Vision Solutions, Inc., a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) solutions provider in IBM Power Systems markets, has released a new version of Vision Director, an integrated set of utilities for proactively monitoring, managing, and optimizing IBM i servers, databases, and application environments to maintain peak efficiency. Vision Director version 8.0 is now available in two different versions. The base Vision Director product offers the key utilities and automation required for most mid-market customers. In addition, Vision Director Enterprise is now available to suit the needs of larger, more complex environments.

When a server, database, or application is not fully optimized, it requires more resources, such as memory, disk, and processing capabilities, to handle the workload. Vision Director V8.0 delivers an economical approach to efficient processing, including a new Health Dashboard offering realtime graphical views of a system's status with important optimization attributes. In addition to accessing Director's functionality through its web-based GUI, administrators also have the option of utilizing a traditional command-line interface.

Companies interested in finding out how much Director can help optimize their system are invited to download iSCORE (visionsolutions.com/iSCORE), a free utility that quickly performs health checks on IBM i environments. This no-license tool highlights opportunities to optimize performance and disk utilization by generating a graphical report, including a numeric summary showing a system's state of optimization. To learn more about the company's HA, DR, and data management solutions, visit visionsolutions.com or call 800-957-4511.