IBM Jazz Server Installation and Upgrade Services


 

Introduction

We, the Softacus company, provide our customers not only with advice, but also with help and support for the installation or upgrade of the Jazz platform, also known as IBM ELM (Engineering Lifecycle Management).

 
IBM ELM schema

1.) IBM ELM schema

Installation & Upgrade Phases

Since we want to maximize the performance of your future or current system, the expected duration for providing this service is 2-5 days per environment. This time estimate is determined on the basis of each customer having different demands on the system and the estimated time also depends on the complexity of the given installation or upgrade.

 

1. PRE - INSTALLATION & UPGRADE SERVICES

An important first step is choosing the right server(s). Together with our integration engineers we will help you with the right selection of a precisely tailored server. When choosing, we can offer you hosting that will be provided by our company - Softacus. At the same time, we offer the option of supporting the environment, the hosting of which is under your control.

 
Room full of servers

2.) Servers center

2. PLANNING STEPS FOR WORK

Each step to maximize results is discussed at meetings, where you can choose the combination of the IBM Jazz applications that you prefer. Our consultantsproject managers and integration engineers will help you choose the right applications for your focus and also help you choose the right integration and layout of applications so that you can instead focus on what is important for you.

 
Room full of people on a meeting sitting on chairs in a circle

3.) Meeting group - example

3. INSTALLATION/UPGRADE OF THE JAZZ PLATFORM (IBM ELM)

Our recommendation for the customer is to have a test environment and a production environment available. Thanks to this, our customer can verify the Jazz platform.

During the upgrade, the test environment is very useful, since through it you can verify the new features and also the correct operation of the system. The reverse proxy installation is an integral part in our installation.

4. DATABASE SETUP (IBM DB2, ORACLE, MS SQL)

We also provide basic database settings, or together with your database team, we can set up appropriate databases for the Jazz platform.

 

5. AUTO-STARTUP

We will ensure that the applicationdatabase and possibly other necessary services  start automatically in your environment.

 

6. IBM JAZZ AUTHENTICATION

There are several authentication options:

- User registry

- LDAP

We can also help you with the integration and connection of the particular type of authentication in your environment.

7. EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS

If you are interested, we can also set up email notifications from the Jazz platform.

 

8. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Our team will help you choose the right licenses for the Jazz platform and our integration engineers will also help you apply certificates for your environment.

 

9. MONITORING/BACKUP SERVICES

From our point of view, these advanced services are already an integral part of every environment. We not only offer our own solutions but also their deployment and the training related to further work.

 

10. ADDITIONAL SERVICES

dditional services include for example:

training of your employees for the appropriate elements of IBM ELM from a technical or application point of view

- offering and tracking licenses for the Jazz platform

- integration of other software

Post-Installation & Upgrade Services

1. FIX PACKS

IBM constantly upgrades the Jazz platform, which includes new fix packs (ifixes), which we can inform you about and deploy as soon as possible.

 

2. PERFORMANCE TUNING

In case of problems in the infrastructure, we can advise you and also help with the troubleshooting and tuning of your system.

 

3. OTHER APPLICATIONS/SOFTWARE

Installation of 3rd party applications, possibly additional applications and software.

 

Help with IBM Tickets

Since some problems in the system are too complex, we can provide you support in creating and sending IBM tickets. Our consultants are at your disposal.

 

Softacus team for this services

Installation/Upgrade is organized as follows:

- IBM Jazz integration engineers (implementation services)

- Project manager (primary contact, schedule, commercial topics)

Our consultants are available and will be happy to help you.

This service is provided all over the world remotely. If necessary, we can also provide local installation. In case of questions or interest in this service, do not hesitate to contact us.

Softacus Services

We, in Softacus, are experts when it comes to consulting and service delivery of IBM software products and solutions in your business. We help our clients to improve visibility and transparency when licensing and managing commercial software, providing measurable value while increasing efficiency and accountability and we are providing services in different areas (see Softacus Services).
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