Nastel Technologies

Nastel Technologies

13 January 2021

Product

Update

Overview

2021

Speaker: Richard Nikula

VP of Research & Development

[email protected]

2 ©2021 NASTEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Host: Steven Menges

Head of Product Management

Nastel Advisory Board

Program Manager

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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Agenda

What’s new in …

▪ Monitoring, Observability & Alerting: Nastel AutoPilot

▪ Middleware Configuration & Message Management: Nastel Navigator

▪ Analytics & Message Flow Tracking: Nastel XRay

Nastel Navigator X

▪ Complete bundled solution for messaging middleware (and more)

Other trends and developments

▪ Including: new benchmarking tool (free for DevOps to try)

Discussion with Richard and Steven


Product Naming & Branding: History and Future

Nastel AutoPilot: Monitoring, Observability & Alerting

▪ AutoPilot, AutoPilot M6, APM6

Nastel Domain Server, Nastel CEP Server, AutoPilot Plugin, AutoPilot Enterprise Manager,

M6 Console, M6 Web Console, APM6 Web Console

Nastel Navigator: Middleware Configuration & Message Management

▪ AutoPilot for WebSphere MQ, AutoPilot On-Demand, APODWMQ, Navigator

Classic, Navigator

Workgroup Server, AutoPilot WMQ Agent, IBM MQ Connection Manager, TIBCO EMS

Connection Manager, Kafka Connection Manager

Nastel XRay: Analytics & Message Flow Tracking

▪ jKool, AutoPilot Insight


(select one)

▪ Migrating middleware & apps to the Cloud

▪ Improving customer experience

▪ Reducing costs

▪ Increasing application performance

▪ Reducing time to develop new applications

Poll # 1: I would most like to learn more about …


Nastel AutoPilot Monitoring & Alerting


Business

Problems &

Challenges

▪ Unmonitored application assets; incomplete views of application estate

▪ Monitoring via complex scripting

▪ Inability to see troublesome trends or isolate root causes of problems

▪ False alerts

▪ Easily managed, policy-based, real-time monitoring

▪ Trend & pattern detection

▪ Notifications, proactive alerting

▪ Automated actions

Added

Benefits

▪ On-Premise

▪ Hybrid & Multi-Cloud

▪ Command-line API for remote control

▪ Integrated with Nastel Navigator & Nastel XRay

LATEST/KEY PLANNED UNDER CONSIDERATION

DELIVERY Through 2020 Q4 2021 1H▪ Reporting Enhancements

▪ Solution Integrations

▪ Blockchain Integration

▪ XRay Integration Enhancements

▪ IBM RedHat OpenShift Cloud Integration

▪ Enterprise Manager Interface Replacement/Update

▪ Mulesoft Monitoring: JMX data for the MuleSoft AnyPoint engine itself, none of the API or connectors being managed by it.

MARQUEE FEATURES/ CUSTOMER

VALUE

▪ Monitoring Support - IBM API Connect

▪ IBM MQ and TIBCO EMS

▪ Kafka

▪ RabbitMQ, Active MQ Artemis, etc.

▪ IBM MQ for z/OS, iSeries

▪ Linux

▪ Support for AIM (Application Instrumentation Module)

▪ Containers/Cloud

▪ Integration with ServiceNow

▪ Navigator X Integration Enhancements

▪ Performance Presentation/Dashboards

▪ Integration: REST API Support

▪ Performance Enhancements

▪ Enhanced Reporting

▪ Single Sign-on

▪ Solution Integrations

▪ XRay Integration Enhancements

▪ Cloud Enhancements – Monitoring:

▪ IBM CP4I (IBM CloudPak for Integration)

▪ AWS

▪ Azure

▪ Red Hat OpenShift

Nastel AutoPilot Monitoring & Alerting

Nastel AutoPilot: Latest/Key Developments

▪ Middleware & Application Integration

▪ IBM MQ, TIBCO EMS, IIB & IBM App Connect, IBM DataPower, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Artemis, IBM API Connect …

▪ Operating systems, Databases, Logs …

▪ Open, extensible plugin architecture

▪ Application Instrumentation Module (“AIM”)

