Product Overview

BEARS/IMS is a comprehensive and flexible performance monitor for IMS systems.  It is used by major IMS customers to provide IMS application performance data, IMS System tuning information, IMS Transfer Charging or Cost Recovery information, Capacity Planning data, Application Modeling data and much more.

This simple to use monitor supports Full Function, Fast Path and Mixed Mode transaction types, keeps historical data, produces management information and technical information and also provides exit points for user processing (e.g. Audit).  It is capable of keeping pace with the worlds busiest IMS systems and yet, has no overhead on the systems being monitored.

Key Benefits

  • Easy to use and to understand
  • Full Function, Fast Path, Mixed Mode and Combined response monitors
  • IMS internal statistics
  • IMS Resource utilisation monitor
  • Security Monitor
  • Network usage monitor
  • Transaction Abend monitor
  • User Exits are supported
  • Fast enough to keep pace with the largest IMS systems in the world
  • No hooks or modifications to IMS or z/OS
  • A SASTM authorised IT Service Vision Partner Product

Why you need BEARS/IMS

With the complicated, Customer facing, e-commerce enabled systems being run today, failed service levels and unexpected capacity problems are seen by a much wider audience than ever before.  The effort in providing management with accurate and understandable Management level reporting and IMS Cost recovery data increases all the time.

All of these problems lead to dissatisfied customers and increased costs.

We can help.  We already provide this service for many major clients.  We can provide a cost-effective solution for you too.  Contact us for more information or to arrange a free 30 day trial.