I/O Concepts - Mainframe console consolidation, security and management for enterprise data centers

BMC Software Acquires I/O Concepts

With the addition of I/O Concepts, BMC Software extends its MainView solutions with new capabilities to consolidate, streamline, and automate the management of IBM's System z console environment.

The result? A more secure mainframe environment that also reduces costs.

Get Results Faster

Realize IT efficiency improvements and cost savings with BMC MainView Console Management for zEnterprise in a matter of days—not weeks or months.

	Console Consolidation and Security		Secure Remote Access to Consoles
Capture every message from every console, filter and consolidate messages, and authenticate access to consoles.		Access consoles from any workstation on your network or from anywhere in the world using an internet connection.
	Manipulate Console Messages with Rules		Present Console Messages the Way You Want Them
Automate responses to common messages, prioritize and distribute important events based on rules, and notify staff automatically.		View messages in the way that best fits your business: through built-in viewers, or integration directly into your other systems.
	Complete Auditing of Console Activity		Access and Control the HMC From Your Desktop
Capture and store valuable audit and tracking information for console user access. Track all console login attempts and record message interactions by user.		Extend functionality to the HMC with monitoring of HMC messages and secure access to local and remote HMC units at your PC workstation.

Whitepaper

Closing The Four Security Risk Gaps of Mainframe Console Access

"Executives as well as mainframe and security professionals will gain new insight into the risks exposed by remote mainframe console access, as well as an appreciation for a solution set that offers flexible console access with proactive control."

Download Now: A Whitepaper by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA)

See the ioEnterprise solutions in action...using your data, in your environment, in less than a week with our "Proof of Concept."

Finance / Insurance
Banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions are using ioEnterprise to manage multiple data centers with a single staff.

Government Agencies
Governments are using ioEnterprise to put controls on both remote and local mainframe access and to maintain strict security compliance standards.

The Largest Companies in the World
Some of the world's largest companies use ioEnterprise to cut costs and reduce demands on their IT staff by streamlining mainframe console message processing.

Console sharing, message scrollback, and message peer review (operator collaboration)

Agentless solution allows for access to NIP messages during IPL

Interface to your own corporate authentication repository (LDAP, RACF, ACF2, TopSecret, Active Directory)

And more...