▪ Integration with ServiceNow

▪ REST API

▪ Nastel Navigator integration enhancements


Nastel AutoPilot: Planned 2021

▪ Performance enhancements

▪ Enhanced reporting

▪ Single Sign-on

▪ Nastel XRay integration enhancements

▪ Availability on Cloud Marketplaces

▪ RedHat Marketplace, Amazon AWS Marketplace, Microsoft Azure Marketplace

▪ Monitoring of Cloud & Hybrid Cloud

▪ RedHat OpenShift

▪ IBM Cloud Pak for Integration


AutoPilot Currency


Su28 Su29 Su30 Su31

Nastel Navigator Middleware Configuration & Message Management


Business

Problems &

Challenges

▪ Need single point of control for multiple middleware

▪ Middleware admins unable to delegate authority to Dev/Ops

▪ Application development teams cannot easily test message flows

▪ Middleware teams challenged by software upgrades & migrations

▪ Automated discovery of middleware estate

▪ Simplified configuration management

▪ Full audit trail of changes (who, what, where, when)

▪ Secure, granular delegation of specific authorities to Dev/Ops

Added

Benefits

▪ On-Premise, Hybrid & Multi-Cloud

▪ Integrated with ServiceNow

▪ Integrated with Nastel AutoPilot & Nastel XRay

▪ Full web-based command & control


DELIVERY Through 2020 Q4 2021 1H▪ Administration for ActiveMQ

▪ Administration for RabbitMQ

▪ Reporting Enhancements: Standardized

▪ Performance Enhancements for Microservices

▪ …Solution Integrations

▪ IBM ACE Administration

▪ ServiceNow: Navigator-based workflow for schedule, approval, to changes


VALUE

▪ Enhanced Administration Support for IBM MQ and TIBCO EMS

▪ Administration Support for Kafka

▪ Support IBM MQ for z/OS, iSeries

▪ Rollback for IBM MQ, Kafka, TIBCO EMS

▪ Cloud Migration Support

▪ Support for Linux

▪ Support for Containers

▪ Available via Red Hat Marketplace

▪ ServiceNow Integration

▪ Integration with XRay

▪ Performance Presentation/Dashboards

▪ Integration: REST API Support; REST API for Security Management

▪ Simplified Connectivity and Usage

▪ Object MetaData

▪ Administration Support for IIB

▪ Single Sign-on

▪ Performance Enhancements: MQ Agent, Connection Manager Improvements

▪ Enhanced Presentation/Dashboards

▪ Enhanced Integration with XRay

▪ Integrations: Enhanced REST API Support

▪ DevOps-related Enhancements

▪ Cloud Enhancements:

▪ AWS

▪ Red Hat OpenShift

▪ Cloud Migration-related Enhancements

Nastel Navigator Messaging Middleware Management & Automation

Nastel Navigator: Current State

▪ Configuration & message management

for multiple middleware

▪ IBM MQ, TIBCO EMS, Kafka

▪ Integrated with ServiceNow

▪ Dashboards for messaging statistics

▪ Rest API

▪ Middleware configuration management

▪ User authorizations management

▪ Simplified connectivity & usage

▪ Cloud-native deployment

▪ Available today on RedHat Marketplace

▪ Runs on RedHat OpenShift


Nastel Navigator: Planned 2021

▪ IBM Integration Bus (IIB) & IBM App

Connect

▪ Single Sign-on

▪ Enhancements

▪ Dashboards

▪ REST API

▪ Middleware management for Cloud &

Hybrid Cloud environments

▪ IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (ICP4I)

▪ Cloud Migration-related Enhancements


Navigator Currency


6.5 6.6 6.7* 10.1 10.2

*Running WGS 10

Nastel XRay: Analytics & Message Flow Tracking


Business

Problems &

Challenges

▪ Inconsistent performance of message flows, “missing” messages

▪ Lack of analytics in business context

▪ Inability to detect application unavailability issues & anomalies

▪ Audit & compliance risks

▪ Efficient analytics powered by machine data

▪ Full visibility of business flows, user experience & customer experience

▪ Isolate root causes, facilitate triage

▪ Set objectives and manage compliance (SLA’s, regulations)

Added

Benefits

▪ On-Premise

▪ Hybrid & Multi-Cloud

▪ View workflow performance in business context

▪ Integrated with Nastel Navigator & Nastel XRay


DELIVERY Through 2020 Q4 2021 1H▪ Agent for Red Hat metrics to feed into any

Nastel software

▪ XRay (inc AutoPilot) on AWS Marketplace as container

▪ Agent for AWS metrics to feed into any Nastel software

▪ Navigator on Azure Marketplace as container

▪ XRay (inc AutoPilot) on Azure Marketplace as container

▪ Agent for Azure metrics to feed into any Nastel software

▪ Navigator as AWS hosted SaaS via AWS Marketplace, Amazon Partner Marketplace, Nastel.com, Azure Marketplace


