The IBM Tivoli Provisioning and Orchestration portfolio of applications distributes software reliably and securely and manages the configuration of physical and virtual servers, desktops and notebooks, storage and network devices. It supports the creation and operation of automated workflows to perform these functions on systems and applicatons in a repeatable and dependable manner.
In today's dynamic marketplace, new on demand technologies are required. Ever expanding, distributed islands of processing power need to be tapped to improve resiliency and responsiveness to a demand curve that can spike with only so much warning as an unexpected news release. In today's economic times, you can not afford to maintain server capacity for just-in-case situations. IBM Tivoli Provisioning solutions help you deal with these challenges.
Pre-built automation packages provide control and configuration of major vendors' products, while customized workflows can implement your company's best practices and procedures. Additional automation workflows can be obtained from the IBM Tivoli Open Process Automation Library (OPAL), an on-line repository where customers, business partners and ISVs publish and share best practices for automation. These workflows can automate your unique data center processes including installing, configuring and deploying servers, operating systems, middleware, applications and network devices. Software patches and upgrades can be applied as required to improve security and availability.
This solution:
Helps reduce costs, improve server utilization, and boost server-to-administrator ratios by automating all the steps necessary to provision, configure and deploy your complete solution into the production environment
Protects your existing investments, lowers implementation costs and creates a fast return on investment by utilizing existing hardware, software and network devices without the need for rewiring or changing the network architecture
Helps reduce security exposures by tracking and applying security patches to distributed network servers
Easy to use tools for remote operating system imaging and bare metal provisioning
IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager Enables you to rapidly and efficiently deploy complex mission-critical applications to multiple locations from a central point.
IBM Tivoli License Manager Enables businesses to ensure compliance and reduce cost through advanced inventory and reporting capabilities
A technical discussion of software license management A technical overview of Tivoli License Manager and a description of how this Web-based enterprise architecture meets today's wide-ranging business requirements for software license management and asset tracking. [.pdf] (white paper)
Implementing IBM Tivoli Remote Control Across Firewalls The primary objective of this IBM Redbook is to provide concepts, recommendations, and techniques when planning and implementing IBM Tivoli Remote Control 3.8 in an environment that involves firewalls. (Redbook)
PDA Management with IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager This IBM Redbook describes in detail the steps required to install and configure the Tivoli Web Gateway and all the prerequisite products, to allow a successful implementation of a pervasive device management environment. (Redbook)
