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BMC PATROL for iSeries - Predict

 

Business Challenge

The success of an IT organization is measured by cost-effectively delivering optimal levels of service while simultaneously keeping pace with complex and changing environments. Large volumes of data, complex client/server/Web architectures and mission-critical business applications challenge the infrastructure. Increasing user communities, new business models and competitive threats challenge the business. The IS mission is to ensure that both technology and business requirements are met.

Business Need

  • Control costs by allowing IT organizations to identify, predict and plan for change
  • Prevent service problems by predicting the impact of change on system responsiveness
  • Proactively plan for future upgrades/server consolidation in the iSeries environment
  • Ensure cost-effective investment by identifying the right resources and the right time to purchase

Our Solution

BMC PATROL for iSeries - Predict is a capacity planning solution for the IBM System i, iSeries, and AS/400. It provides comprehensive response-time analysis and predictive modeling capabilities, and the "what-if" analysis reveals the impact of changes, such as applications, configuration, and users across the iSeries environment. With this approach, users can prevent performance and response-time problems before they occur, and ensure ongoing success by provisioning the right hardware upgrades, at the right time.

Key Features & Benefits

  • Models the performance of capped and uncapped partitions, shared and dedicated processors, and single or multiple systems
  • Provides Capacity Planning technology with easy-to-use Windows GUI, wizards and task pads
  • Reduces risk by enabling IT organizations to make decisions based on complete and accurate data
  • Illustrates with predictive modeling the optimal times for upgrades
  • Assures optimum resource deployment and usage whether growing or consolidating

 DOCUMENTATION 
Article
  • Server Streamlining (pdf)
  • PEAK LOAD (pdf)
  • Performance Assurance for Contingency Planning (pdf)
  • Intel Solution Services (pdf)
Brochure
  • BMC Educational Services (pdf)
  • PATROL for AS/400 (pdf)
  • BMC Business School Course Catalog (pdf)
Datasheet
  • BMC PATROL for iSeries - Perform (pdf)
  • Server Management and Systems Monitoring (pdf)
  • Managed Services Partner insert (pdf)
  • PATROL Performance Assurance for SAP (pdf) (htm)
  • BMC Performance Manager for iSeries (pdf)
  • Performance and Capacity Management Service (pdf)
  • PATROL for iSeries (AS/400) - Predict (htm) (pdf)
White Paper
  • Swing into Business Service Management - Seven Strategies (pdf)
 
 
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