Data Lifecycle - Integration and Governance

Cloud Pak for Data 5.0 introduces IBM Software Central: Telemetry for all common core services. In a world where observability is key, Software Central enables benefits for IBM as well as customers who implement Software Central within their infrastructure. What is IBM Software Central? IBM Software Central is a central dashboard (available to clients at no charge) to track usage of IBM hybrid cloud software across the enterprise. for a more detailed guide on Software Central, reference the guide here.

What Data does Software Central Measure?

Usage Data:

• License Usage
• Entitlements
• VPC Information

Account Adoption Metrics:

• CPU Metrics
• Pod Health
• Memory Usage
• CPD Instance ID
• Version Number

Within the Pod Health and Management metrics, pods can be tracked in time allowing insights into busy periods where scaling up or down is necessary.

Summarize

To conclude, Cloud Pak for Data 5.0’s Telemetry component and IBM Software Central together help customers gain better visibility into their software utilization across environments. Customers can optimize resource allocation via their customized dashboards and the comprehensive newsletter tailored for each of them.

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