Articles about IT Management Automation

There’s a lot of consternation these days when it comes to I/O performance in virtual server environments. A lot of IT organizations are convinced that as the number of virtual machines running on each server increases, the subsequent I/O contention this creates results in a need for faster storage systems because application performance can’t be allowed to degrade. That kind of expense, unfortunately, is enough to dampen anyone’s virtualization enthusiasm. Continue Reading »

An open source tool for automating the management of IT systems that is fairly well known in Europe is now coming to the U.S. Continue Reading »

Rapid pace of SSD innovation leads change in once-staid storage category. Continue Reading »

When it comes to mainframes, the sheer expense of the platform means that IT organizations that have these systems in place have a vested interest in making sure they run applications as efficiently as possible. Continue Reading »

The rPath Cloud Engine automates movement of existing applications onto a private cloud. Continue Reading »

Peer Motion makes it easier to dynamically move workloads across storage arrays. Continue Reading »

In this digital day and age, we all know that information, be it in any discipline, is most effective and useful when it is available in an electronic medium accessible to the audience at large. Continue Reading »

There’s a lot to rightfully complain about when it comes to data management. Most IT organizations don’t really have any effective data management policies in place, which generally results in low utilization rates of expensive primary storage systems. Continue Reading »

Company adds automation software that create tiers of storage across heterogeneous systems. Continue Reading »

As the economy rebounds and budgets are loosened, all departments can expect a higher than normal level of scrutiny on requests for additional resources. For IT departments, this may be daunting. Many are seen as an expense or cost center rather than a high-value, strategic contributor to the enterprise’s success. Continue Reading »