MDS updates server monitoring software

According to Dawson, AMAR II is currently running on Microsoft, Linux and Solaris operating systems. The software also has the ability to monitor server specific issues such as fan speeds, the configuration of the operating system etc.

"On the security, AMAR II is integrated into the building management systems so we can see has entered the building etc," he said. "It also has bandwidth connectivity management, so that it can understand traffic patterns for the individual customer, such as if prepaid tolerances being reached. If the customer is exceeding their allotted bandwidth, it will notify the customer that they are reaching their bandwidth limit."

According to Dawson, the new version of AMAR has much improved tolerance and resilience. "AMAR I was pulled together as a number of different solutions, which was step 1," said Dawson. "Step 2 was AMAR II, with all these different solutions now integrated into a single solution, with one management interface that makes it much easier to reporting than the previous version as well as having a more-friendly user interface."

"Step three is to offer AMAR II as option to our clients as an extranet access, so they can use it and access the solution themselves."

Pricing is contract dependent.