Cross-System Application Maps
ISV Partner Alliance Value
Transaction and Dependency
monitoring for cross-system
applications
Real-time Distributed App Maps in
System Center
Cross-system Application Mapping ISV Partner Alliance Value
BlueStripe Software
Product Description
Cost
Primary Capability: Transaction Performance Monitoring and
Distributed Application Topology Mapping
Licensing: FactFinder is licensed per guest OS in the managed
environment. Express: $499/agent, Enterprise: $2300/agent.
Volume discounting applies over 10 agents. Depending on VM
configuration, enterprise cost is usually ~20% of fully loaded
System Center price.
Additional Capability: Maps and monitors cross-tier transactions
running across on-premises, Azure, or hybrid cloud systems
Product Description: BlueStripe FactFinder maps & monitors the
performance of every business service running in the datacenter, the
private cloud, or a hybrid of both. FactFinder detects service level
problems and then tracks transactions across every tier to pinpoint
where and why they are getting stuck.
System Center Integration: FactFinder integrates with System Center
Operations Manager 2012 to add multi-tier transaction monitoring
and dynamically populated Distributed Application maps to Ops
Manager. These maps include both Microsoft Windows Server and
cross-system components, such as Linux, Solaris, AIX, and
mainframe.
Next Steps
Support:
Support Type
Yes
No
Cost
Availability
Self-Help (web,
forums)
Y
Included
24/7/365
Assisted: Web/
mail
Y
Included
M-F Office
Hours
Assisted: Phone
Y
Included
M-F Office
Hours
Assisted: Webex
Y
Included
M-F Office
Hours
Website: http://bluestripe.com
Global Sales Contact: sales@bluestripe.com
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Cross-system Application Mapping ISV Partner Alliance Value
BlueStripe Software - Architecture
Architecture Overview
Supports Ops Manager
2007 and 2012
Video:
http://bluestripe.com/scomvideo
FactFinder Console
Launch in context through Console
Task
1
Data Model
2
Integration
Layer
3
System Center
com module
FactFinder
Management Server
1) FF MS extension
triggers update process
based on user-defined
interval
Resources
Whitepaper:
http://bluestripe.com/scom
wp
Operations Manager
SDK
Product page:
http://bluestripe.com/scomintegration
Operations Manager
Management Server
2) FF Generates open XML
representation of App
System data model
3) System Center specific
module does object
population &
reconciliation via
Operations Mgr SDK
(Class Libraries &
Connector Framework)
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Cross-system Application Mapping ISV Partner Alliance Value
BlueStripe Software - Deployment
Deployment Overview
Resources
http://bluestripe.com/txvid
http://bluestripe.com/discvid
http://bluestripe.com/products
http://bluestripe.com/resources/
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Cross-system Application Mapping ISV Partner Alliance Value
BlueStripe Software - Case Studies
Case Study #1 – State Auto Insurance
Case Study #2 – Unum Insurance
Title: FactFinder Helps State Auto Automate Monitoring in Ops
Manager
Summary: State Auto used FactFinder’s monitoring data within
System Center to create a powerful, automated monitoring platform.
Situation: State Auto uses FactFinder to monitor and diagnose the
cause of service level violations impacting their distributed
applications. However, the company wanted System Center to be the
central nexus for all monitoring.
Solution: State Auto used FactFinder’s out-of-the-box integration
with Operations Manager to automatically create Distributed
Application maps of key business applications. They also integrated
FactFinder’s tier-by-tier service level alerts into Ops Manager.
Benefit: State Auto was able to provide every team an IT a view into
distributed application performance within Operations Manager.
Then, they automated the process of responding to FactFinder’s
alarms with a run-book process created in Orchestrator.
Title: FactFinder Helps Unum Accelerate to 100% Private Cloud
Summary: Unum is an aggressive user of virtualization for their
Microsoft stack based applications, and they were seeking a way to
become 100% virtual & dynamic without sacrificing performance of
their business critical apps.
Solution: FactFinder allowed Unum to certify performance of
applications that were converted onto virtual platforms. Additionally,
production performance issues were quickly isolated, eliminating
“the virtualization blame game”.
Benefit: Unum has fully virtualized their Microsoft stack and
dynamically provisions resources for those applications - all with no
performance penalties.
Customer Quote: “We turned on FactFinder, and the solution
showed us the complete application system in minutes, without any
configuration on our part,”
- Prashanth Kashyap, Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Unum
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Partner Alliance – Depth ISV
BlueStripe Value Proposition for System Integrators
Incentives
Resources:
Sales Incentives:
Sales
Remote online sharing assistance for any account
On-site support as required
Sales training for partners/SIs
Product demos in Malvern Briefing Center
BlueStripe has revenue sharing opportunities for partners (both for
referrals and resells.)
By reselling BlueStripe FactFinder, SI’s and partners can sell broader
deployments of System Center Operations Manager and Windows
Azure. By enhancing SCOM with both multi-tier transaction
performance and dynamically populated Distributed Application maps,
SI’s and partners can sell complete service management from SCOM,
including tracking the performance of Azure hybrid cloud components.
Deployment
POC and deployment resources
Services team
Support
We offer full support for customers that purchase our
maintenance and support offering. We also offer support for
consultants during any project engagement.
Coverage by Country – Support and Sales personnel
North America, EMEA, APAC coverage
email sales@bluestripe.com
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