For those who have asked, and others who may care to know – the rumours are indeed true. After many happy years leading the fantastic systems and storage management team at one of the very best IT industry analyst and consulting firms, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), I have moved on to take up an...
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Tags: CA, EMA, Enterprise Management Associates, Twitter, Virtualization
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The other day I saw someone post a poll question, “Is KVM a credible choice for x86 virtualization?” My immediate response was – “Is that even a credible question?” If you read my many contributions to TechTarget, you will know I am no great supporter of KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine). In my analysis, it...
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Tags: Cloud, Cloud Computing, HP, IBM, KVM, Linux, Microsoft, Red Hat, Sun, Systems Management, TechTarget, Virtualization, VMware, Windows, Xen
Posted in Cloud Computing, Systems Management, Virtualization | 8 Comments »
Today Microsoft Corporation (NASD:MSFT) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Opalis Inc., the leading independent vendor of IT Process Automation (ITPA) software.
IT Process Automation (ITPA) is a Data Center Automation (DCA) discipline that EMA defines as “the ability to automate and integrate the workflow of complex, multi-discipline IT management processes.” This automation can replace...
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Tags: application virtualization, BMC, CA, Hewlett Packard, HP, IT Process Automation, Microsoft, NetIQ, Novell, Opalis, Symantec
Posted in Data Center Automation, Systems Management | 11 Comments »
Today Novell released the details of their eagerly awaited Intelligent Workload Management (IWM) solutions. Novell has an exceptional opportunity, great development, and an excellent product line that clearly makes sense in this newly defined ‘market’. Plus, Novell really had to respond to their seriously lackluster financial performance in their 4th Quarter and Annual earnings...
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Tags: CA, Cloud, Cloud Computing, desktop virtualization, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, Systems Management, Virtualization, VMware
Posted in Cloud Computing, Systems Management, Virtualization | 9 Comments »
A few days ago I was pleased to brief again with Reflex Systems. Apart from the fact that they are doing some very cool things with virtualization management, their approach struck me as, if not unique, at least pleasantly rare.
Good for them!
What I liked most was that they are trying to break down the...
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Tags: CA, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Configuresoft, EMA, EMC, Enterprise Management Associates, IBM, Ionix, Reflex Systems, Security, Symantec, Systems Management, Tripwire, Virtualization
Posted in Systems Management, Virtualization | 9 Comments »
I have to say – and I have said it before – I am not a great fan of the ‘virtual appliance’ model for delivering enterprise management software. Specifically, I have ongoing concerns about how these software appliances break compliance, security, and other important management and policy requirements.
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Tags: Citrix, IBM, KACE, Reflex, SourceFire, Symantec, Systems Management, up.time, virtual appliance, Virtualization, VKernel
Posted in Systems Management, Virtualization | 6 Comments »