IBM Business Monitor

Near real-time calculations and analysis

• Enable you to define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) that measure the status of business activities.
• Offer statistical analysis, dimensional analysis and visualizations to identify trends and forecast events.
• Enable you to perform extensive analyses by viewing multiple levels of related information.
• Generate predictive values for KPIs based on current and historical performance to plan more effectively, and to identify and address potential problems before they occur.

Customizable dashboards

• Deliver customizable, role-based, Web 2.0 dashboards to define, add and view new KPIs, specify data filters, and create controls, reports and alerts.
• Includes IBM Cognos® Business Intelligence for advanced analysis and reporting.
• Provide capabilities to generate dashboards automatically with rapid iterative development and playback.
• Provide fine-grained security filters to determine who can see specific types of information and levels of detail.
• Take advantage of dynamic user interfaces that enable you to view data through web interfaces, portals, smartphones, tablets and more.

Automated notifications and alerts

• Enable you to set situational triggers and early-detection notifications to help you respond quickly to business trends and issues.
• Provide proactive alerts to help you react to situations before they occur.
• Deliver notifications and alerts through a variety of options, including mobile devices, email, instant messaging and Google Gadgets.
• Track transactions and support processes, individually or in groups, to pinpoint and troubleshoot problems quickly.
• Provide notifications and alerts about business transactions from processes and applications running in disparate environments.

Visibility across disparate business systems

• Enables end-to-end visibility into business transactions across systems and provides a view of the underlying virtual process.
• Work with capabilities in IBM Business Process Manager, IBM Operational Decision Management, IBM WebSphere® Message Broker, IBM CICS®, IBM IMS™, IBM FileNet® and IBM Sterling Control Center.
• Supports third-party applications such as SAP and PeopleSoft for integrated monitoring WebSphere adapters.
• Accepts events from additional applications through Java Message Service (JMS), REST or web service APIs.