Tideway Foundation Integration Adapter for ASG

ASG has partnered with Tideway to provide a single solution for complete discovery of both packaged and custom applications in both the mainframe and distributed environments. ASG sells Tideway Foundation as a fully integrated and functional component of the MetaCMDB.

“The configuration management database (CMDB) is a major topic for IT operations professionals, as maturing IT organizations now comprehend its pivotal role in operational process initiatives … There will be no competitive differentiation in the data held or exchanged, only in how the vendor assembles and leverages such data. Expect the big four…to move more slowly than smaller, nimble players such as…ASG and Tideway.” Glenn O’Donnell, "A Federated CMDB Remains Distant, but Start Now", June 2008, Forrester

Always Accurate Service Maps

Tideway Foundation locates all instances of distributed applications and their associated dependencies, providing IT with complete transparency into even the most complex environments. Foundation then automatically and seamlessly populates the ASG MetaCMDB. Information can be regularly updated at daily or weekly intervals and newly discovered or changed information automatically reconciled with pre-existing data.

Foundation provides an automated and continuous method to keep the ASG MetaCMDB accurate, current and trustworthy, all of it at a fraction of the cost of doing it manually.

The combination of the technologies from Tideway and ASG creates a complete CMDB solution that is unparalleled in the marketplace and results in faster time-to-value when deploying ASG’s MetaCMDB.

Benefits

By automatically indexing CI information and provisioning detailed dependency visualizations, Foundation can streamline change impact analysis and problem diagnosis and help mitigate future risks associated with application and infrastructure changes. As a result, enterprises can:

  • Accelerate the rollout of the ASG MetaCMDB through the automatic population of CIs and key attributes
  • Automate CI information maintenance, including key dependencies
  • Generate and maintain business service maps in the CMDB
  • Increase confidence in the quality of the CMDB – with minimal cost
  • Improve dependent processes such as change and problem management