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Real World IT: South African DTI Cuts Power and Cooling Costs by 75%

The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) had already completed a pilot of server virtualization for its disaster recovery and wanted to extend the benefits of server virtualization to its main production site, where it was running out...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2013 10:33 AM by David Shephard

Filed under: performance, virtualization, Availability, server consolidation, CIO, Data Center, Disaster Recovery, David Shephard, Data Center Solutions, software licensing, LSD Information Technology, IT Ninjas, Duel-Core Server, Server Virtualization, Department of Trade and Industry, Poppy Tshabalala, DTI, PlateSpin Recon, LSD, Hardware, South Africa
Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.6: What are my Cloud DR options?

In my previous blog post , I concluded that Recovery-as-a-service (RaaS) offers the benefits of traditional offsite recovery at a fraction of the price. It does this by combining the benefits of virtual infrastructure and cloud, offering businesses an...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2013 2:25 PM by Steve Stavridis

Filed under: vmware, virtualization, NetIQ, cloud, PlateSpin Protect, Disaster Recovery, DR, RaaS, Recovery-as-a-Service, Steve Stavridis, Privatete/hybrid RaaS, PlateSpin Forge, Public RaaS
Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.5: Taking DR to the Cloud

Extending on the benefits of Virtual Disaster Recovery that I covered in Part 4 –“Virtualization has changed nearly everything, including DR” , I would like to take a look at its natural evolution in taking DR to Cloud. So what is Cloud...

Published Tue, Jan 01 2013 3:04 PM by Steve Stavridis

Filed under: virtualization, cloud, Forrester, Disaster Recovery, RPO, DR, RaaS, Recovery-as-a-Service, Steve Stavridis, RTO, Virtual Disaster Recovery, failover, Cloud based Disaster Recovery, Storage-as-a-Service, DR-as-a-Service, Cloud-to-Cloud Disaster Recovery, Do-it-Yourself, DRaaS, DIY, C2C DR, Data Center Solutions
Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.4: Virtualization has changed nearly everything, including DR

Virtualization has changed nearly everything in the data center including servers, network, storage and DR. A few years back, I heard the phrase that in IT, there is a “virtual version of virtually everything”. No doubting that the phrase...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2013 7:14 AM by Steve Stavridis

Filed under: vmware, workload, virtualization, Windows, cloud, Disaster Recovery, RPO, Phyical Server, IT, Risk, Linux, DR, Steve Stavridis, RTO, Traditional Disaster Recovery, Virtual Disaster Recovery, Production Source Workloads, recovery, failover, Virtual DR, Data Center Solutions
Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.3: Some DR Fundamentals

Before delving any further, in this part of my “Should you move your DR to the Cloud” blog series, I think it is important that I cover some DR concepts and acronyms. An understanding of these concepts and acronyms are essential in any DR...

Published Tue, Dec 12 2012 12:29 PM by Steve Stavridis

Filed under: virtualization, cloud, Recovery Point Objective, Disaster Recovery, BackUp, RPO, DR, RaaS, Recovery-as-a-Service, Steve Stavridis, Restore, RTO, Recovery Time Objective, Traditional Disaster Recovery, Server Workload, Virtual Disaster Recovery, Data Center Solutions
Let's Admit We Have Some Work to do on Private Clouds in 2013

In a recent article on ZDNet , Nick Heath summarizes the Forrester predictions for changes to cloud computing to be expected in 2013. One of the predictions in particular struck me, because it's what I hear from many of you. "Businesses will...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2012 9:11 AM by Travis Greene

Filed under: virtualization, cloud, Forrester Research, ZDNet, Public Cloud, Private Cloud, IaaS, 2013 Predictions, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Nick Heah, Data Center Solutions
Should you move Disaster Recovery to the Cloud?

In my travels across the Asia Pacific region in recent months, I’ve been talking to several Managed Service/Cloud Providers and customers about Disaster Recovery (DR) in the cloud. Interestingly, Gartner states that by 2014, over 30% of midsize...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2012 11:52 AM by Steve Stavridis

Filed under: vmware, virtualization, NetIQ, cloud, Australia, Gartner, Disaster Recovery, DR, RaaS, Recovery-as-a-Service, Steve Stavridis, vForum, Data Center Solutions
Overhauling Service Management - Developing, Operating and Securing Services

Previously I posted, "Why Service Management" discussing the melding of IT and the business for common objectives in managing, measuring and communicating service performance. The recent Gartner Infrastructure and Operations Management Summit...

