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uptime software has launched the latest version of its value-based systems management software, up.time 5. The new capabilities of up.time will enable enterprises to manage, measure and monitor their VMware infrastructure more effectively by collaborating with VMware and its vSphere and vCenter Orchestrator offerings.

 

The enterprise version of up.time is available for a risk-free 30 day evaluation. The support services will also be free during this evaluation period.

 

The solution provides IT managers with an unobstructed view of the datacenter to manage distributed applications and global services levels efficiently. At the same time enterprise-wide IT resources are maximized. The solution's enables enterprises to achieve new levels of performance and render immediate cost savings.

 

One such example is QuickPlay Media (News - Alert), a customer dedicated to providing solutions that manage the business of mobile video for the world's leading communications providers.

 

According to Dan Labelle, IT Operations Manager at QuickPlay Media, it is necessary to have the ability to monitor the company’s infrastructure and applications from a common vantage point. QuickPlay is impressed with the continued support for their BEA (News - Alert) applications and VMware tools from uptime. Since the product is easy to use and administer, QuickPlay Media was able to upgrade from up.time four to version five in just ten minutes.

 

up.time 5 contains new capabilities like advanced visibility, deep VMware metrics and reporting, automated problem resolution and incidence avoidance. These capabilities ensure increased VMware efficiency though increased VM density and optimized VM workloads. Automated incidence avoidance facilitated by the new capabilities reduces manual find/fix by. This is achieved by automatically heading off reoccurring problems before they happen.

 

The enhanced capabilities present in up.time 5 improve management of VMware performance with fast problem isolation and resolution through intelligent alerting. By delivering an easy-to-use consolidation, monitoring, optimization, and automation solution, rapid VMware infrastructure growth is facilitated.

 

The new version of up.time combines a number of unique attributes into an enterprise monitoring package. According to Bernd Harzog, former Gartner analyst and current CEO of APM (News - Alert) Experts, up.time supports an array of physical infrastructure in IT, while providing unique VMware specific features. This deeper integration with VMware vSphere, including automated problem resolution and automated problem avoidance will help customers who need to leverage VMware but want to manage other systems with one tool.