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Mobile Device Containerisation, IEM and Enterproid Divide [ Part 1 of 2 ]

This is the first part of a two part article on IBM Endpoint Manager and Enterproid Divide. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with IBM Endpoint Manager or as it was previously known BigFix. Since IBM acquired BigFix there have been numerous enhancements and improvements including the introduction of Mobile Device Management. IBM […]

IBM Tivoli Analytics for Service Performance

With the explosion of Big Data the field of Analytics has boomed in recent years. One discipline in this field that is gaining more prominence and momentum is that of IT Operations Analytics and, in particular, predictive analytics. A presentation at the recent Gartner IT Infrastructure & Operations Management Summit forecast that amongst Global 2000 […]

Custom Monitoring with IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent Builder

A frequent element of my ITM orientated customer engagements is a bespoke monitoring or integration requirement, typically for an in-house developed application or 3rd-party tool.  Historically that would have meant cranking out the Universal Agent and the rather daunting task of constructing one or more meta files.  Fortunately the ITM Agent Builder has all but […]