The value of integrated network performance information

One of the true value adds of using the Tivoli Enterprise Portal (aka the 'TEP') is the ability to pull together information from a variety of sources into an integrated view. One of my favorite uses for this approach is to pull in information from sources, such as OMEGAMON XE for Mainframe Networks, side by side with OMEGAMON for CICS or IMS. This adds tremendous value in terms of being able to understand the impact of the network on the overall response time. Here I show an example of what I'm talking about where I have network data and IMS response time data side by side.