Posts Tagged ‘ EMA ’

Is ‘VM Stall’ the Next Big Virtualization Challenge?

May 14, 2010
By Andi
Is ‘VM Stall’ the Next Big Virtualization Challenge?

There appears to be a challenger to ‘VM sprawl’ as the scourge of virtualization success - a problem I call ‘VM stall’. We know about ‘VM sprawl’ – because new virtual machines are so easy to deploy, organizations can end up with more VMs that they can handle, or even use. This has the potential...
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In Cloud, ITIL, and SOE – Heterogeneity is the New Standard

March 15, 2010
By Andi
In Cloud, ITIL, and SOE – Heterogeneity is the New Standard

I read recently a good blog post from Thomas Bittman (@tombitt) of Gartner Group, about how sometimes close enough is good enough. Talking specifically about private cloud, he talked about how an ‘imperfect’ cloud deployment – one that does not have all five essential characteristics, for example – might be enough for some organizations. I...
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On My Leaving EMA to Join CA

February 26, 2010
By Andi
On My Leaving EMA to Join CA

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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You Cannot Separate Security and Systems Management

December 1, 2009
By Andi
You Cannot Separate Security and Systems Management

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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