The document discusses CA Workload Automation iDash, a solution aimed at improving SLA management and workload analytics for CA Workload Automation CA 7® and AE customers. It highlights key features such as real-time monitoring, proactive SLA alerts, and comprehensive reporting capabilities while addressing common business challenges. The presentation also outlines the product roadmap and strives to provide a unified view of workload management across different environments.

1. Tech Talk: Predictive Workload Analytics
with CA Workload Automation iDash
Sudarshan Seshadri
DevOps: Continuous Delivery
CA Technologies
Advisor, Product Management
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Abstract
CA Workload Automation iDash (CA WA iDash) delivers critical-
path monitoring, SLA management and advanced workload
analytics to CA Workload Automation CA 7® Edition (CA WA
CA 7) and CA Workload Automation AE (CA WA AE) customers.
CA Workload Automation iDash (CA WA iDash) continuously
monitors SLA Health and proactively notifies when SLAs are at
risk or predicted to be missed and assists in exception
resolution before they cause business disruption. In this
session, we will provide an overview of key product features,
their benefits and talk about the Product Roadmap.
Sudarshan
Seshadri
CA Technologies
Advisor, Product
Management

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Product Overview
CA Workload Automation iDash
Business Problems
Addressed
Key Capabilities Personas
 Minimize missed SLAs
and related penalties
 Reduce cost of
managing large and
complex workloads
 Meet Audit and
Compliance
requirements
 Meet increasing
business demands with
lower TCO
 Pro-active SLA
management and
alerting
 Real-time critical path
analysis
 Unified vision of AE and
CA7 workloads and SLAs
 Predictive and Historical
Analytics and Reporting
 Repository for workload
data and analytics
 IT Operations Manager
 Applications GM
 WLA Administrator
 WLA Operator

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CA Workload Automation iDash
Key Features Details
Multiple SLA thresholds
• Enables assignment of multiple thresholds for SLAs
• SLA deadlines definitions at any point in the job flow
Real Time Monitoring, Forecasting and
Critical Path Analysis
• Monitors workload data in real-time
• Real time forecasting across both CA WA AE & CA WA CA
7 environments
• Determines and monitors critical path jobs in real-time
• Predicts SLA Health and generates proactive alerts
Automated Recovery Procedures
• Customized automated recovery options
• Close alerts upon SLA recovery
Comprehensive Historical Reporting
and Analytics
• Customizable reports, graphs, and charts for real-time
and archived workload, SLA and Alert data

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iDash Architecture

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