Ironstream™ software
Automate the delivery of mainframe and IBM i into security, analytics, and services management platforms
See how Ironstream™ software integrates mainframe and IBM i systems into leading IT analytics & operations platforms for an enterprise-wide view.
Break down IBM® data silos to gain a complete view of your IT infrastructure
Ironstream™ software automatically delivers real-time mainframe and IBM i machine data into modern IT operations, security, and observability platforms—eliminating blind spots and enabling faster, proactive, compliant enterprise-wide visibility.
Harness power of IBM® data without SME
Deliver data to multiple targets in real-time or batch
APIs available for COBOL, Rexx, ASM, etc.
Minimize CPU overhead
Improve regulatory readiness
“For large IBM Z® sites there is an increasing importance on having global observability of our processors.
Precisely’s Ironstream™ is a key conduit to allow system data and/or logs to be passed from various IBM Z® processors and integrated together to have a ‘one pane’ visual of our global estate. This helps us optimize our current investments while fully harnessing the capabilities of the IBM Z® platform, delivering enhanced agility and performance.”
Head of Engineering Practice IBM Z®
Multi-National Financial Services organization
Seamlessly integrate with top IT operations, analytics, and security platforms
Ironstream™ software delivers results
Enable Audit-ready Compliance
Modern regulations require ongoing proof of resilience and control effectiveness, but often compliance, security, and risk teams are operating in silos sue to hybrid environments. This disconnect can lead to delayed reporting, increased operational risk, and audit fatigue – and failure to comply with regulations puts your organization at risk for hefty fines.
By streaming IBM® data in real-time, Ironstream™ software eliminates blind spots and achieve end-to-end visibility of ICT systems for regulations like SOX, NYDFS, and DORA. The result: faster audits, lower compliance risk, and total visibility across your hybrid enterprise.
Don’t let IBM i or IBM Z® be your operations blind spot
In the case of operations management, analytics, or security event management – ignorance is not bliss, especially when it comes to IBM i or IBM Z®.
The trouble is monitoring these systems for critical alerts is manual or only done AFTER something has happened. The result? Longer time to remediate issues that impact your bottom line, serviceability and credibility.
Ironstream™ software helps you get the visibility you need to see issues before they become company-wide problems. Seamlessly gather, transform and deliver IBM® system security data to your analytics, security, or event management platforms – enabling you to take your remediation of IBM® platforms from reactive to proactive.
Healthcare Leader Turns to Ironstream™ software for Splunk® to meet SOC2 regulations
Ironstream™ software helps this company meet compliance thresholds for SOC2 certification
Get the right data, at the right time, in the tools you use everyday
You live in a multi-platform world – one for operations, another for management, and don’t forget your security platform. While all these platforms serve different purposes for your organization, they all rely on the same data. Developing and maintaining your own tools and APIs to access, transform, and ingest IBM® machine data into your ever-growing and evolving set of IT operations platforms is rarely a viable or sustainable strategy.
Ironstream™ software goes where you need it. If you move from one IT security, operations analytics or event management platform to another – not a problem – take all your IBM i or IBM Z® mainframe data with you. The software captures, transforms and delivers the full range of IBM® log data, system event, and security information into all the leading security, analytics and operations management platforms.
Ironstream™ software for ServiceNow
You rely upon ServiceNow® software for powerful and inclusive services and operations management. Its unified platform replaces disconnected tools and empowers your IT teams to work smarter and more effectively to keep your business running.
Ironstream™ software fully integrates mainframe and IBM i systems into ServiceNow® software so you can realize the full potential of the platform.
The software supports IT Operations Management visibility to auto-populate an accurate and service-aware CMDB, providing a single source of truth. Ironstream™ software also integrates with ServiceNow® Event Management so you can reduce event noise and resolve service issues fast.
Ironstream™ software for Splunk®
The Splunk® platform’s powerful analytics and dashboards enable your business to manage IT operations, security, regulatory compliance, and more. However, Splunk® technology does not natively support mainframe and IBM i systems, resulting in an unacceptable level of security and operational exposure.
Ironstream™ software’s tight, out-of-the-box integration means seamless and secure delivery of event and security log data from these traditional IBM® systems to Splunk® technology in real time. Merge this information with machine data from across your infrastructure for unprecedented insights. No mainframe or IBM i systems or coding expertise is required, making implementation fast and worry-free.
Ironstream™ software brings the full range of critical mainframe and IBM i machine data sources into Splunk to support your strategic enterprise-wide initiatives.
Ironstream™ software for Google SecOps
Google SecOps empowers your teams with proactive, context-aware threat detection and alerting as well as powerful retroactive correlation of IoCs against a full year of your organizations security records.
To be fully effective and responsive, your Google SecOps platform needs a continuous, real-time feed of security events from your IBM Z® or IBM i systems. Without it, Google SecOps can be blind to significant red flags and longer-term patterns of compromise that may be lurking in your core business operations.
Ironstream™ software enables you to collect, transform and deliver the full range of uniquely formatted IBM Z® and IBM system i security records to Google SecOps in real time, without the need for specialized mainframe or IBM i coding expertise.
