Tivoli Software

Tivoli Software
Company type	Division (formerly independent company)
Industry	Software
Predecessor	Tivoli Systems Inc.
Founded	January 1, 1989; 37 years ago in Austin, Texas, United States
Founder	Bob Fabbio
Fate	Discontinued and rebranded by IBM (2016)
Headquarters	Austin, United States
Products	Systems management software and services (e.g., Tivoli Management Environment, Tivoli Storage Manager, Tivoli Netcool)
Parent	IBM

Tivoli Software denotes a collection of products originally created by Tivoli Systems Inc. Following IBM's acquisition of the company, Tivoli was managed as a division within IBM, with the product lineup broadened through further acquisitions. Beginning in 2013, IBM initiated the discontinuation of the Tivoli brand, finalizing this process by 2016 by restructuring and rebranding the products under IBM’s comprehensive software portfolio.

History

Established in Austin, Texas in 1989 by Bob Fabbio, Tivoli Systems Inc. soon attracted former IBM staff members Peter Valdes, Todd Smith, and Steve Marcie.^[1] Fabbio’s vision was to create systems management software compatible across multiple vendor platforms, contrasting with IBM’s internal concentration on its own hardware.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name Operating as an independent software vendor, Tivoli developed and marketed the Tivoli Management Environment (TME), a suite of "systems management" software and services. Under CEO Frank Moss, the firm went public on NASDAQ in March 1995Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name before being purchased by IBM in 1996 for $743 million.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

By 2002, Tivoli Systems had evolved into Tivoli Software, a brand within IBM.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name IBM grew the portfolio through both internal development and acquisitions,^[2]^[1] though this expansion resulted in some product overlap and less essential offerings.^[1] In April 2013, IBM renamed the division to "Cloud & Smarter Infrastructure".^[3]Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name The Tivoli label was progressively retired, with products such as Tivoli Storage Manager rebranded as IBM Spectrum Protect,Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name and IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler renamed to IBM Workload Scheduler starting from version 9.3.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name

Market position

Per the IT research firm Gartner, IBM commanded the largest portion of the "IT Operations Management" software market in 2012, holding an 18% market share. Additionally, ARC Advisory Group—an industry and infrastructure research company—reported that IBM led the Enterprise Asset Management software sector for the seventh year running.

Service management segments

The service management areas associated with Tivoli-branded software and services encompassed:

List of IBM Tivoli products

Tivoli Product/Platform	Current Name or Disposition	Comments
Tivoli Endpoint Manager
Tivoli Identity Manager	IBM Verify Identity Governance
Tivoli Access Manager	IBM Verify Identity Access
Tivoli Management Framework/Tivoli Framework
Tivoli Monitoring
Tivoli Privacy Manager
Tivoli Provisioning Manager
Tivoli Service Automation Manager
Tivoli Service Request Manager	IBM Control Desk
Tivoli Storage Manager	IBM Storage Protect
Tivoli Storage Manager FastBack
Tivoli Storage Productivity Center	IBM Spectrum Control
Maximo Asset Management		Enterprise Asset Management
Tivoli Netcool	IBM Netcool Operations Insight
OMEGAMON
TRIRIGA

Tivoli Management Framework

The Tivoli Management Framework (TMF) is a systems and network management architecture built on CORBA, designed to facilitate the administration of multiple remote devices. TMF was originally a fundamental component for several core Tivoli products; however, its prominence diminished after IBM shifted towards alternatives such as Micromuse Netcool Omnibus in 2006 and increasingly favored Secure Shell instead of CORBA. The last standalone TMF version released was 4.1.1, while version 4.3.1 was included as part of Tivoli Configuration Manager in 2008.

Tivoli Service Request Manager

Formerly identified as Maximo Service Desk, Tivoli Service Request Manager is responsible for managing configuration items (CI) and essential assets.

Netcool/OMNIbus

Within the portfolio, IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus functions as the central platform for event management, streamlining intricate IT and network operations management processes.