VALUE

▪ Machine Learning

▪ AutoPilot Integration

▪ Mobile App for iPhone, Android

▪ GitHub Library of Integrations

▪ Available as SaaS

▪ Enhanced Machine Learning Datasets and Graphical Views/Visualizations

▪ AutoPilot Integration Enhancements:

▪ Performance Enhancements

▪ Common AutoPilot-XRay GUI

▪ Enhanced Reporting

▪ Machine Learning

▪ AutoPilot web console replacement

▪ Single Sign-on

▪ Mobile App Improvements

▪ Cloud Enhancements:

▪ XRay (including AutoPilot) on Red Hat Marketplace as OpenShift container

▪ XRay for IBM CloudPak For Integration (CP4I)

▪ XRay as AWS-hosted SaaS via AWS Marketplace, Amazon Partner Marketplace, Nastel.com, Azure Marketplace

Nastel XRay Transaction & Message Flow Tracking and AIOps

Nastel XRay: Current State

▪ Machine learning

▪ Integration with Nastel AutoPilot

▪ Mobile application for Android & iPhone

▪ Extensive GitHub library of integrations

▪ IBM MQ, Kafka, JMX, JMS, JAX-RS, JAX-

WS, JDBC, file system, MQTT, HTTP,

Elastic Beats, Apache Flume, Logstash,

OS Pipes, Chronicle Queue, …

▪ Flexible deployment options

▪ On-premise

▪ SaaS


Nastel XRay: Planned 2021

▪ Enhanced machine learning datasets

▪ Enhanced graphical views/visualizations

▪ AutoPilot Integration

▪ Common AutoPilot-XRay GUI

▪ Single Sign-on

▪ Cloud & Hybrid Cloud

▪ Availability on Red Hat Marketplace as

OpenShift container

▪ XRay as AWS-hosted SaaS via AWS

Marketplace, Amazon Partner Marketplace,

Nastel.com, Azure Marketplace

▪ XRay for IBM Cloud Pak For Integration (CP4I)


XRay Currency


1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3

First Look !


LIVE DEMO

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Nastel XRay Shared Viewlets

Shared viewlets were introduced in 1.2 and in this example, we are sharing MQ statistics data collected by Nastel Navigator and streamed to Nastel XRay from Nastel AutoPilot. This viewlet can be shared as a webpage, or as an iframe on a corporate Intranet site.

25

Nastel XRay Machine Learning Enhancements

** Nastel Confidential **

These are some examples of the new Machine Learning data views in Nastel XRay 1.3.

26

AutoPilot Policy Integration

With Nastel XRay 1.3 with Nastel AutoPilot Su31, In addition to events and metrics, which have been available for some time, you can now view policies and sensor information directly in Nastel XRay.

27

Nastel XRay Mobile Improvements

The Nastel XRay application for IOS and Android provides access to the data being collected, regardless of source, on your mobile device.

28

Named WGS Connection Definitions

User Login in Nastel Navigator has been simplified for users that do not know Workgroup Server details. They can select from a list of WGS connection definitions that are managed by the Administrator.

29

Team Viewlets and Global Setting

Viewlets can be shared with teams so when they login, they automatically get the data they need to see. When combined with global settings, the user experience is very simple, right from the start.

30

Custom Attributes for Navigator Objects

Custom properties can be added to objects. These attributes can be displayed in the viewlets, used as filters and are published to Nastel AutoPilot where they can be used in policies. And as noted earlier, the policy data and events could be forwarded to Nastel XRay and viewed there or as a shared viewlet in back in Nastel Navigator.

31

Using Shared Viewlets in Nastel Navigator

Custom properties can be added to objects. These attributes can be displayed in the viewlets, used as filters and are published to Nastel AutoPilot where they can be used in policies.

32

Nastel Navigator REST API

The REST API in Nastel Navigator provides access to view and change the objects. It also supports administration of the environment and changes to security objects.

First Look !


END OF LIVE DEMO

Nastel Support Enhancements


https://customers.nastel.com/

▪ Tutorials▪ Searchable FAQ▪ Full Nastel Documentation Library

Poll #2: In addition to IBM MQ, Which of these technologies are you currently using/evaluating?


