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Explore Broadcom's WatchTower platform advancements in mainframe observability through this 25-minute conference presentation that demonstrates how modern monitoring solutions can break down traditional domain-specific silos. Learn how WatchTower aggregates and contextualizes alert data across different mainframe subsystems, moving beyond the limitations of isolated tools like SysView for CICS or NetMaster for networks to provide comprehensive cross-domain visibility. Discover the platform's intelligent dashboards that offer both real-time and historical views by tapping directly into established data collectors from key Broadcom tools including Vantage, SysView, and NetMaster, enabling visualization of telemetry data from CICS, DB2, MQ, IMS, and network components in one unified interface. Understand how the embedded machine learning capabilities detect anomalies and track gradual performance degradations to identify potential issues before SLA breaches occur, using dynamic models tailored to each organization's unique dataset rather than static thresholds. Examine the platform's approach to proactive anomaly detection that learns from historical patterns and adjusts to recognize seasonal peaks and daily load cycles, while exploring integration possibilities with OpsMVS for custom event-based playbooks and remediation rules. Gain insights into the system's current capabilities and limitations, including the absence of retroactive historical data loading and formal ML feedback loops, as well as future enhancement considerations for adaptive learning improvements.
