IBM Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure
IBM Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure group is an umbrella of computer system solutions from IBM that includes data storage management, enterprise asset management and IT Service Management. In April 2013, IBM renamed its former Software Group division “Tivoli Software” to “Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure”.
Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure group consists of a range of IT operations and Systems Management technology including the following IBM portfolio: Tivoli, Maximo, Tririga, Endpoint Manager, and SmartCloud service management offerings
| Company | Business Focus | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tivoli | Systems Management | 1996 |
| DBMX | Data base performance management | 1997 |
| Unison | Job scheduling | 1997 |
| Software Artistry | Service Desk | 1998 |
| Dascom | Access management | 1999 |
| SANergy | Storage area network file sharing | 2000 |
| Accessible | Business systems management | 2000 |
| Access 360 | Identity management | 2002 |
| Trellisoft | Storage resource management | 2002 |
| Metamerge | Meta directory | 2002 |
| Think Dynamics | Provisioning and resource allocation | 2003 |
| Candle | System z and distributed systems monitoring | 2004 |
| Cyanea | Composite application monitoring | 2004 |
| Isogon | Software license management | 2005 |
| Collation | Auto discovery and application mapping | 2005 |
| CIMS Lab | Software usage metering and reporting | 2006 |
| Micromuse | Network management | 2006 |
| Rembo | Operating system provisioning | 2006 |
| Dorana | Software asset management
(Asset purchase - Ubiquity) |
2006 |
| ISS | Security monitoring and intrusion detection | 2006 |
| MRO | Asset management, service desk and service catalog | 2006 |
| Consul Risk Mgmt | System z RACF and distributed security mgmt | 2007 |
| Vallent | Wireless network management | 2007 |
| Encentuate | Enterprise Single sign on | 2008 |
| FilesX | Continuous data protection,
Instant restore |
2008 |
| BigFix | Desktop/laptop lifecycle and security management | 2010 |
| Intelliden | Network configuration and change management | 2010 |
| Tririga | Facilities management | 2011 |
| Butterfly | Storage planning SW and storage migration tools | 2012 |
| MaaS360 | Mobile Device Management | 2013 |
References[]
- Magic Quadrant for Power Generation Enterprise Asset Management Software[dead link]
- Worldwide Data Protection and Recovery Software 2013–2017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares
- IBM's Systems and Technology Group Looks to Analytics, Cloud, and Smarter Planet Solutions for Faster Growth
- Cloud, Infrastructure and Economics
- Solutions for a smarter planet
- SearchDataCenter.com
- Service Management 360 News Flash: IBM’s Tivoli division, now IBM Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure
- Bye-Bye Tivoli, Welcome Cloud and Smarter Infrastructure: A New Brand in IBM, Jeremy Geelan
- SiliconANGLE: A Name Change for Tivoli Proves New Focus on Smarter Infrastructure
- The Merge technology was bought by a company called DASCOM in 1999 which was in turn bought by IBM
- IBM grabs Think Dynamics
List of IBM Tivoli products[]
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
- Tivoli Endpoint Manager
- IBM OMEGAMON
- Tivoli Service Automation Manager
- IBM Tivoli Management Framework
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- IBM
- IBM acquisitions