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October 2007
EMA Webinars
Panasas Webinar:
RAID for the 21st Century: Tiered Parity: A Better Answer than RAID 6
-Mike Karp, Senior Analyst, EMA
-Matt Reid, Director of Product Marketing, Panasas, Inc.
-Wednesday 11/7 @ 8 am Pacific / 11 am Easter
EMA Education On Demand Webinar:
Data Center Automation: A How-To Guide to an Effective Getting-Started Strategy
-Andi Mann, Research Director, EMA
EMA/Intelliden On Demand Webinar:
Beyond the Hype: What Compliance Really Means for the Most Demanding Networks
-Scott Crawford, Research Director, EMA
-Rahul Sachdev, VP of Marketing, Intelliden
EMA/Symantec On Demand Webinar:
Truth or Consequences: Why Accurate Configuration Data is IT's Single Most Valuable Asset
-Julie Craig, Senior Analyst, EMA
-Michael Byerly, Director, Product Management, Symantec
EMA Articles
EMA analysts and consultants are respected IT management thought leaders. Check out these recent articles:
SOA 2007: The March to Governance
by Julie Craig – CIO Update – October 8, 2007
8 Traits of Effective IT Leaders
by Hank Marquis – DITY Weekly Reader – October 9, 2007
Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Worry About SOA
by Julie Craig – Mid Market Strategies – October 15, 2007
A Holistic Strategy for Securing Data in a World of Changing Risks
by Scott Crawford – Mid Market Strategies – October 15, 2007
The CSO of Tomorrow
by Scott Crawford – SC Magazine – October 16, 2007
Is Autonomic Computing in Your Future?
by Julie Craig - CIO Update – October 22, 2007
Implementing Service-Level Agreements
by Lisa Erickson-Harris – State Tech Magazine – October 23, 2007
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 Analyst's Corner
“Data Center Automation: Delivering Fast, Efficient, and Reliable IT Services”
Highlights from the Most Up-to-Date Data Center Automation Research Report
by Andi Mann, Research Director, EMA
Despite its resurgent popularity, Data Center Automation (DCA) is not by any means a new technology area. As far back as the late 1980s (and even earlier), technologies were developed and implemented to automate various aspects of mainframe computing. In the early 1990s DCA started to become more popular with the rise of proprietary products from DCA pioneers such as Candle Corporation (now part of IBM), Goal Systems, Legent Corporation, UCCEL (all now part of CA), 4th Dimension Software, Boole and Babbage (both now part of BMC Software), and others. Over time, DCA also accommodated UNIX, AS/400, VMS, Tandem, etc. Later still, it adapted to automate the management of Windows, and most recently, Linux servers.
With this history in mind, EMA defines DCA as “a set of IT management disciplines aimed at automating system and application management activities within medium- or large-scale centralized computing environments.”
Subscribers:
New EMA Research in October
Check out the latest Research Reports, Advisory Notes, and Impact Briefs from EMA’s team of IT Management experts:
| Document Name |
Document Type |
Analyst |
| Data Center Automation: Delivering Fast, Efficient, and Reliable IT Services* |
Research Report |
Andi Mann |
| Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO)* |
Research Report |
Lisa Erickson-Harris and Everest Research Institute |
| SOA and the Network* |
Research Report |
Julie Craig |
| Automation and ITIL |
Advisory Note |
Hank Marquis |
| What is a CMDB System in 2007? |
Advisory Note |
Dennis Drogseth |
| Exploring—and Exploding—Myths of IT Risk Management |
Advisory Note |
Scott Crawford |
| Simplifying Change and Configuration Management |
Advisory Note |
Steve Brasen |
| Managing Mobile Devices |
Advisory Note |
Andi Mann |
| Next-Generation Asset Management: Looking Ahead to a New Approach to Business Alignment |
Advisory Note |
Dennis Drogseth |
| e-Discovery |
Advisory Note |
Mike Karp |
| BSM and the New IT Executive |
Advisory Note |
Julie Craig |
| Is Your Infrastructure Properly Instrumented for Management Data? |
Advisory Note |
Jeffrey Nudler |
| Chatting up User Satisfaction – Are Beleaguered IT Help Desks Finding Real Benefit in Chat-for Problem Resolution? |
Advisory Note |
Lisa Erickson-Harris |
| Spicy New IT Management Software for Small Businesses |
Impact Brief |
Paul Burns |
| Software AG Introduces CentraSite Governance Edition |
Impact Brief |
Julie Craig |
| Service-now.com Simplifies ITSM Delivery |
Impact Brief |
Lisa Erickson-Harris |
| Increased Incident Response Capabilities: Cisco and Trend Micro Extend Their Relationship |
Impact Brief |
Mike Montecillo |
| CA CMDB Gains Momentum |
Impact Brief |
Paul Burns |
| IBM Introduces Products and Services to Ease SOA Lifecycle and Position Business for Best in Class |
Impact Brief |
Julie Craig |
BMC Announces Intent
to Acquire Emprisa Networks |
Impact Brief |
Jeffrey Nudler |
*Available to Premium Research Subscribers only.
Not a Subscriber?
Sign-up for our EMA Advisory Notes Service – subscribe online now for only $495. Or, find out how to become a Premium Research Subscriber by contacting sales@enterprisemanagement.com.
SOA Solutions Center Gets Facelift
New Vendors Added and Updates to Existing Profiles!
If you have your eye on the SOA space, then you’ll want to check out the latest updates to EMA’s SOA Solutions Center located in the EMA IT Management Solutions Center. With this free resource, you can learn the basics of key IT Management topics, search hundreds of products, and do side-by-side vendor comparisons.
The latest updates to the SOA Solutions Center, includes:
- Addition of new vendor profiles: Composite Software, Layer 7, Nastel, Quest
- Updates to existing vendor profiles: CA, eG Innovations, IBM, Symantec
You must be logged into EMA’s IT Management Solutions Center to access these profiles. Simply log-in and click on the SOA Solutions Center Link on the page to access these most up-to-date profiles.
If you’re interested in SOA, EMA’s SOA Solutions Center is a must-see resource!
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