(select all that apply)

o IBM ACE (App Connect Enterprise)

o RabbitMQ

o ActiveMQ / Artemis

o Kafka / IBM Event Streams

o TIBCO EMS

Introducing Navigator X - Solution Bundle


Middleware Management

✓

Real-time Monitoring

XOK ! XOK !

Analytics, Decision

Support & Tracking

Nastel

DOMAIN

SERVER

Nastel

WEB

SERVER

Nastel CEP SERVER

WGS

SERVER

▪ Administration▪ Configuration

Nastel DATA COLLECTORS

Nastel

DOMAIN

SERVER

Nastel

WEB

SERVER

Nastel CEP SERVER

WGS

SERVER


▪ Monitoring▪ Actions


Nastel XRAY DATA INDEX NODE CLUSTER

Nastel

XRay

DATA

INDEX

Node

Nastel

XRay

DATA

INDEX

Node

Nastel

XRay

DATA

INDEX

Node

Nastel

XRay

DATA

INDEX

Node

Nastel

DOMAIN

SERVER

Nastel

WEB

SERVER

Nastel CEP SERVER

WGS

SERVER

XRay

SERVICES

Nastel

XRaySUPPORTING

SERVICES


▪ Monitoring▪ Actions

▪ Analytics▪ Message Flow Tracking


GoCypher CyBench: Introduction and Free Offer

Nastel’s problem:

▪ Existing toolkits for Java micro-benching were

inadequate

Nastel’s solution:

▪ We built a complete platform for faster, more

comprehensive micro-benchmarking

Learn more:

▪ Have your team try it for free:

https://cybench.io


https://cybench.io/

Poll #3: IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (IBM CP4I)


(select one)

▪ Already using IBM CP4I

▪ Currently testing IBM CP4I

▪ Planning to Test or Deploy IBM CP4I in 2021

▪ Planning to Test or Deploy IBM CP4I in 2022-3

▪ Not interested in IBM CP4I at this time

Future Plans and Perspectives : Containers and “Cloud Native” DevOps


Future Plans and Perspectives: Nastel/IBM Demo Environment for IBM CP4I


cluster

kube-system

namespace

nastel

namespace

ibm-mq

namespace

ibm-ace

namespace

ibm-evt-str

namespace

Open Q&A

Speaker: Richard Nikula

VP of Research & Development

[email protected]


Host: Steven Menges

Head of Product Management

Nastel Advisory Board Program

Manager

[email protected]


Nastel: Middleware-Centric Application Optimization – Q&A


MONITOR

1

MANAGE

2

TRACK

5

VISUALIZE6ANALYZE

7

REPORT

8

TRACE

4

ALERT

3

Nastel: Middleware-Centric Application Optimization


Contact me if you or someone from your company is interested in participating [email protected]


Appendix


APPENDIX

(3). “End-of-Life” (End-of-Support) : Nastel AutoPilot EOS Schedule


PRODUCT VERSION PLATFORMPUBLISHED

DATESTABILIZED

DATEEOS

DATEEXTENDEDSUPPORT

OBSERVATIONS

AutoPilot SU30.7 JAVA 2020-08 N/A N/A N/A Current GA Release/Version

SU29 JAVA 2019-04 2020-08 2023-08 N/A Functionally stabilized. Standard support until EOS.

SU28.7 JAVA 2019-01 2019-04 2022-04 N/A Functionally stabilized. Standard support until EOS.



SU25 JAVA 2017-06 2018-02 2021-02 N/A Functionally stabilized. Standard support until EOS.

SU24.1 JAVA 2017-01 2017-06 2020-06 YESFunctionally stabilized. Extended support available after EOS.

SU23 JAVA 2016-05 2017-01 2020-01 YESFunctionally stabilized. Extended support available after EOS.

SU22.2 JAVA 2016-01 2016-05 2019-05 NOFunctionally stabilized. Unsupported. No extended support available after EOS.

SU21.2 JAVA 2015-09 2016-01 2019-01 NOFunctionally stabilized. Unsupported. No extended support available after EOS.

