Links that I have found interesting for January 23rd:
- OPNET Expands Offerings for Application Performance Monitoring – ACE Live is an end-to-end solution that spans monitoring, measurement, and detection of application performance violations, providing visibility of all transactions and users across the enterprise.
- Process Explorer – Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.
- The Evolution of Data Center Management with Business Service Management (BSM) & ITIL – BSM – Linking Your Data Center to Your Business
They see the value in having business and IT operations personnel collaborate as BSM system users in assuring the effective functioning of IT-enabled business processes.
Within a BSM enabled DC environment, business impacting issues are dealt with proactively and rapidly, with the team remaining informed and in control of setting priorities on the problems that need to be addressed right away versus things that can be postponed. Additionally, information is presented in a way that is relevant to the user roles within the organization. The business process owner may want to see a simple dashboard view for those IT services on which his business depends. The information in this view is described in business terms. An IT operations person may want to view the detailed performance data plots for a given server cluster for example, where the data is defined in technical terms. - Oblicore Announces Fifth Consecutive Year of Revenue Growth in 2008 – Oblicore, the leading provider of ITIL-based Service Level Management software, announces their fifth consecutive year of revenue growth. Despite a down economy, Oblicore’s annual revenue grew in excess of 30% and license revenue increased by over 100%. Moreover, the company raised an additional $12 million in new capital in 2008.
- Too Many Cooks In the IT Kitchen – FireScope, a leading developer of innovative Service Management solutions, today announced that, "we told you so." Delivered with a laugh, the tech startup's playful claim is in reaction to a new study by NetForecast indicating that a modest number of tools are the key to efficiency.