Links that I have found interesting for December 9th:
- Dissecting the Bull: Novell and Microsoft: Risk Assessment – On the optimistic side, the variety of products is a safety feature, and only the Workgroup and Service segments had declining revenues. The acquisitions of Platespin and Managed Objects should help Novell keep close to the cutting edge in 2009.
- HP Software Universe and the big announcements – Network Management Center – NNMi v8.10 adds a number of features:
* Advanced map support – hierarchical container views built from node groups
* Thresholding on device metrics such as CPU and memory. Also checking status on items such as fans and power supplies
* iSPI Performance also adds reporting on device metrics
* Path View is enhanced to support integration (NNMi Advanced only) with HP Route Analytics software (RAMS). This shows directional equal cost multi-paths
* Support for application level failover. This adds to the high availability support using cluster technology.
* A new version of AlarmPoint, 4.0, is shipping in the box with NNMi 8.10
* And an advanced version of NNMi with the creative name NNMi Advanced – which adds HP RAMS integration and support for virtualized networks: HSRP, VRRP and aggregated ports - EMA Impact Brief Applauds Zyrion's Innovative BSM Offering and Unique Service Container Technology – Zyrion Inc., a provider of BSM and IT infrastructure monitoring software for mid-market enterprises, today announced that the Zyrion Traverse™ business service management (BSM) solution was praised by leading analyst firm, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) in its latest Impact Brief paper, "Zyrion Releases Traverse – Business Service Management for the Mid-Market." EMA cites Zyrion Traverse for its unique Business Service Container technology which links infrastructure components to services, enabling the much sought after end-to-end dashboard capability that the mid-market requires.