Summary

IBM has announced a new automated solution, IBM Instana Observability Business Monitoring, which aims to provide organizations with a comprehensive view of their business processes and applications. The solution enables proactive monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) and offers real-time business context for IT teams. By bridging the gap between business and IT events, Instana Business Monitoring allows teams to prioritize and address issues based on their impact on the business.

Business monitoring

In today’s digital age, businesses heavily rely on their technology infrastructure. Any disruptions or issues can result in significant damage, including lost time and revenue. With the downtime costs averaging $250,000 per hour, organizations need visibility into the implications of any IT issues or incidents. This visibility allows for prioritization based on importance and understanding of how application issues impact business processes.

IBM Instana Observability Business Monitoring

IBM Instana Observability Business Monitoring is an automated solution designed to provide an end-to-end view of business processes and applications. The solution enables proactive monitoring of business KPIs without relying on reactive reports. It offers automatic and continuous detection of running processes in Business Automation tools, capturing every instance of the business process and the associated IT requests. This solution bridges the gap between business and IT events, providing critical context for IT teams.

Key features of IBM Instana Business Monitoring include:

• Automatic detection of running business processes without complex instrumentation.
• Capture of 100% of trace data without sampling, ensuring no important context is missed.
• End-to-end tracking of business processes through the IT stack.

With Instana Business Monitoring, all teams, including Product Owners, Developers, DevOps, SRE, CloudOps, and ITOps, gain access to the data they need in the context that matters to them. This empowers teams to better prioritize their work and address issues more efficiently.

For a demo of IBM Instana Observability Business Monitoring, you can watch it here.

FAQs

What is IBM Instana Observability Business Monitoring?

IBM Instana Observability Business Monitoring is an automated solution that provides organizations with a comprehensive view of their business processes and applications. It enables proactive monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) and bridges the gap between business and IT events, allowing teams to prioritize and address issues based on their impact on the business.

What are the key features of IBM Instana Business Monitoring?

The key features of IBM Instana Business Monitoring include automatic detection of running business processes without complex instrumentation, capture of 100% of trace data without sampling, and end-to-end tracking of business processes through the IT stack.

Who can benefit from IBM Instana Business Monitoring?

All teams, including Product Owners, Developers, DevOps, SRE, CloudOps, and ITOps, can benefit from IBM Instana Business Monitoring. It provides access to the data they need in the context that matters to them, enabling better prioritization and efficient issue resolution.

How does IBM Instana Business Monitoring help with prioritizing issues?

IBM Instana Business Monitoring provides real-time business context for IT teams, allowing them to understand how specific business processes are connected to and impacted by their logical and physical dependencies across mobile, web, applications, and infrastructure. This understanding makes it easier to prioritize issues based on their impact on the business.