http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/rss/beat.xml Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure Weekly - A Weekly IT Service Management Perspective en-us Copyright 2008 IBM Corporation Rebecca J Wissinger/Austin/IBM http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/images/cloud-smrt-weekly.jpg http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/rss/beat.xml For fast, accurate troubleshooting of WebSphere applications in development, a new solution is available. IBM Application Performance Diagnostics Lite delivers granular insight of several different kinds, meaning that you can not only detect that performance shortfalls exist, but easily determine what needs to be done to resolve them. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05212013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05212013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Anybody interested in software-based innovation should also be interested in IBM's Innovate 2013 event—the leading event for software practitioners and developers worldwide. In particular, this year's curriculum will explore all the benefits that can be achieved by unifying development and operations teams and management solutions—especially when applications are both developed and deployed in a cloud architecture. Tue, 14 May 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05142013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05142013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Edge2013 will be the premier storage and IT optimization event of the year. To be held at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from June 10-14, this event will explore all the ways IT infrastructures can be optimized to deliver better business results today—particularly in storage and storage-related aspects, such as cloud, business analytics, data protection, and unified management. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04302013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04302013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Maximizing the value your applications generate means tracking their performance—and taking quick action when that performance isn't what it should be. For mid-market organizations using VMware environments, IBM's just introduced a new solution that can help you do exactly that: IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management Entry Edition - VM Image. This preconfigured appliance is easily deployed, yet yields exceptional insight into application environments—both as they're performing today, and how they'll need to be changed to perform well in the future. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04232013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04232013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Impact 2013 will be all about the most promising ways you can create a positive impact at your organization—whether seen from a business or IT standpoint. This event, which focuses on applications and the services they support, will feature a wealth of compelling educational sessions, as well as discussion of a number of new key application monitoring and management solutions from IBM—all of which will help you ensure that business services generate the highest possible value over time. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04162013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04162013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center is a new front end for IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager family. By depicting the complete backup infrastructure and task success in an intuitive Web-based GUI, this offering spurs faster problem resolution—and also empowers non-specialists to take care of routine, everyday problems, increasing team collaboration. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03262013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03262013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Clouds are an exceptionally advanced service delivery platform... in theory. Via a new offering, IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator, that theory can easily become a practical reality for public, private, and hybrid cloud-based services. That happens thanks to simplified service creation and deployment via a graphic interface, automated integration of foundational services like server provisioning, granular cost-tracking, and even integration of key solutions across development and operations teams. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03192013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03192013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Interested in cloud? Pulse 2013 was the place to be. New IBM SmartCloud announcements showed how clouds can be an even smarter, more effective platform via intelligent monitoring, service desk, and service orchestration—and additional announcements in security, storage, and endpoint management were directly on point as well. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03122013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03122013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Want to integrate more systems and virtualization environments into your cloud, yet manage them all in a centralized way? You'll want to take a close look at IBM SmartCloud Monitoring v. 7.2. This offering, new in February, allows you to do just that—providing both the holistic health/status information and granular technical detail you need to ensure that a cloud really is living up to its complete business potential. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03052013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03052013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's unified platform of service management for private and hybrid clouds, IBM SmartCloud Control Desk, has been updated! New features include seamless integration with IBM Endpoint Manager, for effortless version tracking and software license compliance, and compelling new map integration that reflects business and IT service performance at multiple locations. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02262013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02262013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IT security is a fast-moving field—are you up to speed? Attend Pulse 2013, and in four short days, you'll have learned about all the latest trends, developments, strategies, and technologies available to ensure that your organization is as secure as it can be against threats both known and unknown. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02192013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02192013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS No industry is more competitive than telecommunications—and Pulse 2013 will offer outstanding insights and information you can leverage to get ahead. In particular, an entire stream will be dedicated solely to service provider solutions, as discussed in 31 sessions addressing both service assurance/analytics and cloud computing tracks. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02122013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02122013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS As mobile device deployment continues to skyrocket, organizations seek the best way to leverage such devices for higher business value. IBM Mobile Foundation—which addresses app development, service migration to clouds, and mobile device/application management—is a great solution to accomplish just that. And by attending Pulse 2013, you can find out more about it in the Mobile Enterprise stream, which will discuss Mobile Foundation and many other compelling subjects. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02052013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02052013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Edge2013 will be the premier storage and optimized IT solutions event of the year. This year's Edge will focus on three compelling areas: cloud computing, big data/smart analytics, and pragmatic business results. And until April 28, you can get a 10% Early Bird registration discount!. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01292013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01292013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Want to drive up building ROI? Make it as simple, intuitive, and business-optimized as possible to reserve shared workspaces. IBM's TRIRIGA solutions deliver first-rate workplace reservation, directly on point for telecommuters, building visitors and execs interested in driving up ROI by reducing facilities costs of many kinds. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01222013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01222013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS One of the major themes of Pulse 2013 will be infrastructure management. By attending the event, you can come up to speed on IBM's complete value proposition in helping organizations orchestrate this complex task at every level from specific assets to buildings to campuses—even entire cities in some cases. Solution capabilities will also be practically demonstrated in industry-specific presentations given by IBM clients. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01152013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01152013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS OSLC, as an independent set of community defined specifications, allows any application provider, enterprise, integrator, or reseller to OSLC-enable virtually any application. Every time that happens, the power and benefits of OSLC are multiplied beyond the single tool, as data can be shared simply and consistently across tools and organizations for better collaboration, decisions, and workflow. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01082013.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01082013.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS What if you could use your endpoint management solution to automate and carry out complex server tasks, too? A new Tivoli offering gives you just this power: IBM Endpoint Manager for Server Automation. Using its library of thousands of scripts, you can automate surprisingly complex tasks to create a far more agile and cost-efficient IT infrastructure. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12182012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12182012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS As your endpoint infrastructure expands in scope and complexity, you need a new endpoint management strategy to bring it all under control. IBM offers best-in-class solutions that work together to deliver the features you need—no matter how much, or how fast, your infrastructure may change due to technologies such as mobile, cloud, and virtual desktops. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12112012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12112012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's SmartCloud family of private cloud solutions just keeps getting smarter. Recently, an impressive array of new features and functions were added to key members of the family, including IBM SmartCloud Provisioning, IBM SmartCloud Application Performance Management, IBM SmartCloud Workload Automation, and IBM SmartCloud Cost Management. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12042012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12042012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS When your network performs better, so do all the services that depend on it. IBM Netcool Network Management, a brand-new offering, unifies and optimizes many different network management capabilities—helping you get enhanced visibility, control, and automation over key tasks, and rendering your network both faster and more available. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11272012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11272012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you want a lean-and-mean IT infrastructure, it's important to know how many copies of which software packages you have—as well as what their version numbers are. IBM Endpoint Manager for Software Use Analysis continually tracks that information, even for dynamic architectures like clouds, helping organizations stay in continuous compliance, plan better, and manage software better throughout its lifecycle. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11202012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11202012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM has a long history of outstanding service and support. These days, that support is even more impressive thanks to the IBM Support Portal—a unified repository of critical information, downloadable updates/patches, and a customizable tool used to create and track service requests over time. Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11132012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11132012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS What, really, does service management mean to IT—and what kinds of benefits can it deliver? Service Management for Dummies, a new book by Judith Hurwitz and IBM experts, asks and answers those questions clearly and simply. Also included: a look at how emerging platforms like cloud and mobile can play a key role; also, help getting started with a service management implementation. Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11062012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11062012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Link your development and operations teams, and you'll get better software—faster. New integrations between IBM SmartCloud APM and IBM Rational Performance Tester make that possible, translating into software-driven services that create more value, more quickly, with lower costs. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10302012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10302012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Securing a cloud is no easy task. IBM SmartCloud Patch Management makes that task much simpler by constantly comparing virtual servers against a baseline—then provisioning patches to the servers that need them, quickly and automatically. Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10232012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10232012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you'd like to deliver a talk at Pulse 2013, IBM would like to hear from you. Apply now to submit a presentation on any of 10 different compelling topics... and if your application is approved, your organization will get a free conference pass to the blockbuster service management event of the year! Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10162012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10162012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Looking for a truly optimized private cloud? Consider IBM's new Enterprise Systems, innovative new platforms that have been designed from the ground up with cloud in mind. Driven by IBM SmartCloud service management solutions, these offerings help today's enterprise realize the full potential of a private cloud to transform service delivery, simultaneously reducing costs and complexity while increasing performance and business agility. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10092012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10092012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For the latest insights in the changing world of IT security, download the latest X-Force Trend and Risk Report. Hot topics discussed in detail include mobile computing, the malicious Web, spam, phishing, and a suite of new vulnerabilities. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10022012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10022012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Subscribing to Tivoli solutions is the fastest, easiest, and lowest-cost way to keep your IT infrastructure current. Given a subscription, all new Tivoli software releases are available instantly and at no cost— meaning your organization can start benefiting from their new capabilities immediately. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09252012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09252012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS All CSPs want to understand their customers better—but that kind of information has been hard to come by until now. Fortunately, IBM Netcool Network Analytics, a new offering, provides a centralized platform for aggregating and analyzing customer-centric data like handset type, network location, and service usage. Armed with this insight, CSPs can then develop superior strategies of keeping customers happy—and minimizing churn. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09182012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09182012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Endpoint Manager isn't just packed with features—it's also packed with cost savings. According to a recent Forrester study, this solution helped one particular organization save more than four million dollars inside nine months—an ROI of more than 100 percent. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09112012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09112012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS As employees increasingly use mobile devices in an ad hoc, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) manner, IT must find new ways to address, and even benefit from, this situation. IBM's answer? IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices—a great way to improve the security and simplify the management of as many mobile devices and apps as possible. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08282012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08282012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For CSPs, optimized service assurance is critical to business success. A recent report from Analysys Mason confirms IBM's leadership in this space, thanks in large part to the cross-domain, integrated IBM Tivoli Netcool portfolio. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08212012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08212012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Endpoint Manager wears many hats. Beyond patch installation and device configuration, this solution can also help you enhance security, improve IT efficiency, reduce operating costs, and even optimize energy management across multiple buildings! Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08142012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08142012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS What’s the easiest, fastest way to get current on IT hot topics? IBM Business Without Events brings IBM executives to cities near you—spanning four continents—to discuss the most daunting IT challenges today and everything IBM offers to solve them. Tue, 07 Aug 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08072012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08072012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Securing a cloud should be as fast and effective as the cloud's services themselves. Using IBM SmartCloud Foundation and IBM Endpoint Manager, you can secure cloud servers from cradle to grave—delivering continuous compliance with both your own security mandates and the ever-increasing list of relevant government regulations. Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07312012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07312012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Want best value from IBM software? Consider participating in the Accelerated Value Program to get enhanced support in all the ways you need. Combined with IBM Maximo Calibration, for instance, an Accelerated Value Program contract means you'll get skilled, dedicated help in calibrating all assets, at all sites, in all languages—a unified solution for maximum business benefit. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07242012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07242012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you're unhappy with the fact that business data is leaking out of your organization—or even the idea that it might be—you might want to consider IBM Endpoint Manager for Core Protection. This solution can block many forms of unacceptable data transmission in a granular, configurable, policy-driven fashion, all of which are managed from a single point of control. Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07172012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07172012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS When healthcare organizations manage assets more effectively, the result isn't just lower costs or better performance—it's improvement in the quality of patient care. IBM Maximo solutions deliver on that goal by unifying asset information and orchestrating domain-spanning processes and strategies—all to make sure assets perform as required for best medical results. Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07102012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07102012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Need a straightforward, fast way to establish and maintain security baselines that conform with your organization's policies—and government regulations? Try IBM Endpoint Manager. This solution's single-agent, single-server design gives you both the insight needed to detect security shortcomings, and the power to take any necessary action to fix them. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06262012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06262012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For cities to accomplish more, using less, they'll have to get smarter about the way they manage key assets. Toward that end, IBM Maximo offerings addressing transportation, utilities, and facilities combine to provide a holistic, integrated solution—helping cities get more value from assets and asset-related processes while reducing total costs and management complexity. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06192012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06192012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you want to provide managed services to clients, the IBM Tivoli portfolio is a great foundation to do it. Using key solutions, you can offer services ranging from service desks to data backup to IT software license tracking—generating new revenue streams and leveraging Tivoli capabilities for more value than ever. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06122012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06122012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS By optimally managing complex asset infrastructures, transportation organizations can improve safety, increase service performance and customer satisfaction, and reduce business risks and costs of many types. IBM Maximo solutions help by aggregating asset data, delivering a holistic view of asset health, and orchestrating maintenance tasks throughout the asset lifecycle. Tue, 22 May 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05222012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05222012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you want to learn how IT development and IT operations can be linked to spur market agility and create a competitive distinction, there's no better event to attend than Innovate 2012. There, you can learn how IBM's Rational and Tivoli portfolios are being integrated not just to create in-demand software and services, but deliver them to market more rapidly—the essence of customer-centric innovation. Tue, 15 May 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05152012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05152012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS No event this year will explore storage complexities as completely as IBM Edge2012. This tradeshow—actually three events in one—will discuss storage from both business and technological standpoints, examining the storage ramifications of such hot topics as big data, cloud computing, virtualization, and core data protection for mission-critical environments like SAP, DB2, and VMware. Tue, 08 May 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05082012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05082012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The IBM Tivoli User Community site has been completely redesigned—and IBM's deep commitment to customer value is evident at every level. To better serve the IBM Tivoli global community, the site now features wikis, blogs, podcasts, free education, free white paper development, and a Web 2.0-style makeover for ease of use. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04242012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04242012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Moving services and data to a cloud? You'll need to be sure your storage capabilities are as smart as your service delivery platform. Fortunately, with IBM Storage Management, Backup, and Recovery solutions, you can fully protect data across its lifecycle, ensuring it generates as much business value as possible—both inside and outside cloud contexts. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04172012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04172012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The latest IBM X-Force Trend and Risk Report is out! Download a free copy today for clear insight on, and guidance about, the latest trends, threats, vulnerabilities, and security best practices.. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04032012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04032012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Impact 2012 will be the premier event for business and IT leadership. Attend to find out how innovation can drive a superior business outcome by transforming not just your IT infrastructure, but also all the services and strategies it supports—and hear about everything IBM has to offer in the pursuit of that goal. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03272012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03272012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS While IBM Tivoli solutions have historically been feature-and-function integrated, this new management interface serves to simplify and accelerate IT management tasks even more. It acts as a central point of command to better visualize, control, and automate the cloud for any task, and at any necessary level of detail. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03132012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03132012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Smart devices like phones or tablets, when used to access business services, are handy for employees but a headache for IT. Thanks to IBM Endpoint Manager for Mobile Devices, however, that headache is all but over. Using this solution, IT can continue to oversee and optimize all endpoints, including mobile devices, using one intelligent agent, one management console, and one server. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03132012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03132012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Tivoli Subscription and Support can help you keep your infrastructure up-to-the-minute current for all the solutions you decide matter most. By attending IBM's interactive Roundtables at Pulse 2012, you can get the inside story on S&S—as discussed by IBM's leadership team and as directly demonstrated by the real-world experiences of your professional peers. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02282012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02282012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's solutions have won yet another award: Gartner Group's first-ever Magic Quadrant for OSS (operations support systems). Gartner singles out IBM as the front-runner in both vision and execution—strengths already familiar to IBM clients, who have made IBM the worldwide market leader in OSS for many years. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02212012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02212012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Speakers at IBM's Pulse 2012 service management event will hit some of the hottest topics in IT today, including cloud computing, business analytics, best practices, and even Watson—IBM's world-famous pattern-recognition technology, which can answer questions posed in natural language. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02142012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02142012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Building a private cloud? Be sure to take into account the networking complexities. IBM Tivoli solutions can help, addressing such key networking tasks as network provisioning, device configuration, and monitoring—all in an automated way that fulfills the basic promise of the cloud. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02072012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02072012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you want a faster resolution of reported end-user issues, remote diagnosis and troubleshooting is the way to go. IBM Tivoli Endpoint Management supports this, allowing administrators to both oversee and take direct action on problematic endpoints. It also supports collaborative sessions and granular access privileges, to reflect cross-level support inside IT teams. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01312012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01312012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS At Pulse 2012, one of the leading attractions is sure to be IBM's Service Management Simulator Workshop. This compelling game recreates real-world business scenarios by throwing teams of players together, assigning them key business and IT roles, and challenging them with service outages to see how they'll respond. Are you up for the experience? Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01242012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01242012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's new SmartCloud Foundation solutions can help you get a private cloud up and running in very little time, then manage it easily. In particular, IBM SmartCloud Provisioning and IBM SmartCloud Monitoring can provision new virtual servers, and track the cloud's performance over time, with incredible efficiency thanks to smart automation. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01172012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01172012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Keeping your endpoint infrastructure software-current has never been so easy. With IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager, you can leverage one server, and one intelligent management agent, to get fast, bandwidth-optimized software distribution to all your endpoints—no matter where they live on your network, or whether they're outside your network altogether. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01102012.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01102012.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Subscribe to Tivoli solutions, and you get new version releases free of charge for an entire year—incredible value and an effortless update process. One great example: the new IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Virtual Environments solution, which helps you continually oversee even the largest virtualized infrastructures for best business value. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12202011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12202011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS One of the great things about attending Pulse is the fact that in one, convenient place you get a complete look at all of IBM’s software capabilities. Then, by weighing those capabilities against your organization’s needs, you can drive positive change—fast. Register today! Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12132011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12132011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS SAP applications drive some of the most crucial services offered by enterprise IT. Getting highest business value from those services means keeping the environment in which they live and breathe up and running as much of the time as possible—despite the technical complexity involved. Fortunately, IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms, a policy-driven solution, can take swift, accurate action when necessary to minimize both the costs and risks of SAP application downtime. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12062011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12062011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Clouds demand centralized, scalable security. One key solution toward that end: IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2.2, which offers user authentication and identity mapping as a federated, SOA service that cloud applications can easily invoke. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11292011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11292011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's flagship endpoint management solution, Tivoli Endpoint Manager, has been upgraded to version 8.2! Compelling new features include LDAP support for simpler security authorization, new agents for a broad range of Linux flavors, virtualized application deployment, and historical compliance trending. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11222011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11222011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS SAP infrastructures, though complex, create tremendous business value at organizations today. You can increase that value even more by using IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications to drive up SAP performance, reduce operational costs, and diminish business risks and service downtime. Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11152011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11152011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Application performance monitoring (APM) is hot and getting hotter—and IBM offers an industry-leading APM portfolio. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11082011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11082011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Improve your understanding of composite application chains, and you can drive up the business value those applications yield. IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager makes that an easy job, thanks to its dynamically updated topology maps and reports. And the latest version, 7.2.1, includes many new features ranging from discovery capabilities to storage reports and business-service integration. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11012011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11012011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The new mid-year trend report from IBM's X-Force team is out—and you can benefit. Download it to find out about the latest security developments in key areas such as spear phishing, mobile platforms, and advanced persistent threats! Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10252011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10252011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you want a fast, secure cloud, IBM’s new SmartCloud Foundation is the ideal solution. This offering includes deep automation, powerful admin functions, service assurance, and industry-leading security to make new cloud architectures easier to create, and simpler to manage, than ever. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10182011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10182011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The theme of Pulse 2012 is Business Without Limits. Attend the show and you'll find out how your organization can drive positive change by improving service management in all the ways that matter most—whether that means improved customer satisfaction levels, enhanced asset management, or a cloud initiative carefully tailored to your specific business context. Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10112011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10112011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Green means go...and your organization can make faster headway optimizing its green energy strategy with IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management. This centralized solution combines energy data from both facilities and IT assets to provide a complete, end-to-end picture of energy usage under a single pane of glass. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10042011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10042011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Endpoint security gets more complicated by the day. Fortunately, IBM offers a suite of five endpoint security groups that can work together to provide agile, intelligent security in all the ways you need most. And because IBM will be integrating its endpoint portfolio over time, you can also expect increasingly centralized management and higher agility from that portfolio in the years to come. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09272011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09272011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Subscribe to Tivoli software, and you get free updates—including completely new versions—for an entire year. Making the case for a subscription is Tivoli Workload Scheduler 8.6, a recent release that delivers more flexible management, better visualization, and new cloud integration capabilities. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09132011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09132011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Given detailed insight into how software is distributed in your Windows-based infrastructures, you can drive up ROI, simplify compliance, and reduce total IT costs. IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager offers all the features you need today, and integrates with other Tivoli offerings for exceptional cross-domain, cross-business asset management tomorrow. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08302011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08302011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM NetView 6.1 for z/OS transforms your zEnterprise into a platform of centralized network management. New features include centralized logging for faster problem resolution, enhanced packet trace analysis, and integration with IBM's GDPS data-mirroring solution. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08162011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08162011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For IT managers seeking a fast and tidy way to migrate a huge endpoint infrastructure to Windows 7, IBM Tivoli has the solution: Tivoli Endpoint Manager. This product family can optimize all four phases of the migration process: discover, prepare, migrate, and maintain. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08092011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08092011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS By subscribing to Tivoli solutions, you can keep your infrastructure more current, more quickly, while also reducing software investment costs. In the case of IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.2.1—which includes a range of powerful new features—that's a bargain likely to appeal to almost any organization. Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08022011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08022011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Looking for the best way to manage virtual desktops? Look no further—the virtualization-aware IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager solution has many unique strengths that make it perfect for virtual desktop infrastructures. Tue, 26 July 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07262011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07262011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Missed Pulse 2011? Don't worry—Pulse is coming to you. A global IBM roadshow, including much of the best content from Pulse, will be running until October, making it easy for you to catch up on what you missed—and come away better positioned to help your organization render superior service management. Tue, 19 July 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07192011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07192011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you want even more business value from a VMware-driven virtual infrastructure, add a service management layer based on IBM Tivoli. Tivoli solutions combine to deliver essential features such as discovery/monitoring, storage virtualization and management, security, and cost-tracking—all of which help optimize service management. Tue, 12 July 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07122011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07122011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM now offers best-in-class anti-malware for endpoints: IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Core Protection. This solution leverages a cloud-based database, an intelligent agent, and a remarkably centralized architecture to protect endpoints more completely than any competing alternative. Tue, 05 July 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07052011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07052011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Subscribe to IBM Tivoli solutions and you get more than just the latest versions, immediately—you also get them for a flat cost per year. That means it's easier, faster, and more cost-effective to keep the IT infrastructure current over time (an investment sure to deliver a high return for your organization). Tue, 28 June 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06282011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06282011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS CSPs looking to capitalize on cloud architectures will need best-in-class service management to ensure the clouds deliver as intended. IBM's Integrated Service Management for CSPs package offers exactly that via a core of powerful features and functions, as well as four modular extensions to address network, security, storage, and monitoring issues. Tue, 21 June 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06212011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06212011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If patch management seems like a hassle, IBM has exactly what you need. IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Patch Management delivers centralized control over every phase in the patch management cycle for a simplified, accelerated, resource-optimized, and largely automated process. Tue, 14 June 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06142011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06142011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS By improving collaboration across operations and support teams, organizations can more easily and efficiently manage applications. This is the idea behind IBM’s Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC) initiative, which provides both thought leadership and specific technologies needed to integrate key solutions used by these two groups. What's more, IBM is already implementing OSLC concepts. One example: the new integration between IBM Rational Team Concert, a development environment, and IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager, an operations-side service desk solution. Tue, 07 June 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06072011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06072011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Tivoli subscriptions keep your infrastructure continually current with the most recent software releases, all at no additional cost beyond the subscription itself. And the case for a subscription is very clear when you consider the new Maximo 7.5—a major asset management release spanning more than 20 different solutions, boasting a wealth of powerful new capabilities. Tue, 31 May 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05312011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05312011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's flagship enterprise asset management solution family, Maximo, has just been updated to version 7.5. Beyond a focus on enhanced supply chain management, Maximo 7.5 also includes significant interface improvements, industry-specific solutions, and cross-domain value through data migration/export. Tue, 24 May 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05242011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05242011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Optimizing the power consumption of a vast endpoint infrastructure is no simple trick. Fortunately, IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Power Management gives IT a single point of control to create and carry out energy policies—as well as determine how successful they are over time. Tue, 17 May 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05172011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05172011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Innovate 2011 will be the premiere event for software and systems innovation. And organizations looking to connect IT development and operations teams will get particular value from it. A number of sessions will explore the many challenges involved—and IBM's solutions to them, via powerful Tivoli and Rational integrations. Tue, 10 May 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05102011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05102011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations looking for truly best-in-class security will want to consider IBM's new GX7800 intrusion prevention solution. The GX7800 delivers more than twice the inspection throughput of any competing alternative—as well as data loss prevention and Web application security features—in a single, flexible appliance. Tue, 03 May 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05032011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05032011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Those looking to get more business value from IT should take a long look at IBM's European Tivoli Technical Conference. The wealth of tracks and sessions will cover security, storage management, service delivery, asset management, and much more! Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04262011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04262011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How well is your infrastructure really performing against business goals? IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager for the Enterprise can help you answer that question via real-time, intuitive, color-coded scorecards that reflect business performance in a configurable, job-specific fashion. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04192011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04192011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you want the latest info in security, IBM's 2010 Trend and Risk Report is a great resource. This comprehensive analysis of new threats, created by some of IBM's most savvy and experienced security professionals, is loaded with recommendations and insights to help shield your organization's data and infrastructure. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04122011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04122011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Green buildings are great in theory, but they require smart energy management solutions. One such is Maximo Asset Management for Energy Optimization, which can show you exactly where excess heat is developing in a complex environment like a data center—crucial for driving up business resilience and driving down energy costs. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04052011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04052011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's Impact conference, held in April, will be the premier business and IT event of the year. Come to Impact 2011 and learn more about key areas like SOA, cloud computing, and WebSphere—and the many ways IBM Tivoli can complement and extend the business value they create in every case. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03292011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03292011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Struggling to keep your infrastructure current? Get a Tivoli subscription—and every new update or version release that comes out for the next year is available to you free of charge. And for dynamically-changing solutions like ITM for Energy Management, that's a strong argument indeed. Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03222011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03222011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Implementing IT security is getting harder as the number, complexity, and access methods of endpoints scales up. Fortunately, IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager for Security and Compliance is now available—a single, elegant point of command to achieve the visibility, control, and automation you need to make endpoints of every class more secure. Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03152011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03152011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Virtualized infrastructures deliver impressive business benefits—but also create daunting new security challenges. IBM Security Virtual Server Protection for VMware boasts a rich array of leading capabilities to ensure virtual servers are as comprehensively and proactively protected as possible, from threats both known and unknown. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03082011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03082011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Small and mid-market organizations looking for faster, simpler IT problem resolution will benefit from two IBM appliances: Application Manager for Smart Business (for status monitoring) and Service Manager for Smart Business (a service desk solution). Both are easy to install, configure, and utilize—true turnkey appliances for quick time-to-value and ROI. Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03012011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03012011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Track and monitor even your mobile assets in real time thanks to the IBM/Zebra Technologies alliance. Using two different radio broadcast technologies, you can substantially improve the ROI generated by every mobile asset—or, in the case of your workforce, keep your people as safe as possible. Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02222011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02222011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Get a single point of command over endpoint management with IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager. This innovative solution delivers control over, and insight into, virtually all IP-capable endpoints via a single, intelligent agent that assigns computational tasks to the endpoint itself. Among other key features: asset discovery, information polling, and software distribution. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02152011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02152011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For hands-on, practical information on how to get better ROI from the infrastructure, it's hard to beat the Proven Practice Workshops at Pulse 2011. These will feature deep dives into the details of key solutions, strategies, and best practices in five areas: integrated service management, cloud computing, security, storage, and business service management. Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02082011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02082011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The smarter and more integrated your service desk solution, the better the business outcome. IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager includes an ITIL-savvy service catalog that helps automatically link different business domains and their solutions for an incredibly consistent, efficient, and cost-effective management of the complete employee lifecycle. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02012011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02012011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Subscribe to IBM Tivoli solutions and you'll always have the latest versions—for free (after cost of the subscription). A great example: IBM's identity foundation, Tivoli Directory Server 6.3, which contains many compelling new features and integrations. Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01252011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01252011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS A new version of ITCAM for Applications is available! This composite application management solution now supports IBM WebSphere MQ, a foundational enterprise service bus offering, and provides more extensive monitoring and management for Lotus Notes and Lotus Sametime for improved, organization-wide collaboration. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01182011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01182011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS At Pulse 2011, a rich assortment of industry-specific demos will explore what service management means to professionals in each case—and how IBM can help. Demo clusters will address buildings, site operations, telecommunications, energy and utilities, banking/insurance, and healthcare. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01112011.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01112011.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How well does your organization manage space—and all the assets associated with that space? Two new IBM Maximo offerings can help you achieve a better outcome by optimizing space management in both traditional facilities and data centers. Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12142010.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12142010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Innovation is the key to business success. And at Pulse 2011, you can find out how to innovate better—driving down costs and risks, and driving up performance and customer satisfaction. A new stream at the show, Smarter Computing, will focus on three key areas innovators will need to consider going forward: flexible system design, data analysis, and cloud computing. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12072010.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12072010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations fortunate enough to have an IBM zEnterprise mainframe can obtain even more ROI from it by leveraging it as a security hub. Via the new IBM Security zSecure suite, many core tasks and functions, particularly those relating to IBM's RACF facility, are simplified, integrated, and even automated in some cases, making IT services more secure from end to end. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:51:07 +0000 http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11092010.html?ca=fromBeatRSS http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11162010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Pulse 2011, the Premier Service Management Event of the year, will also be the premier learning opportunity. Five streams will explore the latest changes and developments: Service Management for the Data Center, Enterprise Asset Management, Service Assurance for Service Providers, Security and Compliance and Service Management Beyond the Data Center. Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11092010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11092010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM announces an updated IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center version 4.2. The latest version gives storage administrators many compelling new features and enhancements to simplify overall management, increase ease of use, improve business resiliency and ensure storage is always available when and where it's needed the most. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11022010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11022010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Maximize the ROI you get from all your assets, at every stage in their lifecycles! By subscribing to IBM Maximo enterprise asset management solutions, you'll always have the latest and greatest software to drive up ROI—yet you'll also reduce overall software costs. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10262010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10262010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Data loss protection needs to expand to become true information loss protection. IBM offers proven thought leadership you can use to create and define your information protection strategy—and in the weeks to come, IBM will offer a groundbreaking new solution as well. Tue, 19 Oct 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10192010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10192010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Thanks to an innovative new solution, IBM Maximo Everyplace, you can now easily access Maximo applications anywhere you happen to be, using any standard smartphone or Web browser. The results? Improved asset ROI, enhanced business agility, and reduced lag time when business circumstances demand a quick response. Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10122010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10122010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM recently acquired BigFix—and IBM Tivoli customers get superior endpoint management as a result. BigFix's unified platform gives managers centralized, incredibly scalable management of all endpoints, everywhere on the network under a single pane of glass. Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10052010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10052010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For service management professionals, Pulse 2011 is the premiere event of the year. It will also be a fantastic opportunity to share insights and experiences—which, given the rapid pace of change, are certainly more in demand today than ever before. Tue, 22 Sep 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09222010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09222010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Tivoli software subscriptions are a great way to keep the infrastructure current. Once purchased, they entitle you to the latest versions of solutions, free of charge, as well as 24x7 voice-based technical support. Tue, 15 Sep 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09152010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09152010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you need a way to quickly determine the location of mobile assets, IBM has the answer for you: IBM Real-Time Asset Locator. This solution can tell you just where mobile assets are, as well as analyze their status information, to improve asset utilization and ROI, decrease maintenance costs and simplify management. And for even more business value, it also integrates with IBM Maximo Asset Management and IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09072010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09072010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager is a powerful tool to centralize and simplify the management of encryption keys across the IT infrastructure. And in the new 2.0 version, IBM's support for Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) means TKLM will seamlessly work with a rich and growing ecosystem of non-IBM solutions as well. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08242010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08242010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Tivoli FastBack delivers ongoing protection of crucial Windows and Linux systems—a key safeguard against data loss—as well as almost instant recovery in the event data is needed. And in the new version of FastBack, 6.1.1, new features include support for granular restoration of Exchange 2010 archives and deduplication across servers and sites. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08172010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08172010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM’s recent acquisition of Intelliden increases the IBM Tivoli value proposition considerably. By extending smart automation into new areas such as automated change management, and virtual network devices, the Intelliden solutions extend the Tivoli service management platform—making it even more powerful and comprehensive. Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08032010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08032010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The Service Management Resource Center has recently been updated with a range of impressive new technical demos. Together, they illustrate how Integrated Service Management can drive a better business outcome through enhanced visibility, control, and automation in many different organizational contexts—from cities and buildings to mid-market firms and the enterprise. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07272010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07272010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations are increasingly implementing cloud and SOA environments as their new service delivery platforms. IBM security solutions are designed to enable secure access to these applications and services. