IBM: Technical fundamentals for discovery and effects on other vendor's metrics. ITAM Review IBM & SAP Seminar, Tuesday 28th April 2015, London. by Mathias Knops, Aspera

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IBM: Technical Fundamentals
for Discovery and Effects on
Other Vendor’s Metrics
ITAM Review IBM & SAP Seminar, London 28th April 2015

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• Authorized User
• Install
• IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU)
• Floating User
• Application Instance
• Processor Day
• Server
• Authorized User Value Unit
• Managed Chassis
• Processor
• Tivoli Management Point
• Resource Value Unit
• Server Install
• Establishment
• Client Device
• Floating User Single Install
• Employee User Value Unit
• Value Unit
• Concurrent User
• Device
• Virtual Server
• Core
• Desktop
• Managed Server
• Feed
• Authorized User Single Install
• Registered User
• Capacity Unit
• User
• Named User
• Connection
• IBM SubCapacity Processor Value Unit (PVU)
• User Value Unit
• Service Units per Hour
• Token
• Collaboration
• Concurrent Session
• Core Install
• External User Value Unit
• Base CPU
• Connector
• Client
• Application
• Terabyte
• Simultaneous Session
• Limited Use Socket
• Appliance Install
• Additional CPU
• Printer
• Managed CPU
• Managed Virtual Server
• Storage Device
• Floating User Single Session Single Install
• Order Lines
• IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU) with Dual Staging
• Web Server
• Node
• Limited Use Authorized User
• IBM SubCapacity Processor Value Unit (PVU) with
Single Staging
• Floating User Single Session
• monthly Order Request
• Asset
• SubCapacity Processor
• Disk Drive
• Limited Use Virtual Server
• Port
• Host Server
• Page
• User CAL
• Reporting User
• Switch
• Developer
• Stores
• IBM Processor Value Unit (PVU) with Single Staging
• Square Feet
• CAL
• Incident
• Rack
• Application Establishment
• Concurrent Stream
• Authorized User Single Session
• 1 Million Order Lines
• CPU Socket
• Node Locked
• Square Meters
• Mailbox
• Terminal
• Machine Value Unit
• IBM PVU
• IBM SubCapacity Processor Value Unit (PVU) with Dual
Staging
Sum as of today: 90
Source: Aspera SmartTrack
What is a Metric?

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What is a Metric?
• Around 88% of over 800 metrics are generic 1:1
• IBM uses about 74% generic and ca. 22% PVU-based metrics
• Rule of thumb for metrics: the more complex the more expensive is the product

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Data Discovery
• Various solutions with particular different scopes/capabilities
• Agent-based vs. agent-less
• Configurable (plugins, pattern, adapters) vs. static

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Data Discovery
Google Images for “IBM TAD4D” :-)

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2
7
3
Implementation Techniques
D:
Licenses
T:
File
Excel/CSV
3
D:
Users
T:
LDAP
ADS
7.1
D:
ata
T:
echnology
System
ID
D:
Systems,
Software
T:
DB
SCCM
2.2

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D:
Licenses
T:
SAP
query
SAP
2
1
D:
Systems,
Software
T:
DB
IBM Tivoli
D:
Systems,
Software
T:
DB
SCCM
D:
Systems,
Software
T:
DB
Altiris
D:
Systems
T:
DB
USU Valuemation
D:
Systems,
Software
T:
DB
Novell ZEN
2.2
2.1
2.3
2.5 2.4
4
D:
DMS
T:
HTTPS
(API)
IXOS
5
5.2
D:
Requests
T:
SOAP
(Connect-­‐IT)
Peregrine (HP)
D:
Requests
T:
File
BMC
6.2
D:
Users
T:
LDAP
eDirectory
7.2
8
D:
ata
T:
echnology
System
D:
Users,
Cost
Centers
T:
File
SAP HR
7
D:
Licenses
T:
File
Excel/CSV
3
6
D:
Users
T:
LDAP
ADS
7.1
D:
DMS
T:
HTTPS
(API)
SAP Archive
5.1
D:
Catalog
T:
OCI
SAP SRM
1 6.14
3
ID 8
Implementation Techniques

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Active collection of the
necessary data from the
sources with an import
connector (Asset
management systems
(e.g. OCS, SCCM),
Database, Table, or
remote directories
(through S/FTP, SCP,
ODB, etc.)
Transformation of
the data using
Import Pre-
Processors (IPP)
or Import
Templates if the
data is not in the
correct format
Loading the data
in SmartTrack,
the import load is
configurable in
the Import
Control
Processor (ICP)
Extract Transform Load
Implementation Techniques

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Environmental Complexity

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Environmental Complexity

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Environmental Complexity

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Environmental Complexity

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Data Processing

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Data Processing

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Data Processing

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Data Processing

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Effects on Other Vendors

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Effects on Other Vendors

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Questions?
?

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Mathias Knops
Phone: +49-151-467 166 94
E-Mail: mathias.knops@aspera.com
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