and page design.
  (tags: IBM developerworks cam compositeapplications design implementation modeling)
• Plant industry news | IBMRO: IT and asset managers mix at Pulse 2008 | Plant Services
  (tags: ibm tivoli mro maximo itam asset-management)
• The Great Certification Circus
  IBM’s Tivoli unit recently put into place a tiered approach to certifications for 84 accredited partners where the partners are given triple A, double A and single A designations that denote their level of expertise based on the certifications they have
  (tags: ibm tivoli businesspartners bp accreditation)
• Service Assurance Demo — BMCtv
  Service Assurance from BMC Software.
  (tags: BMC serviceassurance bsm business-service-management)

• VMWare and HP align products to bring greater management and insight to virtualized environments
  HP’s Business Service Management products — including HP Business Availability Center, HP Operations Center and HP Network Management Center — will help automate the management of the VMware virtualization platform.
  (tags: HP bsm business-service-management vmware)

• Fannie Mae CIO Joins Netuitive Board of Directors
  Rahul Merchant, CIO and executive vice president of Fannie Mae, will join Netuitive’s Board of Directors
  (tags: netuitive bod)
• Managed Objects Meeting Growing Demand Across Multiple Vertical Markets for Business Service Management and CMDB
  “Increasingly, organizations in other industries are also relying on technology for a greater portion of their missions.. realize they cannot afford to wait to react to downtime and instead need to adopt a proactive approach to IT management such as BSM
  (tags: managedobjects bsm business-service-management)
• ASG Creates New Technology to Advance Interoperability and Expand Individual Performance Management Capabilities
  The new API connects Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to ASG’s Business Service Platform™ (BSP™). The result is the seamless flow of Microsoft server performance information into ASG’s enterprise Business Service Management (BSM) solution.
  (tags: ASG Microsoft SCOM integration bsm business-service-management)
• BMC scoops up ITM
  ITM’s Business Suite product consists of a number of modules that focus on CIO-centric topics such as financial resource management, vendor relationship management and staffing.
  (tags: BMC ITM M&A)
• HP comes to the rescue with BTO
  HP is introducing three business technology optimization solutions that will be available via the software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model.
  (tags: HP BTO bsm business-service-management)

For an Oracle or DB2 database? Thoughts? Reasons why?

What about the manager of a DBA group or other higher level manager? What DBA specific information should be aggregated to present at this higher level?