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07202010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07202010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS In enterprise IT, higher uptime means a better business outcome. The IBM Tivoli System Automation family can deliver that higher uptime thanks to smart monitoring and policy-driven automation that can keep even the most complex applications—such as SAP—working as intended, even in the most demanding circumstances. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07132010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07132010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you're getting excellent value from Tivoli solutions, why not tell the world? Just create a short video discussing how you and your organization have benefited from them, then enter the new Tivoli Software Products Rock! contest. The grand prize? A sleek new Apple iPad. Enter by August 16th for a chance to win. Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07062010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07062010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The IBM Information Archive has been updated! In version 1.2, this appliance has many compelling new features to make it an even more powerful, versatile and cost-effective way to securely archive data based on business priorities. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06292010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06292010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If your organization can't secure its data, the consequences could be disastrous. Fortunately, IBM access management security solutions can help ensure only the right people get access, in the right ways, according to the business context. Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06222010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06222010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) was already best-in-class. Now it's in a completely different league. With the new 4.1 firmware upgrade and newly released appliances, IBM Security Network IPS is twice as fast, easier to use and covers both data security and Web application security—a claim no competitive offering can make. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06152010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06152010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS As the planet becomes smarter, and service management becomes more integrated, security must evolve in parallel. IBM Security Solutions offers both a best-in-class portfolio of modular security solutions and services and the deep expertise and thought leadership needed to get the best business value from security. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06082010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06082010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Realizing business value from portals and Web applications requires providing secure access to them. As management tools, security solutions can simplify that job, allowing organizations to reduce costs, spur collaboration, achieve compliance and increase user productivity and customer satisfaction—all without compromising security. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06012010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06012010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How can software architects optimize software-driven services? One great way lies in connecting IT development and IT operations—and no organization can match IBM in this area. IBM's deep expertise, and the extraordinary new interoperability across IBM's Rational and Tivoli software portfolios, will be a major topic at Innovate 2010, to be held in Orlando in June. Register now to attend! Tue, 25 May 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05252010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05252010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS CSPs interested in maximizing the performance of demanding new services are almost certainly interested in LTE. And to assure service performance from end to end of new LTE architectures, they will find IBM Tivoli Netcool solutions are ideal—thanks to a complete range of features addressing fault management, performance management, business service management, and customer experience management. Tue, 18 May 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05182010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05182010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations today need a better way to manage building facilities. One great solution: IBM Maximo, which delivers holistic, end-to-end tracking and monitoring of all assets, at every point in their lifecycles. IBM Maximo helps make building facilities management simpler, faster and less expensive—thus essentially transforming buildings into smart buildings, capable of delivering their full potential to the organization. Tue, 11 May 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05112010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05112010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you have an IBM System z, you can now leverage it for even more value by using it as a central point of control of workload management. IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS 8.5.1 now boasts a lightweight, agent-based design that gives managers simplified control of workloads across the complete distributed infrastructure. Tue, 04 May 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05042010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05042010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Software provisioning is no place for compromise. The more quickly, cost-efficiently, and consistently organizations can provision systems, the better the business value those systems will generate. IBM's response: Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images, which delivers a complete range of image management features to address all phases of the image management lifecycle for organizations of all sizes. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04272010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04272010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The IBM System z mainframe is a superb platform of service delivery for enterprise-class organizations…and even greater business benefits will come when it's used as a security hub as well. Making that possible is IBM Tivoli Security Management for z/OS—a software solution that delivers simplified security administration, intelligent RACF command verification, and straightforward regulation compliance via custom reports and real-time dashboards. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04132010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04132010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Service providers support multiple customers—and that implies complexities for their service desks. Fortunately, IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager can help mitigate those complexities. This offering supports swift, accurate resolution of technical problems in a customer-conscious manner by taking into account the specifics of billing, infrastructure, contractual requirements and other details that apply in each case. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04062010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04062010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Cloud computing and Tivoli Federated Identity Manager (TFIM) are a great combination. By delivering secure, trusted identity management to cloud-based services as well as the traditional enterprise infrastructure, TFIM can generate impressive business value in an extraordinary number of ways. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03302010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03302010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How can IT optimally manage workloads for its mission-critical ERP applications? The answer is IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for Applications 8.5, which delivers consolidated management for ERP services spanning different offerings from Oracle, PeopleSoft and SAP—the last of which now has better support than ever, thanks to compelling new features. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03232010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03232010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS SC Magazine recently named IBM as Best Security Company for 2010. This is in recognition of the extraordinary depth and breadth of IBM's security offerings, from managed services to identity and access assurance to IT development, as used to address more than seven billion security events every day. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03162010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03162010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, now at version 6.2, was just refreshed with powerful new features. Among others: unified storage management through integration with Tivoli FastBack, enhanced management of virtualized environments, and client-side deduplication for smaller, faster backup processes. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03092010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03092010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's vision of smart service management just got even smarter. The new Integrated Service Management model can help organizations solve the problems they face today while capitalizing on the compelling possibilities of tomorrow in three different respects: the data center, service design and delivery and industry-by-industry. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03022010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03022010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Two major security complexities faced by the enterprise today are regulation compliance initiatives and the potential for abuse by trusted insiders. Both are addressed by IBM Tivoli Security Information and Event Manager, which aggregates log data, analyzes it and reflects the analysis via dashboards and customizable reports. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02232010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02232010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS What's the best way to spend $2000 or less at your organization? One leading answer to that question has to be sending a representative to Pulse 2010—the premiere service management event of the year. More than 5,000 attendees, 300 client speakers and an endless array of educational opportunities will quickly translate into tremendous business value, for almost any organization in almost any industry. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02162010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02162010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Pulse 2010 will be the premiere service management event of the year for many reasons, one such being industry solution demos and sessions that demonstrate exactly how IBM can enhance service management within the specific context of your industry. Register to attend today! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02092010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02092010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Several members of the Maximo Asset Management family have been updated to version 7.1.1. Updates include four revised solutions aimed at specific industries as well as enhanced solutions for asset configuration management and spatial visualization and relationship-tracking. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02022010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02022010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Mid-market organizations looking for budget-friendly, yet comprehensive tracking and monitoring capabilities will find Tivoli Live attractive. This new online service, hosted and managed by IBM, delivers the full enterprise-class power of three leading Tivoli monitoring tools at three different levels of monitoring depth. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01262010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01262010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM security solutions do more than improve security. They also generate superior ROI by reducing operational costs, increasing business agility, enabling compliance and supporting new services and business initiatives. Three compelling solutions—addressing identity and access management, data and application security and mainframe security management—make the business case for the IBM portfolio exceptionally clear. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01192010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01192010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Pulse 2010 will be a must-attend event for service management professionals of all types. Boasting a talk by Vice President Al Gore, three hundred client speakers, and a wealth of educational sessions on business and technological topics, Pulse 2010 will set the gold standard—and will be a golden opportunity for attendees to learn how best to drive their organizations forward in the coming year. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01122010.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01122010.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IT development and IT operations have historically been separate worlds…but today, a better outcome will often stem from linking them in certain ways. Attend Pulse 2010 to find out what those ways are, and how IBM can help via new integrations between its Rational and Tivoli portfolios. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12222009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12222009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting fast, accurate technical support information from IBM is easier than ever. The new Support Portal is a centralized source of all available technical information—on IBM systems, software, and services—and can be easily customized to reflect your specific interests. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12152009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12152009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS More services and more applications imply more passwords—which users struggle to remember and which ultimately lead to higher costs. A better outcome stems from IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On, a tool organizations can use to deliver secure access to a wide range of application types, via one sign-on process, from any access point inside or outside the organization. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12082009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12082009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Leveraging the IBM System z mainframe as a security hub is a great way to enhance regulation compliance, lock down core assets and get an accelerated response in the event of a potential problem. The IBM Tivoli zSecure portfolio, comprised of seven tools, can help organizations achieve these goals in a modular fashion that corresponds closely to their specific needs. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12012009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12012009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Discovering what's happening in complex application chains is no easy feat. Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager autodiscovers this information at every stage in the chain, then reflects it via a topology map and reports. In the latest version, 7.2, powerful new features are included to optimize discovery, the UI, network capabilities, virtualization, and storage—making this tool even more compelling than before. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11242009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11242009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Manufacturers looking to achieve a better return on investment from their assets may want to consider the IBM Maximo asset management family. Through an optimal use of ’Maxim's asset management capabilities, they can implement an integrated information framework approach that can be leveraged to monitor assets, manage their operational performance, refine and improve customer services and ultimately, obtain more business value from all assets, at every stage in their lifecycles. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11172009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11172009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's Dynamic Infrastructure strategy has just become even more dynamic, thanks to new offerings, enhancements, and integrations available to improve data center efficiency and cost-efficiency, links between IT development and operations teams and tools, industry-specific service management packages and a pair of new services available to optimize service delivery. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11102009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11102009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Pulse 2010 may be the premiere service management of the year, but it also represents a great way to educate yourself on the many compelling possibilities of IBM's Dynamic Infrastructure vision. This strategy, based on modular optimizations implemented in a prioritized way over time, can help organizations achieve superior service management as well as reduce costs, improve service levels and proactively mitigate many business risks. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10272009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10272009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Attend the IBM Information On Demand conference and find out about new solutions and strategies designed to help organizations protect and leverage information, and information infrastructures, for more business value than ever. The conference, to be held in Las Vegas from October 25-29 of this year, will offer hundreds of compelling and informative talks, demos and other educational opportunities for IT professionals, executives and IBM business partners. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10202009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10202009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Smart data archiving solutions are increasingly needed to achieve compliance, reduce storage costs and increase business resilience. The IBM Information Archive delivers key features such as tiered storage migration and leading security to help organizations get the most out of data in a way that acknowledges business priorities. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10132009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10132009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting a grip on network performance requires high-performance, high-compatibility tools to analyze network flow. IBM Tivoli Netcool Performance Flow Analyzer offers extraordinary flexibility, scalability and powerful reporting features for the communications service provider and enterprise markets. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10062009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10062009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Mid-market organizations looking for quick, cost-effective service management will benefit from the IBM Tivoli Foundations offerings, which are service management solutions designed and priced to meet the needs of mid-sized organizations. IBM Tivoli Foundations Application Manager provides the capabilities to quickly and comprehensively monitor, alert and report on the performance and availability of your key IT infrastructure. IBM Tivoli Foundations Service Manager provides focused help desk capabilities through ITIL V3.0 aligned service request, incident and problem management processes. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09292009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09292009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Delivering secure access to key services and applications is mission-critical for organizations going forward. The IBM Tivoli access management family has made that possible for ten years now and today, this suite of solutions, designed for extensive cross-domain, third-party support, is more powerful, more scalable and more secure than ever. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09222009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09222009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Pulse 2010 will be the leading service management event of the year—and you can play a part. If you'd like to deliver a presentation at the show, relating to one of the four streams of content, submit a proposal today. Clients who are selected to deliver their presentations will receive a free pass to the event, including access to the IBM VIP Client lounge, as well as the chance to receive awards, learn from professional interaction and help their organizations obtain increased visibility. