Nastel
Encyclopedia
Nastel Technologies is an information technology (IT)
monitoring company that provides solutions for business transaction management (BTM)
and application performance management (APM)
.
company’s existing IT monitoring solutions. Nastel AutoPilot has been especially effective in the banking industry and in insurance, healthcare and retail.
. Using complex event processing
and business transaction management
it provides real-time visibility of applications, middleware
and transactions, as well as predictive alerting and problem prevention.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
monitoring company that provides solutions for business transaction management (BTM)
Business Transaction Management
Business transaction management , also known as business transaction monitoring, application transaction profiling or user defined transaction profiling, is the practice of managing information technology from a business transaction perspective...
and application performance management (APM)
Application Performance Management
Application performance management, or APM, refers to the discipline within systems management that focuses on monitoring and managing the performance and service availability of software applications....
.
History
Nastel Technologies was founded in 1994 by David Mavashev to address the complexities in monitoring messaging middleware technologies. Not long after, Nastel went on to broaden its product to support all five dimensions of APM, include coverage for: Java, .NET, CICS, Web Services and other technologies and to handle the integration of its monitoring technology with the typical global 2000Forbes Global 2000
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company’s existing IT monitoring solutions. Nastel AutoPilot has been especially effective in the banking industry and in insurance, healthcare and retail.
Products
Nastel Technologies’ product family is called AutoPilot. AutoPilot is a software solution for real-time monitoring of the availability and performance of business applications that span from the datacenter to the cloudCloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
. Using complex event processing
Complex Event Processing
Complex event processing consists of processing many events happening across all the layers of an organization, identifying the most meaningful events within the event cloud, analyzing their impact, and taking subsequent action in real time....
and business transaction management
Business Transaction Management
Business transaction management , also known as business transaction monitoring, application transaction profiling or user defined transaction profiling, is the practice of managing information technology from a business transaction perspective...
it provides real-time visibility of applications, middleware
Middleware
Middleware is computer software that connects software components or people and their applications. The software consists of a set of services that allows multiple processes running on one or more machines to interact...
and transactions, as well as predictive alerting and problem prevention.
Customers
Nastel Technologies customers include:- Financial Services: CitibankCitibankCitibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
, Credit SuisseCredit SuisseThe Credit Suisse Group AG is a Swiss multinational financial services company headquartered in Zurich, with more than 250 branches in Switzerland and operations in more than 50 countries.-History:...
, Barclays CapitalBarclays CapitalBarclays Capital is a global British investment bank. It is the investment banking division of Barclays plc which has a balance sheet of over £1.2 trillion . Barclays Capital provides financing and risk management services to large companies, institutions and government clients. It is a primary...
, BloombergBloomberg L.P.Bloomberg L.P. is an American privately held financial software, media, and data company. Bloomberg makes up one third of the $16 billion global financial data market with estimated revenue of $6.9 billion. Bloomberg L.P...
, NYSE - Manufacturing: DellDellDell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
- Insurance: Northwest Mutual
- Healthcare: CovidienCovidienCovidien , formerly Tyco Healthcare, is a healthcare device and supply company, incorporated in Dublin, Ireland, although its corporate offices are located in Mansfield, Massachusetts. On June 29, 2007, Covidien became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Tyco...
, BJC HealthCareBJC HealthCareBJC HealthCare is a non-profit health care organization based in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the St. Louis area's—and one of Missouri's—biggest employers. BJC includes two nationally recognized academic hospitals - Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St... - Retail: Best BuyBest BuyBest Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
, OfficeMaxOfficeMaxOfficeMax , is an American office supplies retailer that was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Naperville, Illinois.-History:On April 1, 1988, OfficeMax was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Bob Hurwitz and Michael Feuer. Hurwitz served as executive chairman and chief executive officer and Feuer... - Telecom: Sony EricssonSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
, SKY MéxicoSKY MéxicoSKY México is a company that operates a subscription television service in the Mexico, Central America, Dominican Republic area. It produces TV content, and owns several TV channels... - and many others.
Awards and Distinctions
- August 2011, Golden Bridge Award Nastel named as Best Application Performance Management Solution
- December 2010, Forrester ResearchForrester ResearchForrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
in their report entitled "Evaluating Innovative I&O Solutions: Converged Application Performance Management", said "Nastel is one of the best tools so far to build a closed-loop automation solution for application management." - March 2010, Network Products Guide Nastel Named as 2010 New Technologies and Solutions Finalist
- February 2010, Gartner Application Performance Monitoring Magic Quadrant Report - Nastel Positioned in the "Visionaries" Quadrant
- December 2009, Forrester ResearchForrester ResearchForrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
named Nastel one of the "Hot Banking Tech Companies To Watch In 2010" - May 2009, Network Products Guide 2009 Best Product for Business Transaction Management
- April 2009, Gartner: Nastel Technologies positioned as Visionary in Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology
- January 2009, SYS-CON selects Nastel AutoPilot as Best Overall SOA-Based Product and Best Management Solution