IBM zSystems run on some of the fastest processors. IBM zSystems are used for maximum speed and volume of data transactions, mainly in the banking, health care, airline, and retail sector. These markets need to rely on seven nines (99.99999%) of availability and performance of their systems, as they are the backbone of the entire business.

In software observability, we often talk about three signal types - metrics, logs, and distributed traces. More recently I've been hearing about profiles as another signal type. In this article I will explain the different observability signals and when to use them in a clear and concise way.

Since the release of OpenSSL 3 and the adoption of the technology in recent Linux kernels, a growing demand for support in System Center Operations Manager and its cross-platform agents has emerged. Together with our clients, we have been waiting and hoping for a newer release to help them monitor these newer distributions in SCOM. And now it finally looks like the wait is over.