links for 2008-04-16

We propose a simpler, less expensive road to BSM. Infrastructure view tells you if things are working, application view tells you if users are getting their work done. By adding business objectives to the two views you can reach your BSM destination.

The big payoff comes in the way that NetScout enables a highly efficient top-down workflow called “KPI-to-Flow-to-Packet.” Starting with high-level indicators of issues, the user can drill down as deeply as needed to rapidly manage and troubleshoot…

announced 23 percent growth over the same quarter in the previous year

IBM’s “Business Events” … Somehow, this reminds one of the Lord Of The Rings: the searchlight from IBM’s Marketing Tower has swept across the IT plains and stopped at CEP: now the blue hordes are trying to rename CEP for their own (dark?) purposes…