theGuard! ApplicationManager ensures availability and performance of mission-critical applications   Almost every enterprise relies on the smooth operation of its applications and systems.   However, is round-the-clock availability guaranteed? Are peak loads and bottlenecks identified in time? Are mission-critical applications running safely and at maximum performance? Are events analyzed in order to improve system performance and availability? Are hardware resources fully utilized?   theGuard! ApplicationManager monitors applications, databases, web and mail servers as well as operating systems in any size of network. Its intelligent escalation management capabilities trigger alerts should problems arise, significantly reducing response times. Real-time analysis allow for the fast localization and neutralization of bottlenecks before they occur.   This tried and trusted solution is suitable for enterprises of any size.

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“We have already managed to generate significant savings thanks to theGuard! ApplicationManager. Proactive monitoring in particular has boosted the high availability of our systems even further and has as a result yielded a rapid return on investment (ROI).” Peter Oswald, Applications and Data Manager at Freudenberg IT KG   Success Story       more customer quotes

• enhanced application availability and performance
• real-time availability and performance analyses
• avoidance of time and resource consuming manual system checks
• verifiability of service level compliance   
• tuning and efficient utilization of all IT resources
• stable, scalable and upgradeable architecture
• pre-configured solution

theGuard! ApplicationManager enables you to monitor all of your applications through a central console. It automatically collects and analyzes real-time information on events and performance within your databases, servers, and mail or operating systems. Long-term statistics and reports, that are directly accessable, allow your IT department to generate differentiated and sophisticated reports for specific user groups such as entire enterprises or individual departments. Comprehensive service level analysis functions monitor service level compliance of individual applications. Timely alerting and escalation of possible bottlenecks on the basis of pre-configured thresholds help avoid possible disruptions before they occur.

 

theGuard! ApplicationManager increases transparency and optimizes costs.

 

theGuard! ApplicationManager collects and visualizes real-time performance metrics of all applications in operation. It automatically collects information on the number of users, on transaction indicators, CPU load and storage utilization, which serve as the basis for further evaluation. Interdependencies and bottlenecks are easily identified and analyzed.
 

Existing capabilities are ideally employed and appropriate tuning measures can be carried out purposefully.

 

theGuard! ApplicationManager allows you to define and monitor service level agreements application by application. These agreements include general contract data as well as agreed criteria for availability and performance of the individual application objects.

 

Multi-stage service level reports, which include warnings and pinpoint contract violations permit the monitoring of systems performance with regard to contractual service level agreements.

The integration of theGuard! ApplicationManager into theGuard! ServiceCenter permits the visualization of the dependency between business processes and applications through business maps.

theGuard! ApplicationManager is a tried and proven software that stands out due to its minimal implementation effort. Corporations like Merz Pharmaceuticals, Sick, and Trumpf employ theGuard! ApplicationManager and a growing number of IT service providers like Atos Origin and Freudenberg IT rely on the ApplicationManager to optimize systems management for their customers.

In the event of a problem or bottleneck, system administrators are kept informed via the most appropriate communications channel, such as e-mail, pager, text message or WAP phone. More than a 120 different alerts and responses are available.

 

The performance analysis possibilities allow for hardware and software tuning in order to efficiently mobilize existing resources and eliminate the need for new and costly purchases. In addition, theGuard! ApplicationManager offers detailed suggestions for faster and more efficient corrective action.

Agents (data collectors), specifically designed for individual applications or systems, include profound expert knowledge. theGuard! ApplicationManager is quick and easy to install thanks to pre-configured   and reusable rules and thresholds which safeguard the quality of your IT investments in software and hardware.

 

theGuard! ApplicationManager is not based on SNMP, avoiding unnecessary network loads.

 

The data collectors inside theGuard! ApplicationManager are not script-based, but are independent processes that establish a permanent connection to the individual applications and process the data in a standardized way. This avoids unnecessary efforts in the adaptation of the software to your individual needs and in subsequent configuration changes.

Multi-user and multi-server enabled, the solution lets you manage your infrastructure efficiently and globally according to the “follow the sun” principle. Enterprises with global operations deploy theGuard! ApplicationManager to guarantee round-the-clock support for all their applications and systems.

• central console – individual configuration
• monitoring and analysis of events and performance
• real-time data collection with little impact on networks and servers
• stable and fast data collectors developed by application and system experts
• pre-configured thresholds from long-term project experience
• status display for each software instance
• direct access to all software attributes, such as parameters, release number, etc.
• 120 different alerts and responses
• long-term statistics and problem frequency reports
• availability and performance analysis based on definable SLA rules
• context-sensitive integration of knowledge base into monitor screens
• extensive help available on all events and performance metrics
• business monitoring and event correlation through integration of theGuard! ServiceCenter