Adventures in Data Center Automation:

BMC


March 20, 2009  12:14 PM

Cisco and the new data center



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
BMC, Cisco

Well, since everyone else is talking about it, I might as well throw down my...

March 10, 2009  1:24 AM

IT Process Orchestration Revisited



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
BMC, CA, data center automation, enigmatic, HP Software, IBM Tivoli, IT Process Automation, iwave, LANDesk, NetIQ, Opalis, RBA, Run Book Automation, stratavis, uc4

I decided it was time to review and make an update to the IT Process Automation, Process Orchestration, Run Book Automation, Data Center Automation, IT Process Integration, or whatever name each vendor, customer or analysts choose to call it.  Since my last update to the


February 27, 2009  4:07 AM

AlterPoint: The End of An Era



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
BladeLogic, BMC, CA, EMC, HP Software, IBM Tivoli, NCCM, SolarWinds

Well AlterPoint has found a home.  The last of the early/original NCCM (Network Configuration & Change Management) vendors, focused on Enterprise, has been acquired.  Others have come along in the later days, but...


April 21, 2008  3:11 PM

Performance and Availability vs. Analytics – Part 2 of ?



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
Analytics, BMC, DataCenter, eg innovations, HP Software, Indicative, Integrien, NetQoS, Netuitive, Opnet

So in part 1 we talked through the collection of performance/capacity/availability data. Next up is focused on where innovations using this collected data are taking us. The next level of Performance...


April 17, 2008  9:58 PM

Performance and Availability Management vs. Analytics – Part 1 of ?



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
Alcatel-Lucent, Analytics, Apparent Networks, Application monitoring, BMC, Brix Networks, CA, cittio, Compuware, DCAB, eg innovations, Entuity, Firescope, Fluke Networks, Gomez, Groundwork, HP Software, Hyperic, IBM Tivoli, Indicative, InfoVista, Integrien, Keynote, Nagios, NetIQ, NetQoS, NetScout, Netuitive, Network Instruments, Network monitoring, nimsoft, OpenNMS, Opnet, Packet Design, Performance management, Quest Software, SolarWinds, Systems monitoring, Xangati, ZenOSS

I've had an opportunity to be briefed over the past couple months by a number of current Data Center Automation Blueprint's Performance & Availability vendors (e.g., CITTIO, eG...


March 26, 2008  2:03 PM

IT Performance Management Call for Resources; I have a dream for performance management



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
BMC, Integrien, Netuitive, Performance management, RBA, Run Book Automation

So in my last posting I called out for some links, resources that people recommend to others when it comes to understanding the variety of options and functions for Network & Application Performance Management.  Upon making the request I decided to spend a few minute looking around.  First up...


March 17, 2008  1:22 PM

BMC makes the big move, buys BladeLogic for $800M



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
BladeLogic, BMC, CA, EMC, HP Software, IBM Tivoli, RealOps

So BMC is the one, not IBM or EMC that decides to piece it all together.  Responding to HP acquiring Opsware (July '07); BMC, in less then a year, has acquired RealOps (July '07), Emprisa (Oct '07) and now BladeLogic...


March 11, 2008  1:27 PM

EMC adds Service Desk to Data Center Management portfolio



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
BladeLogic, BMC, DCAB, EMC, HP Software, NetIQ, NetQoS, Packet Design, Performance management, Symantec, Xangati

EMC made a move yesterday that continued to show their intent and desire to compete against the Big 4 in IT Infrastructure Management (e.g., BMC, CA, HP, IBM).  All those other players have their own Service Desk offering, so it was time to join those ranks.


March 5, 2008  7:59 PM

Top Enterprise Management Tools vs. Data Center Automation Blueprint



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
Analytics, Application monitoring, BMC, CA, CMDB, DataCenter, DCAB, HP Software, IBM Tivoli, InfoVista, IT Process Automation, NetQoS, Netuitive, Network Configuration, Network monitoring, Networkingchannel, Opnet, Performance management, RBA, RealOps, Run Book Automation, Systems monitoring, Tideway

I was doing some "light" reading this morning and came upon this recent article:  Top 10 Enterprise Management Tools It's focused on Complete Enterprise Management, not...


February 28, 2008  4:55 PM

Analytics; What are the top capabilities?



Posted by: Ryan Shopp
Alterpoint, Analytics, BMC, Configuresoft, DataCenter, DCAB, Integrien, NCCM, Netuitive, Opnet

Recently, I made some adjustments to the Data Center Automation Blueprint where we combined 2 original areas and added a new one for Analytics.  Steve Henning just posted a great guest blog entry...