By combining mainframe and data center expertise with the power of IntelliMagic tools, Brocade Services delivers solutions that help organizations align their mainframe infrastructure with strategic corporate objectives - now and in the future.

Manage and optimize mainframe storage performance, while gaining insight into disk subsystem health and performance issues

• Predict the performance impact of changes to the storage environment
• Optimize current and future disk subsystem investments
• Gain the ability to evaluate the benefits of FICON migration and other technology investments
• Receive best-practice recommendations for improving the performance of mainframe storage infrastructures and SANs
• Simplify the complexity of accessing, protecting, migrating, and storing data on mainframe systems

Using the IntelliMagic suite of software tools, Brocade Services can provide the data and insight that organizations need to more effectively manage mainframe storage performance, as well as optimize disk subsystem investments and fine-tune z/OS tape workloads. Each IntelliMagic product offers innovative functionality designed to solve specific performance management challenges:

• RMF Magic: For greater visibility into z/OS environments, including storage, replication, and FICON performance
• Disk Magic: For disk subsystem performance analysis and for evaluating upgrade scenarios
• Batch Magic: For tape and batch window tuning and capacity planning

Brocade Services helps organizations get the most from IntelliMagic products and meet their storage performance management goals. As part of the Brocade Performance Management Solutions, Brocade provides the following services:

• Brocade Mainframe Storage I/O HealthCheck Services
• Brocade Assessment Services
• Brocade Implementation and Management Services