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Monitoring Heterogeneous IT Landscapes: A Guide for SMBs

Overview IT system monitoring is critical for small and midsize businesses (SMBs), but the task can be overwhelming. How can a small or medium-sized business with limited resources, budget, and staff manage a complex, diverse IT landscape that has applications and systems scattered all over the world? That question is the subject of this IBM white paper, which describes how IBM Tivoli Monitoring Express, an asset in the IBM Express Portfolio, provides broad visibility into the entire IT landscape -- one that enables a small staff to easily, efficiently, and effectively manage all its IT resources.

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Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2006	Downloads	9
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Design, IT Reliability, Infrastructure Management, High Availability, Security Management, SLA, Knowledge and Data Management, Monitoring Systems, Service Level Management, Diagnostics and Analysis

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