Sightline Use Cases
When to Use Predictive vs. Real-Time Alerting in Enterprise IT Monitoring
Enterprise IT teams don’t have to choose between real-time and predictive alerting; the strongest monitoring strategies use both. The trick is knowing which approach fits which problem. Real-time alerts tell you what’s happening right now. Predictive alerting tells you what’s coming. Sightline EDM® delivers both from a single platform, and pairing them well is one…
Read MoreHow to Create a Unified Dashboard for IT and OT System Health
Modern industrial operations run on two parallel worlds: Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT). IT manages the servers, networks, logs, and business applications that keep an enterprise running. OT manages the SCADA systems, sensors, programmable logic controllers, and industrial platforms that keep production moving. For years, these two worlds operated in isolation: different teams,…
Read MoreWhat Metrics Should You Monitor in ftScalable Storage Systems?
For organizations running mission-critical workloads on Stratus ftServer environments, the ftScalable storage array is a backbone component, purpose-built for fault tolerance, high availability, and scalable capacity. But even the most reliable hardware requires active monitoring. Knowing which metrics to track, and when to act on them, is the difference between proactive storage management and an…
Read MoreHigh-Stakes Mainframe Monitoring: A Federal Agency Use Case
In a massive federal environment, “business as usual” involves processing millions of records across some of the world’s largest databases. For federal agencies of this scale, the challenge is twofold: maintaining the technical performance of their Unisys ClearPath® systems while simultaneously protecting the massive financial investment tied to their mainframe licensing. The True Cost of…
Read MoreHow to Monitor Performance Across Stratus VOS, ClearPath MCP and OS 2200, and Linux Environments
Most enterprise IT environments are not clean slates. They are the result of decades of technology investment, mission-critical legacy platforms running alongside modern Linux workloads, with business continuity depending on all of them performing reliably, simultaneously. Managing performance monitoring across Stratus VOS, Unisys ClearPath MCP, Unisys ClearPath OS 2200, Windows, and Linux systems presents a…
Read MoreHow to Detect and Prevent Memory Leaks in Linux Production Environments
For IT teams managing enterprise Linux or Linux hybrid environments, few issues are as insidious as a memory leak. Unlike a crash that announces itself immediately, a memory leak is slow, quiet, and cumulative. Over days or weeks, an application or process gradually consumes more memory than it releases, until eventually the system struggles to…
Read MoreWhat Predictive Analytics Options Exist for Unisys ClearPath Systems?
Organizations running mission-critical applications on Unisys ClearPath platforms face a common challenge: how to implement modern predictive analytics and forecasting capabilities without disrupting proven legacy systems. The question isn’t whether ClearPath systems can support predictive analytics, it’s about finding the right solution that bridges legacy infrastructure with contemporary data intelligence tools. While forecasting is done…
Read MoreHow to Streamline Audit Trail Monitoring on Unisys ClearPath MCP
In mission-critical ClearPath MCP environments, audit trail monitoring is essential for maintaining data integrity, ensuring compliance, and protecting your organization from potential security threats. However, many organizations struggle with delayed or missing audit entries, lack of visibility into audit trail performance, and difficulty tracking compliance over time. Sightline Systems’ comprehensive monitoring solution addresses these challenges…
Read MoreHow Does MQTT Protocol Enable Scalable IoT Deployments?
Why is MQTT popular in IoT — and how can businesses use it at scale? What is MQTT and why is it so widely used in IoT?MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) is a lightweight publish/subscribe protocol designed for efficient data transfer over constrained or unreliable networks. While it’s often used for small telemetry messages, it…
Read MoreHow to Monitor Database Performance on Unisys ClearPath MCP Systems
In today’s mission-critical enterprise environments, maintaining optimal ClearPath MCP performance is essential for organizations processing numerous transactions daily. As businesses rely on their Unisys ClearPath MCP systems to handle complex workloads and ensure uninterrupted operations, the need for comprehensive Unisys database monitoring is critical. Understanding how to effectively monitor database performance and other key metrics…
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