Managing End-To-End Infrastructure and Critical Applications

ProIT Version 4.0 Delivers Speed, Scalability
and More Features Than Any Other
NMS in its Class
R
E
P
A
P
E
T
I
H
W
TThhiiss wwhhiittee ppaappeerr aaddddrreesssseess::. Key functionality of ProIT's breakthrough enterprise-class IT Operations Management Software. Key features . Key benefits TMTThhee CChhaalllleennggee _ Managing End-to-End Infrastructureand Critical Applications
With the current demands on today's CIO and IT Managers, implement-ing a top notch, easy-to-use, proactive network, application and serversupport structure that meets budgetary confines can seem like a dauntingtask. The ideal Network & Systems Management (NSM) tool should easi-ly integrate into an existing network, provide flexible and proactive sup-This White Paper will port and accelerate a Return on Investment (ROI). It needs toconcurrently establish uptime and service level baselines and then meas-address how ProIT ure them to understand the health of the infrastructure. These accom-Version 4.0 can provide plishments need to occur unobtrusively without impacting the current ITteam to enable them to remain focused on other strategic projects andeffective end-to-end enable CIO and IT managers to focus on their critical management role.
infrastructure manage- Unfortunately, most of today's current tools typically have two mainment of networks, shortcomings: 1. They focus on only one of the primary components of the network; applications, servers routers for example.and end-user clients in 2. They deliver too much information, overloading IT staff and a single integrated solu- preventing them from achieving root cause identification and rapid fault management. tion. In such an environment, it is almost inevitable that resources becomestretched thin by allocating staff to the most urgent of projects and to theregular daily containment of fires. These unproductive tools cause unduestress among the IT team, causing finger-pointing and harming their abili-ty to assure uptime and application performance.
TThhee DDeemmaanndd _ End-to-End IT InfrastructureManagement
IT Managers need an effective IT Operations Management Solution thatworks as a single tool to provide end-to-end infrastructure managementof their networks, applications, servers and end-user clients.PerformanceIT offers the most tightly integrated Network ManagementSoftware (NMS) solution available with the latest release of ProIT Version4.0.
This powerful software provides CIO and IT managers a true end-to-endsolution for managing their infrastructures and critical business applica-tions replacing the multitude of disconnected point tools currently avail-able or in use. ProIT combines the crucial elements of Network & SystemsManagement, Application Performance Management and Reporting in a
2single console, multi-user environment. With ProIT, you can improveyour Support Operations by delivering proactive, highly efficient monitor-ing, measurement and maintenance of your IT infrastructure while opti-mizing the end-user experience. This paper will discuss the keyfunctionality required to achieve these goals with some of the new andenhanced features of ProIT v4.0.
Efficient Network Monitoring and Measurement "Proactive monitoringProactive monitoring is essential to any well managed IT organization. Itis no longer acceptable to be told about problems by end users or cus- is essential to anytomers. IT is expected to work -- all the time. To achieve this, monitor- well managed ITing must be done at every device and in deeper layers than ever before.Gone are the days where simple up/down monitoring and alerting was organization. It isconsidered proactive. Smart IT support operations shops implement toolsto provide them with advanced warning of potential performance issues no longer acceptableor threats to availability. The challenge is to accomplish this within budg- to be told aboutet, and avoid the typical pitfalls such as floods of events, false alarms andexcessive maintenance of the tools themselves. problems by end
End-to-end Comprehensive Monitoring in a Single Application users or customers.IITT iiss eexxppeecctteedd ttooAs IT infrastructures grow in size and complexity, existing IT staffs arebeing asked to manage more and more with the same and often times, wwoorrkk ---- aallll tthheefewer people. The goal of... [download for more]