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IT operations teams seeking a tool to enhance mainframe observability and streamline incident resolution
About Broadcom WatchTower Platform
Enhancing business performance by simplifying the identification and resolution of high-priority incidents. The WatchTower Platform is an observability solution that simplifies incident resolution in mainframe environments by integrating and correlating events, data flows, and metrics across IT silos. It offers a unified, user-friendly experience for operations teams to streamline workflows. Built on familiar AIOps solutions, WatchTower detects potential issues early, facilitating proactive avoidance. It also uses OpenTelemetry to stream mainframe data and insights to observability tools, enabling enterprise SREs to identify bottlenecks and enhance operational efficiency. WatchTower augments alerts with pertinent context, eliminating the need for multiple tool logins to collect critical information. WatchTower workflows expedite problem identification, investigation, and incident resolution, and simplify problem handover and escalation.
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www.broadcom.com/products/mainframe/watchtower-observability
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