IT Management Research, Industry Analysis, and Consulting
CA Opens the Black Box:
Adding Mainframe Focus to the
End-to-End Application
Performance Management Puzzle
An ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) White Paper
Prepared for CA
April 2008
CA Opens the Black Box: Adding Mainframe Focus to the
End-to-End Application Performance Management Puzzle
©2008 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
IT Management Research, Industry Analysis, and Consulting
Table of Contents
Abstract.......................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Executive.Summary..................................................................................................................................................... 1
CA.Wily.Plus.TRILOGexpert.Products:.User.to.Mainframe............................................................................. 2
Putting.End-to-End.Application.Performance.Management.into.Industry.Context.................................... 2
Defining the End-to-End Application Performance Management “Black Box”........................................... 4
CA Opens the Black Box........................................................................................................................................... 6
EMA.Perspective......................................................................................................................................................... 8
CA Opens the Black Box: Adding Mainframe Focus to the
End-to-End Application Performance Management Puzzle
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Abstract
This white paper is written for CIOs and IT executives tasked with providing a strategic
vision for delivering high-quality business applications at a reasonable price. It addresses
high-level objectives, such as aligning IT with the business,