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 […]
The original version of the Netcool/OMNIbus Probe for SCOM 2007 proved somewhat troublesome to configure, specifically the communication that required the set-up of SSL certificates. Thankfully the latest version relies on standard Kerberos authentication and so configuration is much simplified. The Netcool/OMNIbus Probes for SCOM (there are versions to support SCOM2007 and SCOM2012) collect alarms […]
Over the last few years I have come across more and more network management teams using the Solarwinds suite to manage their estate. The Solarwinds products are competitively priced and easy to install and it is this ease of install that negates the need for a company to pay for a consultant to install and […]
Some time ago I wrote about the Centralized Configuration feature of IBM Tivoli Monitoring. Introduced in version 6.2.2 Fixpack 2, this feature provides ITM agents with a pull-based mechanism that enables them to dynamically obtain configuration files, such as private situations and situation thresholds from a central source. The central source can be another ITM […]
To install the IBM Endpoint Manager mobile client on your Android, use the following steps: 1. Click on the ‘Play Store’ icon on your phone. 2. From within the ‘Play Store’ search for “IBM Endpoint” and “IBM Mobile Client” will be listed. 3. Once you have found this – click the ‘Install’ button and click […]