Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for correlating business workflows with transaction tracking, the method including identifying an instrumentation point in a business process of a business workflow that invokes an IT resource that carries out at least a portion of the business process and associating, at the instrumentation point, the business process and the IT resource with a transaction name having business semantics such that correlation data gathered about the IT resource may be linked with the business process. Correlating business workflows with transaction tracking may also include gathering correlation data about the IT resource, selecting one of the plurality of service specific correlator passing methods, and passing a correlator in accordance with the selected service specific correlator passing methods.

Abstract: Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application. A computer implemented method for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application includes a provider enterprise of the transaction receiving a request to provide monitoring data regarding the transaction to a requester enterprise of the transaction. The received request includes a correlation token identifying the monitoring data to be provided and the requester enterprise as being authorized to receive the monitoring data. The transaction monitoring data is then provided to the requester enterprise. The provided transaction monitoring data may be analyzed by the requester enterprise to provide analysis results regarding transaction delivery performance.

Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, computer program product, and apparatus for managing data. An encrypted file containing the data is divided into a plurality of segments. The plurality of segments are sent to a plurality of cloud computing environments for storage in the plurality of cloud computing environments. Each cloud computing environment in the plurality of cloud computing environments receives a portion of the plurality of segments. The portion of the plurality of segments is associated with a cloud computing environment in the plurality of cloud computing environments to which the portion of the plurality of segments was sent.

Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a method, computer program product, and apparatus for managing data. An encrypted file containing the data is divided into a plurality of segments. The plurality of segments are sent to a plurality of cloud computing environments for storage in the plurality of cloud computing environments. Each cloud computing environment in the plurality of cloud computing environments receives a portion of the plurality of segments. The portion of the plurality of segments is associated with a cloud computing environment in the plurality of cloud computing environments to which the portion of the plurality of segments was sent.

Abstract: A method and system for exposing monitoring violations to monitored applications is provided. A monitored application may detect that a monitoring application has been applied to monitor a transaction. Based on a defined policy or a threshold within policy, the monitored application may determine if the transaction is in a violation state. If the transaction is in a violation state, the mechanism of the present invention enables the monitoring application to notify the monitored application, such that the monitored application may take corrective action to correct the violation.

Abstract: Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application. A computer implemented method for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application includes a provider enterprise of the transaction receiving a request to provide monitoring data regarding the transaction to a requester enterprise of the transaction. The received request includes a correlation token identifying the monitoring data to be provided and the requester enterprise as being authorized to receive the monitoring data. The transaction monitoring data is then provided to the requester enterprise. The provided transaction monitoring data may be analyzed by the requester enterprise to provide analysis results regarding transaction delivery performance.

Abstract: Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application. A computer implemented method for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application includes a provider enterprise of the transaction receiving a request to provide monitoring data regarding the transaction to a requester enterprise of the transaction. The received request includes a correlation token identifying the monitoring data to be provided and the requester enterprise as being authorized to receive the monitoring data. The transaction monitoring data is then provided to the requester enterprise. The provided transaction monitoring data may be analyzed by the requester enterprise to provide analysis results regarding transaction delivery performance.

Abstract: Computer implemented method, system and computer usable program code for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application. A computer implemented method for monitoring a transaction that crosses an enterprise boundary in a composite application includes a provider enterprise of the transaction receiving a request to provide monitoring data regarding the transaction to a requester enterprise of the transaction. The received request includes a correlation token identifying the monitoring data to be provided and the requester enterprise as being authorized to receive the monitoring data. The transaction monitoring data is then provided to the requester enterprise. The provided transaction monitoring data may be analyzed by the requester enterprise to provide analysis results regarding transaction delivery performance.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to receive a message at an instant messaging interface for the management system from an instant messaging client. The message is translated by the instant messaging interface to produce a received command in a format recognized by the management system. The received command is sent for execution by the management system.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for correlating business workflows with transaction tracking, the method including identifying an instrumentation point in a business process of a business workflow that invokes an IT resource that carries out at least a portion of the business process and associating, at the instrumentation point, the business process and the IT resource with a transaction name having business semantics such that correlation data gathered about the IT resource may be linked with the business process. Correlating business workflows with transaction tracking may also include gathering correlation data about the IT resource, selecting one of the plurality of service specific correlator passing methods, and passing a correlator in accordance with the selected service specific correlator passing methods.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program instructions for using existing performance monitoring solutions to detect performance issues in an enterprise, and providing and executing a corrective action on any server being monitored in the enterprise to correct the performance issue. When a management agent on a monitored server detects a threshold violation, the management agent sends a violation event to the management server. Upon receiving the violation event, the management server distributes a corrective action associated with the threshold violation to a set of defined management agents involved in the transaction. Each management agent then runs the corrective action to remedy the performance problem.

Abstract: A method and system for exposing monitoring violations to monitored applications is provided. A monitored application may detect that a monitoring application has been applied to monitor a transaction. Based on a defined policy or a threshold within policy, the monitored application may determine if the transaction is in a violation state. If the transaction is in a violation state, the mechanism of the present invention enables the monitoring application to notify the monitored application, such that the monitored application may take corrective action to correct the violation.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing software updates in a network data processing system. An update for an application is identified for distribution to customers from a supplier. The update is distributed through a supplier controlled process to a customer network based on customer access information for a customer owning the customer network.