Tivoli Software

Tivoli Software is the service management brand of the IBM Software Group. IBM purchased Austin-based Tivoli Systems, Inc. on March 4, 1996^[2] and allowed existing executive management to operate Tivoli as a wholly owned subsidiary in the IBM Software Group. (In addition to Tivoli, this IBM division includes WebSphere, Information Management, Lotus Software and Rational Software.)

The Tivoli portfolio provides organizations with the Visibility. Control. Automation. needed to deliver quality services, manage risk and compliance, and accelerate business growth. Tivoli's marketing taglines included "The Power To Manage. Anything. Anywhere.^[3]

The most respected analysts in the industry consistently recognize IBM as a leader in Service Management, including six current Gartner Magic Quadrants and three current Forrester Waves. Additionally, IBM Tivoli is the market leader in IT Operations Management for the sixth year in a row, and the market share nearly doubles that of nearest competitor. ^[4]

In August 2006, IBM acquired MRO Software which published MAXIMO, the top-selling Enterprise Asset Management system in the market and added them to the Tivoli portfolio.

Tivoli is divided into several "pillars" including:

• Automation
• Asset Management (which encompasses MAXIMO)
• Storage
• Security

Tivoli software solution areas:^[5]

• Asset Management — Achieve greater efficiency in asset management by managing all your asset types on a single platform.
• Cloud Computing — Gain access to your applications from anywhere, at any time.
• Energy Management — Manage and maintain the lifecycle of assets and optimize power efficiency.
• IBM Service Management Center for Z — Turn your mainframe into an enterprise-wide service management hub.
• Network and Service Assurance — Ensure critical services are performing to the highest standards.
• Security, Risk and Compliance Management — Improve your security, risk and compliance through automated threat protection and security controls.
• Service and Infrastructure Analytics — Agile businesses require intelligent solutions to optimize operations & ensure predictable business outcomes.
• Service Availability and Performance Management — Manage the availability and performance of your infrastructure, applications and business services
• Service Delivery and Process Automation — Address all stages of the service lifecycle to enable convergence of technology and business processes.
• SOA Management — Manage composite applications and optimize application performance and service levels.
• Storage Management — Create a more responsive and resilient storage infrastructure
• Virtualization Management — Improve Service and Application Performance

Tivoli has over over 22,000 Tivoli clients worldwide, over 7,000 employees , and more than 2000 business partners.

References

See also

• IBM Tivoli Solutions http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/solutions/
• IBM Integated Service Management http://www.ibm.com/ibm/servicemanagement/us/en/
• IBM Tivoli Framework