With increasing dependence of businesses on its IT systems, SMS solutions are ideal for monitoring enterprise IT facility viz. servers, routers, server room environment etc. In case of any problem or fault the SMS system would immediately trigger alert messages to the concerned people so that the problem is immediately noticed and the downtime is thus reduced. Some of the applications that can be implemented are as follows:
Monitor various critical servers in a network by checking their accessibility, CPU usage, memory availability, page file size, directory size, disk space etc and generate automatic SMS alert if there is a problem.
Monitor critical services and processes in a particular server and send automatic SMS alert if the service or process stops.
Monitor database servers, mail servers, web servers, ftp servers for status, availability, accessibility and health and
Generate SMS alert in case of any problem.
Monitor various active network components viz. router, switch, firewall etc and generate SMS alert in case of any error or fault condition.
Monitor health of backup power supply (UPS) and generate SMS alert in case of a unhealthy condition, so that the problem can be rectified immediately and a emergency situation in case of a power failure can be avoided.
Monitor server room environment (temperature, humidity etc.) using intelligent sensors connected to SMS Application
Server and generate automatic SMS alert in case of a problem.
Mobile Office Application (email notifications etc.)
One of the objective of deploying SMS communication system and other mobile communication tools is to mobilize existing applications and integration of field service staff in to the work and communication flow. Some of the mobile office applications that can be deployed using SMS solution are as follows:
SMS notification of new incoming email (any email or email from a particular address).
Access address book from mail server using SMS
Mobile office messenger to contact mobile sales personnel from any office desktop.