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09082009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09082009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Managing workloads for ideal business value is far from easy. With IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS, however, System z-empowered organizations can consolidate and enhance almost every aspect of the way workloads are managed to reduce costs and increase service levels. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09012009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09012009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Going green means more than optimizing the data center. IBM’s new Green and Beyond initiative includes powerful new solutions, and cross-industry collaboration, through which organizations can, more comprehensively than ever, reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08252009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08252009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Healthcare providers face many challenges as they strive to improve service management. IBM can help. IBM Service Management for Healthcare includes many leading solutions that can be combined to reduce healthcare costs, increase service levels and mitigate many forms of business risk—leading to better patient care overall. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08182009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08182009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting control of software assets has never been easier. In version 7.2 of IBM Tivoli Asset Management for IT, many powerful new features address asset autodiscovery, inventory, deployment, licensing issues and user self-service. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08112009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08112009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IT organizations using both Tivoli Service Request Manager and SAP Solution Manager can get an improved workflow by integrating these two offerings. A new IBM service is designed to provide exactly that—carrying out the implementation and training team members in only fifteen days. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08042009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08042009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack is an exceptionally powerful backup/restore solution for Windows data. Compared to competing tools, such as EMC Avamar, FastBack offers extremely swift data restoration, bare-metal recovery, superior ease of use, and many other advantages. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07282009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07282009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For organizations today—especially mid-market, growing businesses—it's not enough to acquire and deploy even the best IT solutions. Obtaining real business value from them will require deep expertise in both business and technological dimensions to ensure they are leveraged as optimally as possible. Helpful in this context is the IBM Tivoli Deployment Accreditation Program, which classifies IBM Business Partners into three levels of expertise, and thus assists IBM Tivoli clients in the pursuit of the ideal consultant to meet their unique needs. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07212009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07212009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For transportation-sector organizations, asset management is a complicated proposition involving many asset classes and business goals. IBM Maximo for Transportation helps via targeted features and functions designed to reduce costs, simplify regulation compliance and spur a faster response to changing goals and strategies. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07142009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07142009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS CIOs today want more cost-efficient data centers. IBM Tivoli rises to that challenge, thanks to intelligent solutions capable of automatic software provisioning, workload management and improved cost-tracking and analysis. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07072009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07072009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting the best business outcome from their wireless and wireless infrastructures is a serious challenge for communications service providers today. Helpful in this context is IBM Tivoli Netcool Performance Manager, which facilitates performance management across both domains for an elegant, simplified, expandable and cost-effective total solution. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06302009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06302009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations interested in reducing IT costs can achieve that using the IBM Tivoli portfolio, which delivers exceptional return on investment through consolidated management of everyday tasks for many different IT solutions. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06232009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06232009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Optimized asset management represents a powerful opportunity for organizations to reduce costs even in a shaky economy. Via solutions such as the IBM Maximo family, cost reductions can be achieved in many different respects, such as inventory control, software budgeting, extended asset lifetimes and simplified regulation compliance. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06162009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06162009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Deploy intelligent storage management, and you enhance the business value generated by storage throughout the organization. IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center 4.1 now boasts many powerful improvements and new features designed to help simplify, optimize, and centralize management across the complete storage infrastructure. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06092009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06092009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Creating retail growth given today's dark economic outlook is no simple task. The IBM Service Management for Retail package helps via many solutions that directly address retail-pertinent concerns, such as in-store monitoring and deployment, security and enterprise integration management. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06022009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06022009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How can organizations reduce operational costs going forward? One answer: IBM Service Management via IBM Tivoli solutions, to consolidate software management, automate data centers and manage assets at every stage in their lifecycles. Tue, 26 May 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05262009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05262009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For service management professionals specializing in security, facilities/production, operations/storage, and communications service, the Service Management Resource Center will likely be of interest. This IBM-sponsored site serves both as a portal to many relevant content types and as an interactive platform designed to foster communication between specialists working in each of those operational roles. Tue, 19 May 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05192009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05192009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For communications service providers today, getting best business results will require rethinking and reimplementing service management to mitigate risks, reduce costs, and create competitive new services that align well with customer demand. The IBM Service Management for Communications Service Providers package helps via included solutions that span five key areas: data management, security management, service assurance, configuration management and asset management. Tue, 12 May 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05122009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05122009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Service management is a complex matter for utilities. IBM's response? A special service management package designed to help utilities meet today's operational challenges and rise to tomorrow's opportunities by reducing costs, increasing service levels, simplifying complexity and enhancing end-to-end security. Tue, 05 May 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05052009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05052009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Protecting a SharePoint environment efficiently requires exceptional speed and granularity from a backup solution. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Microsoft SharePoint delivers in both categories, and thanks to the new Business Criticality Matrix, helps organizations ensure that the most important data is backed up in proportion to its changing business value. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04282009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04282009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Asset management is a key element of service management. And both service management and asset management mean different things in different industries. Fortunately, IBM now offers industry-specific service management packages-many of which contain asset management components designed to apply directly to those industries. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04212009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04212009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Solving security problems requires leading insight and solutions. Fortunately, both will be on display at RSA 2009, the security tradeshow to be held this year at the Moscone Center at San Francisco. IBM's thought leadership and many offerings will be on display at the show, and you can even get a free pass to attend courtesy of IBM. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04142009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04142009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Controlling operational costs through improved energy efficiency is key in a bad economy. But where to start? IBM can help with its online Green Self-Assessment Tool, which quickly pinpoints apparent opportunities to optimize and suggests logical solutions. Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04072009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04072009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS A challenging economy demands innovative solutions. IBM responds with a compelling new vision: the IBM Dynamic Infrastructure. IBM provides the solutions and services organizations need to build and manage a responsive, flexible, cost-efficient, dynamic infrastructure. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03312009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03312009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS When encryption key management only requires one tool, management costs and complexity fall and overall security is enhanced. IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager delivers these and other business wins-and now supports disk drives as well as tape drives. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03242009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03242009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Service management means different things in different industries. Fortunately, at Pulse 2009, IBM unveiled seven new industry-specific service management packages-each tailored to meet the special needs of organizations in that industry. The new packages address banking, retail, utilities, chemicals and petroleum, electronics, communication service providers, and product lifecycle management Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03102009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03102009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting exactly the right technical information may be challenging, but it's also essential. IBM's new technical Wikis helps by delivering a broad assortment of data, some of it available nowhere else, with a special emphasis on best practices and integration scenarios. Tue, 3 Mar 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03032009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03032009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Bulletproof security is more important than ever. Centralized security policy management represents a step in the right direction-and it can be achieved using IBM Tivoli Security Policy Manager. This new tool gives organizations a single point of control to manage security policies spanning many domains, levels of abstraction and across the complete policy lifecycle. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02242009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02242009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS With version 6, the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager family consolidates its lead as the enterprise-class backup/restoration/archiving solution of choice. Key among its new features: the use of DB2 as the underlying database, translating into substantially higher performance, scalability and reliability for more complete data protection with lower costs. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02172009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02172009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Pulse 2009 is more than just the best service management show of the year-it's also one of the best investments an organization can make. Through four dedicated streams and a wealth of opportunities to interact with peers, executives and technical gurus, attendees can get the actionable intelligence they need to help make their organizations more responsive, more efficient and more cost-efficient-all of which can lead to a better bottom line. Tue, 3 Feb 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02032009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02032009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The time for green energy management is now. Fortunately, IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management and IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager deliver a complete energy management and monitoring solution, capable of spanning both IT and facilities resources, in any desired level of granularity, for a greener planet and a better business bottom line. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01202009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01202009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations looking to implement an ITIL-driven change and release management project should consider a new book from IBM Press titled Implementing ITIL Change and Release Management by Larry Klosterboer. The book, developed through Klosterboer's direct experience on such projects at IBM, helps translate ITIL theory into real-world deployments in four stages-avoiding pitfalls and reaping many business benefits along the way. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01132009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01132009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For IT managers going forward in the new year, facing rapidly escalating data volumes on increasingly complex infrastructures, it's more important than ever to consolidate and optimize storage management. IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center delivers with a broad array of powerful features applicable to even the most heterogeneous storage environments, providing an end-to-end management solution with a single point of control. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01062009.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01062009.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Service management professionals, take note: Pulse 2009 will be the blockbuster event of the year. Boasting more than 200 client presentations, technical certification labs, interactive sessions and a detailed exploration of many key service management topics and solutions, this show is a must-attend event. Four different streams will explore service management from a different perspective, each logically linked to IBM's bold new Smarter Planet initiative. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12162008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12162008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Centralizing identity management across different applications, domains and business contexts delivers many powerful benefits. Organizations interested in achieving that should consider IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2, which now includes many innovative features designed to simplify and extend its functionality-without compromising security. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12092008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12092008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For organizations looking to achieve a quick and effective service management implementation, the Protect entry point will likely be of interest. This model helps organizations improve service levels by addressing core IT concerns such as data/storage, security and overall business resilience. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12022008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12022008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Minimizing energy consumption is increasingly important for organizations today, yet it must happen without compromising service levels. Toward that end, IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management now integrates with solutions from nine IBM Business partners to deliver key energy-eletric information spanning both facilities and IT assets. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11182008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11182008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations looking to accelerate and improve the software development process will get good results by optimizing their test labs. Two solutions from IBM Tivoli and IBM Rational now integrate to accomplish exactly that. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11112008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11112008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations interested in getting an efficient start with a service management implementation should consider IBM's new model, which is based on five modular entry points. In this article, second in a series, the Monitor entry point helps organizations achieve improved visibility into services and service levels from both business and technological perspectives. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11042008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11042008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS In a difficult business climate, optimizing operational performance becomes more important than ever. Organizations interested in unifying their response to emerging problems in IT and Facilities-two closely-related domains-may want to consider IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager, which possesses many features applicable in both contexts. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10282008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10282008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For organizations looking to centralize and simplify encryption key management, IBM offers the new solution Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager. This tool delivers secure key management with both IBM and non-IBM storage devices at every stage in the key's lifecycle-reducing the number of keys needed as well as operational costs. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10212008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10212008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Pulse 2009, to take place in Las Vegas next February, will explore how service management goals apply in different industries, technologies, and emerging areas. The 6000+ expected attendees will find that by aligning services as closely as possible with customer needs and interests, organizations today can enhance the business bottom line. Register now to attend the premiere service management event of the year. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10142008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10142008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM unveiled at Pulse 2008 a clear, straightforward model many organizations can use in establishing what service management can do for them—and how to get started. Discover, one of five different entry points to be discussed in a series of articles, comprises three different projects suitable for the early stages of a service management implementation – revealing, in detail, how IT services work and which assets are involved. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10072008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10072008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For IT managers looking to dramatically improve software provisioning throughout a complex virtualization infrastructure, IBM has two offerings that integrate for powerful results: IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment and IBM Systems Director. Because Systems Director treats Tivoli Provisioning Manager as a plug-in, managers get accelerated provisioning to any virtual server on any physical host, spanning multiple virtualization environments and both IBM and non-IBM physical hosts. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09302008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09302008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Visualizing composite applications in the infrastructure is hard enough. Leveraging that information in real-time to drive the overall business outcome is even harder. Fortunately, IBM offers a highly integrated solution – IBM Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager and IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager – designed to solve both problems through seamless integration, reflecting composite application dependencies and changes from both technological and business perspectives. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09232008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09232008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Data center energy costs are a major operational challenge for the enterprise today. Yet establishing energy usage and costs in different contexts is exceptionally difficult. A new version of IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager helps by integrating with IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Energy Management to create the granular, cross-domain cost tracking information needed to empower energy management strategies. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09162008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09162008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How can organizations best link IT development and IT operations? One answer comes from three IBM solutions that optimally integrate software creation with subsequent stages of software deployment, including change and configuration management, for a superior business outcome.. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09092008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09092008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Many of today's organizations would benefit by connecting related IT domains, such as service desks, IT asset management and change and configuration management. Fortunately, IBM offers three powerful tools in these areas that seamlessly link to create a powerful, flexible overall solution capable of increasing efficiency and reducing costs. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09022008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09022008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS As data volumes explode, the IT challenge to protect and retain data, ensure compliance in managing it, and make it as continually available as possible becomes harder than ever. The forthcoming IBM Information Infrastructure initiative, launching in September, directly addresses the problem and incorporates many exciting new solutions and strategies to help organizations get the maximum business value from data. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08262008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08262008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Interested in getting smarter, more comprehensive storage management? Watch this IBM demo on the TotalStorage Productivity Center suite, and find out how this elegant offering, comprised of five components, can simplify overall storage management, increase the return on storage investment and decrease total cost of ownership. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08052008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08052008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Protecting data is more important than ever. But as data volumes scale up and data is more distributed throughout the organization, comprehensive protection can be hard to achieve. The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack portfolio helps via three targeted data protection solutions that together deliver swift, policy-driven data protection for all Windows software assets. With IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack, administrators have the power to quickly recover from any type and amount of data loss, no matter what happens. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07292008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07292008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Managing a complex storage infrastructure is not for the feint of heart. Get help from the Aperi Storage Resource Manager, a free, open-source framework that delivers powerful storage management features for improving storage solution interoperability and driving overall IT business value. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07222008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07222008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS If you’re looking to enhance IT service management via improved tools, you might want to consider the new IBM Tivoli Service Request Manager 7.1. New in this version is a powerful catalog feature that allows users to self-select the services they need, fulfilling them more effectively, as informed by best practices, and reducing the overall cost to an organization. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07152008.html2?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07152008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For many organizations, unstructured data, such as spreadsheets and word processing documents, represents up to 80 percent of all data, yet lacks the security required to shield it from unauthorized access. Such organizations may want to consider the IBM Unstructured Data Security Solution, based on three integrated offerings, which helps organizations lock down business data more comprehensively via automated classification, policy management and trusted insider monitoring. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07082008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07082008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations seeking to accelerate and improve software provisioning need look no further than IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager 5.1.1 and its new Web Replay feature. Through Web Replay, administrators can easily automate common tasks, quickly train new IT staff members, and generally enhance software provisioning in many contexts, ranging from data centers to test environments. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07012008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07012008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Today's organizations require continuous protection of core data wherever it exists in the infrastructure—and exceptionally swift restoration at times of data loss. IBM's recent acquisition of FilesX gives its customers three powerful, targeted solutions to achieve exactly these goals. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06242008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06242008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The new Tivoli Service Request Manager 7.1 boasts new features in both the service desk and catalog components to empower and inform the IT response to end user problems. And because the solution leverages the Tivoli Process Automation Platform, it also helps by connecting service requests to related IT domains such as change management for more optimized and cost-efficient overall operations. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06172008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06172008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Organizations looking to achieve best business value from software provisioning should consider the new IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Operating System Deployment. The latest version, 5.1.1, incorporates powerful new features such as DoD-class data overwriting and support for VMWare ESX 3.x infrastructure to drive data center virtualization. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06102008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06102008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM's ongoing commitment to mid-market, growing customers is clearer than ever. With new solutions, online resources, and a new accreditation initiative, IBM helps empower these customers with the information and tools they need to get the most business value from IBM Tivoli solutions. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06032008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06032008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Client-side technical issues can easily hamper the efficiency of IT operations. IBM Tivoli Remote Control addresses that challenge by giving IT staff remote access to any supported target machine, allowing full problem resolution in many cases without requiring a personal trip. Tue, 27 May 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05272008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05272008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Service management strategies can help organizations improve service levels by aligning business needs with the service infrastructure. But where to get started? IBM has identified five common entry points, each with relevant projects, through which organizations can achieve measurable improvement in service levels—fast. Tue, 13 May 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05132008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05132008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Strong encryption is essential to securing organizational data, but managing keys is far from simple. What many organizations require today is federated key management to link different solutions and secure data in all three of its broad categories—data at rest, data in use, and data in motion. Tue, 06 May 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05062008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05062008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Effective security requires effective enforcement of security policies. For organizations looking for a unified way to secure applications in many different contexts, IBM Tivoli Access Manager 6.1 now delivers faster, more flexible, and more scalable organizational security than ever before. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04222008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04222008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS In a perfect world, software provisioning tools would integrate with software development tools to create a unified, efficient application deployment process. IBM Provisioning Manager does just that by integrating seamlessly with the IBM Rational development portfolio, accelerating time-to-value for new applications and application revisions. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04152008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04152008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Tracking IT costs across organizational or technological boundaries can be complicated, especially in today's enterprise-class, virtualized datacenters. Simplifying that complexity is IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager, which pulls cost information from many different sources and presents it in straightforward reports designed to help organizations align costs with business objectives and reduce operational overhead when possible. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04082008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04082008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Portal Partnership, an IBM Premier Business Partner, had a complex challenge: Develop and deploy a comprehensive new provisioning strategy, spanning both development and operations, to help a client achieve improved compliance. The solution: IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager, an optimized, enterprise-class provisioning tool. The project time required: Less than you might think. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04012008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04012008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Asset management is a key focus for enterprises going forward, and the IBM Maximo product family delivers the industry's only holistic, end-to-end asset management solution built on a single platform. What's more, the IBM Tivoli User Groups site now offers many types of content specifically aimed at meeting the needs of IBM Maximo users. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03252008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03252008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS As organizations increasingly utilize IT as an instrument of business goals and strategies, they must ensure business value by securing IT at every level-data, identity pools, applications, and networks. Moving from point solutions to end-to-end, adaptive strategies is the key theme of IBM's presence at RSA 2008, a major security-centric conference taking place in San Francisco this year. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03182008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03182008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Innovation is the key to success. IBM's Blue Cloud offerings, driven by IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager, foster innovation by creating a flexible design and testing platform that also reduces costs and simplifies IT infrastructure and management. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03112008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03112008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For IT professionals and business managers looking to get a leg up on the many changes taking place in IT security today, one excellent opportunity comes from the IBM Security Roadshow. This multi-city event will tackle security topics ranging from compliance to identity management to information security. Register now!. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03042008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03042008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS To help you stay In Touch, In Tune, and In Sync with the service management industry, IBM Pulse 2008 comes to the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida this May 18-22. At this premiere event, professionals working in enterprise IT, plant management, or communications service can interact with peers, learn from technical gurus and IBM executives, build and extend business relationships, and even achieve technical certification in key areas. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02262008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02262008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Application security is a key element of any comprehensive security strategy. IBM Tivoli and IBM Rational solutions can deliver in key areas of authentication, authorization and compliance, securing applications and driving business value throughout the application lifecycle. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02192008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02192008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Effective asset management is key to getting best business results from enterprise-class IT. Fortunately, IBM offers a holistic, unified solution designed to track and monitor all IT assets, creating actionable business intelligence in the process. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02122008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02122008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS At Marist College, rolling out new IT applications requires a rigorous initial test process. IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager helps simplify and shorten that testing process, ultimately resulting in better software, faster. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02052008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02052008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS With IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager, organizations can accelerate and improve every aspect of software provisioning, a particularly critical aspect of data center optimization. And thanks to TPM 5.1.1's innovative new features, the solution is more powerful and easier to use than ever before. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01292008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01292008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting best results from diverse solutions can be a challenge. One answer to that challenge is OPAL, an online library of integration modules aimed at making it as easy as possible for IT professionals to maximize IBM Tivoli solution integration and interoperability. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01222008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01222008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Customer Experience Management (CEM) is essential in telecom service assurance, a mechanism for understanding the relevance of services to customers and delivering true, valuable intelligence about customer behaviour and service adoption across multiple dimensions. With IBM’s new offering, IBM Tivoli Netcool Service Quality Manager, service providers are better positioned to ensure high customer Tueisfaction than ever before. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01152008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01152008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Innovation is the key to business success, but achieving it means reducing operational spending and optimizing IT to support new strategies. IBM Service Management, as pursued through IBM Tivoli solutions, can help. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01082008.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01082008.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The Tivoli User Group site boasts a new feature, Be Heard!, which empowers users to generate and publish their own content, unlocking their collective domain expertise to the benefit of all. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12182007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12182007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Managing information risk is increasingly important, across every IT application and at every stage in the data lifecycle. IBM Tivoli system management solutions can help you achieve information assurance. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12112007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12112007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Automating OS provisioning through a best-in-class tool can confer many business benefits for enterprise IT-especially in the case of Linux, an OS requiring extra expertise to install and configure. Learn how IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment is just such a solution. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12042007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12042007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting best business value from a complex data center means, in part, reducing its operational costs as much as possible. IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager can help by provisioning data across physical and virtual servers in accordance with actual demand, thus reducing energy consumption during off-peak hours. Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11132007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11132007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Today's security strategies must address internal as well as external threats. By monitoring, tracking and controlling privileged-user access to core IT assets, IBM Tivoli systems management solutions can help. Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11062007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11062007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Server virtualization has transformed enterprise-class datacenters. By deploying multiple virtual servers on a single physical server, enterprises have dramatically improved server resource utilization while reducing operational costs such as energy consumption-thus leaving the datacenter a more flexible instrument of business strategy than ever before. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10232007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10232007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Gyldendal, a Denmark-based publishing house, needed a complete revision of its data backup strategy. IBM Tivoli Storage Manager proved the best-in-class solution the company required to consolidate all backup operations, centralize management, and achieve significant gains in automation and total performance. Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10162007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10162007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IBM Tivoli Storage Manager is a leading solution in the enterprise-class backup/restore space. With version 5.5, available in mid-November, customers can expect a host of new enhancements and features in key areas such as performance, security, ease of use, and interoperability. Learn about the new features you can expect with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager version 5.5 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10092007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10092007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Though commonly associated with the enterprise market, the IBM Tivoli portfolio is admirably suited for mid-market growing businesses. Customers looking to improve their business resilience, IT operational efficiency, and security from both internal and external threats, should consider the best-in-class, scalable Tivoli portfolio. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10022007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10022007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Getting a grip on energy consumption is essential to the enterprise's bottom line and the bigger-picture ecological impact. IBM’s strategies and solutions reflect a serious commitment to reduce consumption whenever possible. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09252007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09252007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Achieving a total security strategy means tracking security logs throughout the organization as well as mapping breaches to operational consequences-and potential violations of governmental regulations. The IBM Tivoli Security and Compliance Offering answers all these challenges in a unified solution. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09182007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09182007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The IBM Business Continuity Service Level Protection solution helps maximize business continuity through a tailored, multi-phase, multi-class strategy which delivers services and products in a way that can evolve as business needs change. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09112007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09112007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS One way to optimize enterprise IT is through automated solutions - especially when they work together. The IBM Tivoli system management portfolio offers just such integration for the fastest possible time-to-solution. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09042007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09042007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Monitoring a complex wireless carrier network that routes ten million calls a day is no easy feat. Hong Kong-based SmarTone-Vodafone chose IBM Tivoli Netcool to monitor that network and experienced an eighty percent reduction in fault events as a result. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08282007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08282007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Improve your software provisioning process for test machines. With IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager, the enterprise can automate and script all software provisioning, leading ultimately to improved testing and better software. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08212007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08212007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS United Space Alliance needed to streamline and accelerate its diverse IT operations. ITIL best practices and IBM Tivoli solutions delivered substantial improvements-fast. Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08142007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08142007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Maximizing return on IT investment is all about getting the most out of solutions. For IBM Tivoli customers, therefore, a few central questions of continuing interest are: Would it be possible to obtain more business value from the Tivoli solutions I have? Should I consider buying new solutions? How can I bring myself up to speed on the latest developments in Tivoli solutions, deployment, integration, and best practices? Such focused questions demand equally focused answers. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08072007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08072007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Imagine you are the CTO of an enterprise-class company. Fundamentally, your task is to oversee IT at your company, solving today's technology problems with a continual eye on tomorrow's needs. That's a challenge of enormous complexity, and solving it requires both enterprise-class tools and enterprise-class best practices. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07242007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07242007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Any successful enterprise relies on strong customer communications. Start with the idea that business success comes in proportion to customer Tueisfaction, and it follows that tracking the level of that Tueisfaction is crucial to the business. Without a continual stream of information flowing to and from its customers, the enterprise risks falling out of touch with customer interests, customer needs, and, most critically, customer pain points. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07172007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07172007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Identity management is a central challenge in today's increasingly competitive business environment. As the enterprise works to become more responsive to emerging opportunities, and more resilient to emerging threats, establishing secure transactions through validated authentication becomes more important than ever. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07102007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07102007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Imagine you are the CTO of an enterprise-class company. Fundamentally, your task is to oversee IT at your company, solving today's technology problems with a continual eye on tomorrow's needs. That's a challenge of enormous complexity, and solving it requires both enterprise-class tools and enterprise-class best practices. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07032007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07032007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Service management begins with a simple premise: paying customers should receive good service. Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06262007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06262007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Business success for the wireless service provider lies in the minds of its subscribers, often numbered in the millions. These subscribers expect to be offered a continuous stream of new services that span wireless radio and IP-based technologies. They expect to experience the highest quality of service at competitively low rates. Most importantly, the quality of service they experience is quantified in stringent service level agreements - agreements that stipulate credit be applied to customer accounts for any service parameters that fall short of agreed levels. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06192007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06192007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How can enterprise IT achieve and maintain business resilience? As IT has become more and more tightly integrated into business operations, the data it generates has become mission-critical, and maintaining the integrity of that data has become mission-critical as well. Fortunately, the tech industry has responded with a broad range of disaster recovery solutions, spanning many classes of products from many vendors. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06122007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06122007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Desktop support ranks among the most challenging tasks handled by enterprise IT today. One reason for this is the sheer size of the installed base of desktop computers. Many enterprises have thousands of employees, yet the IT staff supporting them is several orders of magnitude smaller. Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06052007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06052007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS It's widely accepted that enterprise IT security is more important than ever before. As IT solutions have become more complex and sophisticated, so have the threats confronting them. Tue, 29 May 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05292007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05292007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS One of the central stories of enterprise IT in the last decade has been the growing power of open solutions. Usually, this philosophy applies to the technology itself. If a software product's code is available to the public, it's called open source, and hardware which uses public protocols is said to embrace open standards. Tue, 22 May 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05222007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05222007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Data storage is among the most dynamic fields in technology today. Enterprises have demanded ever-increasing storage to handle the data generated by applications of ever-increasing complexity, and vendors have rapidly responded with new technologies. Just as data capacity has climbed, data costs per unit of storage have fallen. Tue, 15 May 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05152007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05152007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Composite applications offer some of the most exciting possibilities in enterprise software development today. In large part, this is due to the straightforward model they represent in the solution of complex business problems. Composite applications are built via the integration and orchestration of services and processes actually in use in the business, drawing data from such diverse sources as databases, other programs written in languages like Java, and the Web. Tue, 08 May 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05082007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/05082007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Support is a classic challenge for technology providers, and often the challenge scales in proportion to the technology. In the case of a company like IBM, the challenge is immense. No technology company has as rich and diverse a portfolio of software and hardware. Toward this end, IBM has responded with many different forms of support, some of them automated, thus essentially using technology to support technology. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04302007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04302007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Most enterprise applications, including web services, are characteristically data-driven. Long before anyone had heard of Information Technology, every major enterprise had a Data Processing (DP) department. Long before the first room-size computers were invading the loading docks of companies, sorting and tabulating machines were clattering and whirring away in their back office DP departments. This is the caldron from which the first computer applications were brewed. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04242007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04242007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS In the new millennium, security has emerged as a major challenge for enterprise IT. While the enterprise has a greater need than ever for network and resource access and availability-in which the right information gets to the right people at the right time-many forms of security problems threaten that goal. External malware is an obvious example, as is external denial of service attacks, but recent studies suggest that misconfiguration errors and internal security breaches by employees can be even more operationally significant and prevalent. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04172007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04172007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Wireless services have experienced phenomenal growth in the new millennium. Attracted by the convenience and mobility wireless solutions provide, customers have increasingly demanded them, and vendors and service providers have responded by delivering a whole new class of technologies designed to match their interest. The result? Services are becoming available wherever you happen to be, whenever you need them. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04102007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04102007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Business growth often translates into market share growth. That is, in a fairly Tueurated market, one company's gain is often going to mean another company's loss. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04032007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/04032007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Remote management is central to modern IT processes. Enterprise IT staffs often deal with heavy demand; the more they can accomplish remotely, the better. If remote management can be paired with automation so that direct human supervision isn't required for an ongoing process, that's a double win for the business. Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03272007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03272007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Centralizing Authentication Without Side Effects One of the core challenges facing modern enterprises is centralized authentication management. Employees need straightforward access to services and information, yet IT managers must reduce security threats and system complexity. These two business goals are often in conflict. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03202007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03202007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Standing out from the pack In today's competitive Darwinian marketplace, what's the best way for a company to distinguish itself? Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03132007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03132007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Support is a perennial challenge to the technology sector. Vendors want their customers to be informed and Tueisfied, and customers want quick and thorough answers when they have technical questions. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03062007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/03062007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Consider a traditional steel blade. It performs best when it's sharpest; this is because with the thinnest blade, the most power can be concentrated on the smallest space. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02272007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02272007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS In the new millennium, file service and archiving solutions have emerged as one of the hottest sectors in the IT field, and it's easy to see why. If a mission-critical server fails, entire corporate divisions may grind involuntarily to a halt. The premise that time is money is never more self-evident than when a key server goes offline and a hundred employees take an involuntary coffee break. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02202007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02202007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Technology guru Paul Graham-best known for selling Viaweb to Yahoo in the late nineties-says the mission statement of all businesses can be abstracted into something quite simple: You make something people need, and you refine it over time to meet that need more perfectly. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02132007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02132007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS No one would expect nuclear power plant operators to improvise procedures. Yet, large IT organizations have long accepted the improviTueion of procedures by storage administrators. With the introduction of IBM Tivoli & Storage Process Manager, IT is finally able to align storage process management processes with ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) defined process flows while automating best practices to improve important storage-related operations, including provisioning and backup incident prioritization. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02062007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/02062007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Global operations and strict governmental requirements for extensive records retention have shattered the common notion of a backup window for IT. Few sites are now in a position to shutdown all data processing and backup their data and applications. They certainly cannot do so with complete confidence that 100% of the data is up to date. As more edge applications run 24X7 and competitive pressures drive mechanisms to sense-and-respond to market changes, the ability to shutdown mission-critical applications dwindles. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01302007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01302007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The IBM& Tivoli& Open Process Automation Library (OPAL) is a comprehensive, easy-to-access online catalog that currently contains over 500 pre-defined validated product extensions for Tivoli products, such as: automation packages, integration adapters and modules, together with instructional documentation. The OPAL Library enables Tivoli customers to maximize the integration capabilities of their Tivoli applications and reduce deployment time through product extensions. The latest additions to OPAL include a catalog for Netcool/OMNIbus integration modules with associated documentation available for download. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01232007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01232007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Attention IT Managers and IT decision makers from Boston, to Barcelona, to Bangkok; IBM& is hosting essential half-day Service Management seminars around the globe on that include in-depth presentations and demonstrations. IBM Service Management solutions can help you and your organization achieve competitive advantage through. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01162007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01162007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Since 1982, new federal rules and regulations on U.S. businesses have increased by 114,000. The Cato Institute pegs the impact of this regulatory burden on the economy at $1 trillion. This makes regulatory compliance a major corporate issue that is now having a major impact on IT. Thanks to a growing number of regulations like Sarbanes Oxley, one of this year’s major IT trends has been the establishment of risk and compliance architectures. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01092007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01092007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For IT, the rollout of a new operating system can be a traumatic time. For the rollout of Microsoft&’s new Windows Vista™ Operating System (OS), without the proper deployment tool, traumatic is a tepid descriptor. The thought of a new OS, with a new security model and a new installation scheme, is enough to stir up IT’s worst nightmares. The universal solution is a thorough period of pilot testing. To speed that testing, IBM& Tivoli& Provisioning Manager for Operating System Deployment (TPM for OS Deployment) can take the sting out of implementing a new OS and provide IT what is arguably the most complete tool set for any other OS deployment. Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01022007.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/01022007.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS How do you tell that someone works in IT? They have a 2GB USB Flash Drive to hold their to-do list. To be funny, Tueire needs a certain degree of truth and the overburdened work schedule of IT professionals is far too real. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12262006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12262006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Threats to an enterprise's IT environment and the constant worry of the consequences of these threats have troubled CIOs for a long time. As IT has gone from a back-end function to one that is recognized as offering a strategic advantage, the importance of IT security has moved to the forefront. It is now recognized by line-of-business executives and vendors as a key component of any business system. As a result, the airwaves are constantly being bombarded with advertising messages to "tell your CIO that you know how to handle a plethora of security issues." Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12192006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12192006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For many companies today, a key strategy used to drive revenue growth and improve brand equity is to align the four primary components of their business—people, processes, information, and technology—and use them to drive high value-add services. Being a service provider can be a daunting task, especially for those new to the role. Whether new or well versed in providing services, the offering can help organizations identify such critical success factors as the absolute importance of process. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12122006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12122006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Whether it is new markets, competitors, regulations, or workforces, the rapid-fire pace of business change continues to drive companies to look for new ways to adapt and respond more quickly. Nonetheless, a business can only be as flexible as the IT systems that support it. Service oriented architecture (SOA) is a significant evolutionary step in applications infrastructure intended to help IT organizations meet the complex challenge of delivering agility and adaptability to an enterprise. By representing business processes as repeatable tasks, dubbed services, an SOA creates a dynamic environment that breaks static security schemes and requires security management that integrates identity management, end-to-end message-level security, and single sign-on for users as found in the IBM& Tivoli& security management solutions family. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12052006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/12052006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Funding IT capital growth in today’s businesses is quickly becoming an issue of garnering savings out of IT operations. For some time, CIOs have been under a mandate to do more with less: cut costs, and at the same time, drive new capabilities for mission-critical applications. From a technology perspective, a critical component to making IT operations more efficient is virtualization. Working with resources unconstrained by physical limitations gives IT a way to squeeze significantly higher rates of utilization for equipment and generate savings through cost reduction and avoidance. While separating the logical notion of a device from its physical limitations makes it easier to manage the device, it also significantly increases the complexity of accounting for the usage of that device. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11282006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11282006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For any enterprise, a customer that is willing to act as a reference is one of the most valuable of all business assets. There is no better way to support a sales or marketing effort than to have a Tueisfied customer to speak on behalf of a product or service that they purchased. By doing so, that customer goes a long way toward validating the vendor’s marketing message and eliminating uncertainty in the minds of potential customers. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11212006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11212006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For service providers, the Tivoli & Netcool & portfolio delivers end-to-end service management to help meet the fiercely competitive needs of emerging service markets. With over 1,800 customers in 45 countries, the Netcool family of solutions provides a flexible, cost-effective solution to meet the most demanding customer requirements. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11142006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11142006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Most enterprise applications, including web services, are characteristically data-driven. Long before anyone had heard of Information Technology, every major enterprise had a Data Processing (DP) department. Long before the first room-size computers were invading the loading docks of companies, sorting and tabulating machines were clattering and whirring away in their back office DP departments. This is the caldron from which the first computer applications were brewed. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11072006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/11072006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS At this moment, somewhere around the world a commercial airliner is sitting on a runway waiting for clearance to begin takeoff. Soon, it will begin to accelerate down the runway, and at a critical moment the copilot will call out the command, "rotate." At that instant, the pilot will pull back on the controls, the aircraft will rotate along its longitudinal axis, the nose will point up a few degrees, and a very heavy jet aircraft will begin lifting off of the ground. Everyone in the cockpit knows the drill. Everyone on the plane believes it will happen. Precious few know how or why it does. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10312006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10312006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Today, business is obsessed with the notion of time. Our entire business lexicon revolves around issues associated with time: Whether it is lead-time, lag-time, or time to market, the currency of business is the value of time. Inextricably tied to this fixation on the value of time is the movement of information. Turn back the pages of time and life in the Middle Ages was marked by a perpetual present. For the medieval adult, the modern notion of time had no meaning and, more importantly, information was bounded by what he or what someone that he knew had observed. Life in a perpetual present started changing with the introduction of paper from China, and began to move on with rumble of Guttenberg’s moveable type, but it was the clatter of Hollerith’s tabulation by punch card that really got things accelerating. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10242006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10242006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IT support personnel were aptly described by an MIT professor as, "the people who do the groundwork on which our productivity depends." It is their job to deal with the thorny support challenges that require rapid resolution and likely involve the interplay of application software, middleware, and at least one operating system. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10172006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10172006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS The deployment and release of new software is a classic white-knuckles period for any CIO. This is the time when end-users feel the most vulnerable and CIOs are the most susceptible to criticism. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10102006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10102006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Service management is rapidly becoming a central issue for a growing number of businesses all over the world. This new focus stems from the desire to improve brand equity by offering high quality, value-added services that attract and retain customers. But to deliver on this critical objective, virtually all common business functions need to be rallied: cost management, regulatory compliance, security risk reduction, and above all, the meeting of financial performance and market share growth expectations. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10022006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/10022006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS On January 25th, 2003, the BBC World Service reported on an attack by a fast-spreading piece of malicious computer code that dramatically slowed Internet traffic and interfered with e-mail delivery. The BBC chronicled the attack as having been started at about 5:30 a.m. GMT by a malicious piece of code just 376 bytes in size. With extraordinary prescience, they compared the attack to the Code-Red virus, which had brought Internet traffic to a halt in the summer of 2001. By Sunday, CNN reported that the attack had shut down 13,000 ATM's within the Bank of America network. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09262006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09262006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For some time, Linux& has been a hot server technology for midsized businesses. Now there are over 6,000 ISV applications available on Linux to entice IT demand even further. In Linux, many IT decision makers see the solid reliability of UNIX& enhanced with greater flexibility in the choice of hardware for lower total cost of ownership. On the other hand, others see an ease-of use that rivals Microsoft& Windows with the solid reliability and security of UNIX. What is common to those looking to Linux from either a UNIX or Windows perspective is security. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09182006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09182006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Dealing with issues from shrinking product life cycles to expanding global markets has led businesses to pursue real-time sense-and-respond operational strategies. At the same time, growing regulatory pressures are putting significant restrictions on the access, handling, and retention of data. For IT, those issues are fostering a growing dependence on database-resident transactional data, which leaves production systems susceptible to performance degradation as the volume of data expands. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09122006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09122006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS We are rapidly approaching the 25th anniversary of the breakup of AT&T. At the time, this grand legal experiment appeared to be the biggest parting of the waves since Moses. Naturally, such disruption engendered significant opposition from many quarters, including Defense Secretary, Caspar Weinberger, who argued that the military needed a single, integrated communications network, and Nobel laureate and Big Bang luminary Arno A. Penzias, who adamantly believed that the innovative Bell Labs would flounder. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09052006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/09052006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast last year, it not only ravaged the landscape of the Gulf region, it also devastated countless paper-based medical records and exposed the extraordinary gulf between the state of IT for medical research and the state of IT for healthcare delivery. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08302006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08302006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Controlling access to data is a critical element to any security policy. While the challenge is universal, there's a very wide range of security access needs for individual sites. At the extreme end of security consciousness, one site is using a 3,000-line security policy just to define the rules securing three servers. Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08222006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08222006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For IT to function successfully in an On Demand business environment, it must master change as a normal event. The old line that change is constant has finally given way to the realization that change is changing-it's accelerating. In the face of that accelerating change, IT is frequently called upon to repurpose existing infrastructure, such as reprovisioning an older database server as a Web server, as well as to roll out new equipment, especially in the form of new laptop or desktop PCs. Typically, these are highly labor-intensive tasks that could be made significantly more cost-effective and less prone to error through automation, with a solution such as IBM & Tivoli & Provisioning Manager. What's more, Tivoli Provisioning Manager integrates with Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB) in a sophisticated ITSM framework. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08152006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08152006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Today's software applications can be tricky to deploy, diagnose, and troubleshoot - challenges which only become exponentially more complex in a multi-tier service-oriented architecture (SOA). As a result, CIOs, who are constantly under pressure to cut IT overhead, are making built-in manageability and instrumentation to ease the load on their operations staff a non-negotiable requirement for applications. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08082006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08082006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS IT Service Management (ITSM) is all about delivering IT as a service by managing IT as a set of discrete consistent processes which can be automated. That notion alone will be enough to generate a steady stream of theoretical papers coming from the Harvard, Sloan, Stanford, and Wharton business schools. For the real world of IT, however, what's needed is an actionable infrastructure plan that is built on real products. What's more, those real products need to work with and encompass the existing real products from multiple vendors already in use. All of the rigorous consistency and repeatability of ITSM is of little value if, at the end of the process, it does not deliver greater choice and flexibility in terms of adding new hardware, applications, and middleware. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08012006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/08012006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Across all industries and all sizes of business, IT is challenged with security issues never dreamed of in the halcyon days of planning for Y2K. Then, the major issue for IT was single sign-on for internal users. As new operating systems were introduced and mission-critical applications proliferated, each having their own user directory, end users rapidly became frustrated trying to weave their way through a maze of usernames and passwords. Large IT shops found themselves trying to manage with an infrastructure of up to 100 different fragmented user data repositories. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07252006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07252006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Surveys of backup practices at mid-sized businesses by Imation show a remarkable absence of concern for performance or time constraints; but administrators have considerable concern for backup procedures. That concern is centered on complexity and proper implementation. To solve that problem IBM developed Tivoli Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Files, which is specifically targeted at end-user computers such as laptops and workstations. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07182006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07182006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Talk to a CEO or CFO about business applications and they'll tell you that they want the ability to quickly sense and respond to business-environment changes no matter from where in the value chain those changes are coming. For an application to meet those needs, it must be easy to integrate with existing business functions and rapidly deployed. For a CIO to deliver that kind of application, it takes an IT environment built around a service-oriented architecture (SOA), in which services are composed of elemental business functions with well-defined, standards-based interfaces. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07112006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07112006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Early this year, the Forrester research report, North America's 2006 Enterprise IT Spending Outlook, cited 77% of firms as having rated the improvement of IT efficiency as their most important operational priority in 2006. Making matters worse, the Forrester report came on the heels of findings by Gartner Research in "U.S. IT Spending and Staffing Survey, 2005" that pegged 75% of IT budgets as going to maintain the status quo. Dig a little deeper and you'll find that nearly 25% of the money allocated to maintenance goes into software support. If you dare to add in help desk costs, that number starts closing in on 40%. Is it any wonder that IT is often thought of as an impediment, rather than as an enabler to business efficiency and growth? Tue, 04 Jul 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07042006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/07042006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS A recent market share report confirms that IBM has maintained the top position in IT Operations Management for the 5th consecutive year. To get a perspective on the current ITOM market and how it is evolving toward IT Service Management (ITSM), we talked to Michael McCarthy, Director of Strategy, IBM Tivoli Software. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06272006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06272006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS Starting in the mid 1980s, small to mid-size businesses have been going through an IT evolution that has taken them from being PC-centric in their technology, to being Internet-centric, and now to embarking on becoming network-centric with distributed systems and early pilot grid projects. IT at these sites is faced with a unique set of challenges and the IBM Tivoli& Express Portfolio™ of IT management software addresses those challenges in the following areas: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06202006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06202006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS For CIOs, today's foremost issue is how to demonstrate that IT is functioning as effectively as the other lines of business within their company. These hard-pressed CIOs, however, have little time for theory and an immediate need for an actionable plan to begin implementing IT Service Management (ITSM). To meet that need, the IBM IT Service Management Roadshow will be laying out a roadmap to a practical ITSM transition in over 50 cities worldwide between May and September 20th. At each event, IT practitioners are led through four critical business scenarios and learn to: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 04:51:07 +0000http://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06132006.html?ca=fromBeatRSShttp://www.ibm.com/software/tivoli/beat/06132006.html?s_cmp=rss?ca=fromBeatRSS