(3). “End-of-Life” (End-of-Support) : Nastel Navigator EOS Schedule


PRODUCT VERSION PLATFORMPUBLISHED

DATESTABILIZED

DATEEOS

DATEEXTENDEDSUPPORT

OBSERVATIONS

Navigator 6.7 Server & Agent Components *

6.7.2 LINUX, WINDOWS, AIX, SOLARIS 2020-09 N/A N/A N/A Current GA Release/Version

6.7.1 LINUX, WINDOWS, AIX, SOLARIS 2020-06 2020-09 2024-09 N/A Functionally stabilized. Standard support until EOS.


6.6 Server & Agent Components *







6.5 Server & Agent Components *




6.5.6 LINUX, WINDOWS, AIX, SOLARIS 2016-03 2016-09 2020-09 YES Functionally stabilized. Extended support available after EOS.

6.5.5 LINUX, WINDOWS, AIX, SOLARIS 2015-07 2016-03 2020-06 YES Functionally stabilized. Extended support available after EOS.

6.5.4 LINUX, WINDOWS, AIX, SOLARIS 2015-04 2015-07 2019-07 NO Functionally stabilized. Unsupported. No extended support available after EOS.





6.5 Agent Components Only *

6.5.9 Z/OS 2020-06 N/A N/A N/A Current GA Release/Version

6.5.4 Z/OS 2015-03 2020-06 2024-06 N/A Functionally stabilized. Standard support until EOS.

6.5.3 Z/OS 2014-07 2015-03 2019-03 YES Functionally stabilized. Extended support available after EOS.

6.5.2 Z/OS 2014-06 2014-07 2018-07 NO Functionally stabilized. Unsupported. No extended support available after EOS.



6.5.1 OS400 2013-04 N/A N/A N/A Current GA Release/Version

6.5.0 OS400 2012-10 2013-04 2021-04 N/A Functionally stabilized. Standard support until EOS.

* For other (legacy) platforms, please consult with your Nastel account representative.

(3). “End-of-Life” (End-of-Support) : Nastel Software Product Brandings

Nastel “AutoPilot” includes the products, components and bundles :

▪ AutoPilot, AutoPilot M6, Nastel AutoPilot, Nastel Domain Server,

Nastel CEP Server, Nastel Plugin, AutoPilot Plugin, APM6 Plugin,

Enterprise Manager, AutoPilot Enterprise Manager, M6 Console,

M6 Web Console, APM6 Web Console

Nastel “Navigator” includes the products, components and bundles :

▪ Navigator, Navigator Classic, APODWMQ, AutoPilot “On-

Demand” for WebSphere MQ, Workgroup Server, AutoPilot

Workgroup Server, APMWQ Workgroup Server, Navigator IBM MQ

Agent, Navigator TIBCO EMS Agent, Navigator Kafka Agent,

AutoPilot WMQ Agent, AutoPilot TIBCO EMS Agent, Connection

Manager, AutoPilot Connection Manager

Nastel “XRay” includes the products, components and bundles :

▪ XRay, Nastel XRay, AutoPilot Insight


Key Partner Technology: IBM MQ, IIB/ACE

IBM MQ

▪ LTS and CD releases now being shipped

▪ MQ Version 9.2

▪ Bundling of all changes since V9.1

▪ 9.2.1 latest CD

▪ IBM MQ in the Cloud

IIB/Application Connect Enterprise (ACE)

▪ IBM Integration Bus (WBI/Broker) V11

▪ Rewrite of base function

▪ IIB V10 to be supported for some time

2.095 5.097 5.302 6.005 7.008 7.111 7.512 8.014 9.016 9.118 9.220

** Nastel Confidential **

Red Hat Press Release

▪ PLAINVIEW, NY, USA, September 29, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Nastel Technologies today announced that

Nastel Navigator is now available through Red Hat Marketplace.

▪ Nastel Navigator enables enterprises to manage and monitor multiple middlewares across hybrid clouds

from a single dashboard with secure self service. Navigator currently supports Kafka, IBM MQ, and TIBCO

EMS with IBM App Connect Enterprise, IBM DataPower, RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ coming soon.

▪ Built in collaboration with Red Hat and IBM, Red Hat Marketplace delivers a hybrid multi cloud trifecta : a

robust ecosystem of partners, an industry-leading Kubernetes container platform, and award-winning

commercial support—all on a highly scalable backend powered by IBM. A private, personalized marketplace

is also available through Red Hat Marketplace Select, enabling clients to provide their teams with easier

access to curated software their organizations have pre-approved.

▪ Red Hat Marketplace is designed to meet the unique needs of developers, procurement teams and IT

leaders. All solutions available through the marketplace have been tested and certified for Red Hat

OpenShift, allowing them to run anywhere OpenShift runs.


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