MetiLinx Solutions for Capacity on Demand, Usage Metering and Assessments Available Through Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.
MetiLinx today announced the MetiLinx Connector for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. This updated version of the MetiLinx Connector extends MOM 2005 to virtualize and unify heterogeneous server and partition environments, giving customers the platform for real-time utility computing. Today’s announcement follows Microsoft’s announcement of the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005.
Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 is the next generation systems management solution for managing and monitoring a Windows-based server environment, and is an important element of Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative. This initiative focuses on reducing the cost and complexity of managing and securing enterprise systems. Through its partnership with Microsoft, MetiLinx’s product strategy is closely aligned with Microsoft’s Dynamic Systems Initiative.
The MetiLinx Connector integrates MOM 2005 with MetiLinx’s technology and solutions for real-time utility computing enablement. These solutions are:
— Real-time assessment and heterogeneous monitoring, to determine exactly how systems are being utilized, including Windows NT 4.0, Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, VMWare ESX, Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, FreeBSD and leading versions Linux.
— Virtualization of server and partition resources into functional groupings that make sense to business and IT.
— SLA Management, based on virtualized groups of business systems, matching the system with the business need.
— Intelligent Allocation, using MetiLinx real-time capabilities to allocate traffic and work to the least utilized server or group.
— Charge Back and Reporting, allowing customers the ability to see if their systems are being cost effectively utilized.
— Capacity on Demand, using real-time SLA measurement to make automatic decisions on adding or subtracting systems and applications based on business need.
“All enterprise data centers are heterogeneous, and all data center managers can see the cost benefit and flexibility of utility computing,” stated Larry Ketchersid, executive director at MetiLinx. “The MetiLinx Connector for MOM 2005 allows managers of heterogeneous data centers to take advantage of new MOM 2005 features for managing Linux, Unix and Windows NT 4.0 environments. And, more importantly, it gives these customers a platform to rapidly build toward a heterogeneous real-time utility computing environment today.”
“Customers are asking for solutions that not only provide excellent management of the Windows environment, but also extend to meet their heterogeneous challenges so they can reduce cost and complexity,” said David Hamilton, director of the Windows and Enterprise Management Division at Microsoft Corp. “We’re delighted to see MetiLinx extending MOM 2005 to deliver an integrated solution — helping our mutual customers do more with less and delivering on key objectives of the Dynamic Systems Initiative.”
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