The technologies IBM introduced to ISV developers along with the technology map include the following:
Log and trace tool— Designed to locate problems, it frees up time for systems administrators by eliminating the manual task of tracking down the cause of a system problem by putting the log data from different system components into a common format. IBM expects this tool will help bridge the gap between identifying glitches and debugging affected applications and middleware.
ABLE (Agent Building and Learning Environment) Rules Engine for Complex Analysis— ABLE is a set of learning and reasoning components built with software agents that, through the use of special monitoring software, can capture and share individual and organizational knowledge.
Monitoring Engine providing Autonomic Monitoring capability— Developed by IBM's Tivoli brand, this technology detects resource outages and potential problems before they impact system performance. The monitoring engine features self-healing technology to allow systems to quickly recover from situations.
Business Workload Management for Heterogeneous Environments— This tool helps isolate the causes of bottlenecks in the system through response time measurement, reporting of transaction processing segments, and dynamic learning of transaction workflow through servers and middleware. This technology will begin to roll out in the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance product. Chapter 15 will have more on the autonomic workings of IBM's Tivoli product.