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Ironstream™ software for Dynatrace
Dynatrace provides powerful end-to-end observability across your hybrid cloud and distributed applications — including initial visibility into mainframe transaction flows. But mainframe operations generate a wealth of additional telemetry that Dynatrace alone cannot fully access.
Ironstream™ software for Dynatrace bridges that gap by securely collecting and streaming rich, system-level data from mainframe into your Dynatrace instance. It enhances your existing observability with unparalleled depth and context.
Ironstream™ software doesn’t replace your Dynatrace z®/OS capabilities — it enhances them, transforming your observability from high-level flow insight to full-stack intelligence across every tier of your business.
SOLUTION SHEET
Ironstream™ software for Elastic
Your Elastic environment is essential for providing comprehensive observability across every element of your highly complex, multi-cloud and multi-platform operations. Any gaps in your monitoring and analytics create significant operational risk. You simply must keep tabs on the metrics, logs, and traces being generated by all your applications and infrastructure, without exception.
Any mainframe or IBM i platforms running in your infrastructure are, by default, mission-critical. So, although connecting mainframe and IBM i machine data to your Elastic environment can potentially be a daunting challenge, it is imperative to do so.
Ironstream™ software integrates easily and seamlessly into your Elastic environment, enabling you to collect, transform and securely stream vital machine data from mainframe and IBM i platforms, without the need for specialized mainframe or IBM i expertise.
SOLUTION SHEET
Ironstream™ software for Datadog
Datadog is critically important for managing your complex, multi-cloud operations, providing you with unified, real-time observability at every level of your technology stack. It enables you to seamlessly monitor and manage operations, data flows, code development, and much more, across all your cloud deployments and on-premise operations.
But on-premise infrastructure and systems can be a real challenge to integrate into your Datadog platform, especially if IBM Z® mainframe or IBM i are part of the mix. IBM® machine data types and formats are not only unique and diverse, they are also protected by deeply integrated IBM® security structures. As a result, developing and maintaining the necessary customized IBM® system APIs for Datadog integration is difficult and time consuming.
The most practical and sustainable solution to this problem is Ironstream™ software. The software integrates easily and seamlessly into your Datadog platform, enabling you to collect, transform and securely stream vital machine data from mainframe and IBM i platforms, without the need for specialized mainframe or IBM i expertise.
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WHITE PAPER
Ironstream™ software for BigPanda
BigPanda’s Open Integration Hub is key to your ability to gaining enterprise-wide observability and awareness. Without it, you simply could not integrate the ever-growing collection of disparate and specialized monitoring tools deployed across your cloud and on-premise environments.
BigPanda provides dozens of ready-to-deploy integrations for a wide range of the most popular monitoring, change tracing, collaboration, and IT analytics and operations platforms. But to integrate mainframe or IBM i machine data into your BigPanda observability platform, you need Ironstream™ software.
This software enables you to capture, transform and deliver the full range of IBM log data, system event, and security information into your BigPanda platform, without the need for specialized mainframe or IBM i API coding expertise.
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Comprehensive system support
Ironstream™ software support is available for many of the world’s other leading operations, analytics and security packages, including Microsoft SCOM, QRadar, MicroFocus, and Kafka.
Professional support for integration with the tools and solutions critical to your organization’s success is also available.
- Microsoft SCOM
- QRadar
- MicroFocus
- Kafka
Frequently asked questions
- How does Ironstream™ software reduce compliance risk?
Ironstream™ software helps meet regulations like SOX, NYDFS, and DORA by centralizing mainframe and IBM i data delivery in modern analytics platforms. It keeps a historical record of collected data and automates capture, which many standards now require. This improves visibility into where data lives and how it’s handled. - Is Ironstream™ software difficult to set up, and does it require mainframe changes?
Setup is designed to be simple. Most configuration happens in the software’s centralized user experience, where you build pipelines and connections. On the mainframe, you enable lightweight started tasks for the data you want to collect, then point everything through the hub. After initial setup, ongoing interaction is minimal. - Can Ironstream™ software send the same data to multiple targets?
Yes. Ironstream™ software supports many targets (such as Splunk®, Elastic, Kafka, Datadog, Dynatrace, and others) and can use one pipeline to route the same dataset to multiple destinations. You can also split data—sending certain sources to one target and different sources to another—within a single pipeline. - If we outsource our mainframe, why would we still need Ironstream™ software?
Even with a hosted or outsourced mainframe, Ironstream™ software gives you real-time access to performance and security data. Without it, you may need to submit support tickets and wait for logs or system details during incidents. Ironstream eliminates that delay, helping teams troubleshoot faster and reduce downtime. - What’s the ROI of investing in Ironstream™ software now versus later?
ROI depends on your organization’s outage costs and audit risk. Ironstream™ software delivers value by reducing downtime, accelerating incident resolution, and ensuring required security and operational data is captured automatically. Starting sooner means you gain visibility into core mainframe and IBM i workloads earlier, so benefits start accruing right away.
