Computer Associates (CA) recently released Unicenter TNG`s Web Management Option (WMO). The option delivers end-to-end management of Web-enabled business applications and provides a complete and real-time view of the state of the Web`s infrastructure to accurately pinpoint the source of problems and quickly resolve them.
This new release includes performance management from the end-user, internal server and back-end application perspectives - offering an integrated enterprise management console for distributed n-tier applications. WMO is driven by the clear need that clients have to precisely manage the performance of their mission-critical e-business applications. In addition to providing highly granular monitoring of all Web services, including end-user response times, WMO leverages Unicenter TNG`s policy mechanisms, bringing true enterprise-class management discipline to the Web. It also significantly accelerates the implementation of Web services for current Unicenter TNG users, and allows them to integrate Web management into their overall IT service management architecture.
By monitoring the health and performance of Web resources as part of the overall enterprise management process, WMO 3.0 can enhance an organisation`s return on Internet/intranet investments by:
. Ensuring that end-to-end services are up and running at sufficient levels to meet customer service level agreements such as site availability, fast page delivery and "first-try" transaction completion.
. Reporting on over- and under-utilized resources, so that capacity can be added or reduced where needed.
. Reducing the technical staff requirements by automating and simplifying Web management tasks.
. Increasing the speed of problem diagnosis by correlating network, Web server and back-end application failures.
WMO`s Web response monitors measure Web site performance from the perspective of a user accessing and conducting transactions from any number of sample locations. It measures the time for the Web server and back-end application server to respond, and round trip response to a hit on a Web page or page component. These Web response monitors also can be used to "stress test" newly developed sites and applications before they are deployed in production.
WMO also monitors an extensive range of server- and URL-specific parameters, including URL response times, Web page content changes, and the status of HTTP, HTTPS and FTP services. The latest release also extends WMO`s real-time statistics, performance graphs, and historical logs to include FTP and HTTP errors, IP disconnects, and traffic load characteristics such as accesses per second, get requests per second and busy server processes.
In addition, WMO allows users to define a wide range of management policies related to server status, error rates and other parameters. This level of automation further reduces the cost of supporting Web-based applications, thereby helping increase return-on-investment for Web projects.
Web Management Option 3.0 can monitor all Web site processes using standard protocols on Windows NT and Unix platforms. Extended support is provided for all leading Web servers including Microsoft IIS, Netscape Enterprise Server, Netscape FastTrack Server, Apache Web Server, and Sun WebServer.
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