Delivering a quality service, assessing acceptable levels of risk, and running a cost-conscious operation are the day to day issues facing today's IT department. To be successful, IT Directors and Managers must be able to understand thoroughly what is happening in complex systems. They must know exactly why systems are performing as they are and anticipate the effect of future changes.

They need to be able to measure performance, analyze problems and predict service levels, with complete confidence, time and time again, regardless of how many systems they may have or new scenarios they may need to consider. They are required to communicate their findings efficiently and effectively to their colleagues via a variety of media. They need to use as much automation as possible to provide regular management exception reports incorporating accurate content and context sensitive advice and interpretation.

Whilst the issues facing the IT Department are complex, the solution is straightforward. It is encompassed in Metron's stated goal: to provide organizations with the means of obtaining the maximum possible return on their IT investment.

This goal is achieved with a unique range of Performance Management tools and automated services combined with professional services such as expert consultancy and specialized training. Since the company was founded in 1986, Metron has built up the largest team of independent Performance Management specialists in the UK and has delivered its products to IT Departments around the world in partnership with the leading hardware and database manufacturers.

With products and services to cater for every size of organization, Metron is the standard in Performance Management, providing measurement, analysis, planning and reporting capabilities for z/OS, UNIX, Linux and Windows servers.