How does IBM Systems Director 6.1 compare to HP Insight Manager?
IBM Systems Director 6.1 competes with HPs Systems Insight Manager (SIM) while providing a broader scope of coverage and superior functionality across systems than what HP offers. HPs SIM focuses on HPs UNX and Intel servers while providing minimal support for non-HP systems. IBM Systems Director not only focuses on UNX and Intel servers, but also includes mainframe systems as well as support for storage and non-IBM systems. Both IBM and HP provide compatibility support for systems they do not sell while supporting more in-depth functions for their own systems. On a function by function basis IBM System Director delivers improved benefits in the following areas.