Published Tue, Jun 06 2012 2:52 PM by Michele Hudnall

Filed under: dashboards, performance, scalability, critical applications, Systems Management, monitoring, integration, end-to-end, service desk, help desk, reporting, SLA, service level agreements, data, virtualization, automation, NetIQ, IT application management, IT management, Cloud computing, Availability, secure computing, cloud, Microsoft, communication, security, mobile, Collaboration, Gartner, Funding, Spending, Tech Jobs, Operations, Social Media, trends, growth, IT Process Automation, CIO, BSM, Business Service Management, Business Architect, Service Providers, End-to-End Management, Business Objectives, Live Dashboards, Intelligent Information, Key Services, Data Center, Application Performance, Operations Center, Applications, WorkloadIQ, Cloud Providers, IT Operations, SaaS, Software as a Service, Systems Monitoring, 2012, Data Center. Mobile, BYOD, Consumerization, Cloud Management, iPad, Tablets, QoS, Quality of Service, IT, Cloud Marketplace, Self-Service, Risk, Productivity, KPIs, as-a-service, SLAs, Key Performance Indicators, Systems, Enterprise, Business Services, Managed Service Provider, End User Experience, High Availability, IT Transformation, Gartner IOM, Michele Hudnall, Data Center Solutions
Gartner Infrastructure & Operations Mgmt Summit - Road Trip Wrap-up

I'm back from a couple of weeks of travel and most notably, the annual Gartner Infrastructure and Operations Management Summit (IOM) the first week of June. There were more than just a handful of aha moments, much churn in what has been a mature market...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2012 12:56 PM by Michele Hudnall

Filed under: dashboards, performance, Systems Management, monitoring, integration, end-to-end, SLA, service level agreements, virtualization, automation, IT management, Availability, cloud, predictions, Infrastructure, mobile, Gartner, Spending, Tech Jobs, Social Media, IT Process Automation, CIO, Business Service Management, Service Providers, End-to-End Management, Business Objectives, Intelligent Information, Key Services, Data Center, Application Performance, Operations Center, Cloud Providers, IT Operations, Systems Monitoring, 2012, BYOD, Cloud Management, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, ITIL, IT, CMDB, as-a-service, SLAs, Systems, Business Services, Customer Experience, High Availability, NOC, IT Transformation, Gartner IOM, Michele Hudnall, Data Center Solutions
Road Trip - Gartner Infrastructure & Operations Mgmt Summit

I traveled the globe from October to February meeting with customers and our sales teams discussing NetIQ's IT Operations Management (ITOM) value and solutions, then I traded in wings for a bit. Now it's time for one of my favorite battery re...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2012 1:43 PM by Michele Hudnall

Filed under: dashboards, performance, Systems Management, monitoring, integration, end-to-end, SLA, service level agreements, virtualization, automation, IT management, Availability, cloud, predictions, Infrastructure, mobile, Gartner, Spending, Tech Jobs, Social Media, IT Process Automation, CIO, Business Service Management, Service Providers, End-to-End Management, Business Objectives, Intelligent Information, Key Services, Data Center, Application Performance, Operations Center, Cloud Providers, IT Operations, Systems Monitoring, 2012, BYOD, Cloud Management, Infrastructure-as-a-Service, ITIL, IT, CMDB, as-a-service, SLAs, Systems, Business Services, Customer Experience, High Availability, NOC, IT Transformation, Gartner IOM, Michele Hudnall, Data Center Solutions
6 Essentials of Systems Management for MSPs

It may seem that Managed Service Providers (MSPs) run their IT infrastructure just like everyone else. For the most part, that is true. The difference with most MSPs is that their business model demands that they get the most they can out of what they...

Published Thu, Mar 03 2012 8:07 AM by NetIQ

Filed under: appmanager, Systems Management, dynamic thresholds, service level agreements, virtualization, NetIQ, Cloud computing, MSP, Aegis, IT Process Automation, AppManager Performance Profiler, Operations Center, Novell, SaaS, IaaS, ITPA, SLAs, Managed Service Provider, Manager of Managers, Customer Experience, Capacity Planning, Attenda, MOM, Ted Ernst, Data Center Solutions
Real World BSM: Flexible & Customizable Service Levels

In this Real World BSM post, I'll be looking at another real case study from another organization I can not identify. A NetIQ Business Service Management (BSM) customer that has conquered a dilemma and continues to deliver technology as business services...

Published Tue, Mar 03 2012 12:43 PM by Michele Hudnall

Filed under: performance, monitoring, reporting, service level agreements, virtualization, NetIQ, IT management, cloud, BSM, Business Service Management, Operations Center, Novell, XaaS, KPIs, as-a-service, SLAs, Key Performance Indicators, service catalog, customer story, Michele Hudnall, Data Center Solutions
The Top Management Challenges for IT Operations

Over the years I've worked with many NetIQ AppManager users and those researching it. They have varied environments of 200 to 10,000 servers and they all have their differences; but recently some IT challenges have seemed to bubble to the top of concerns...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2012 10:27 AM by Travis Greene

Filed under: appmanager, module builder, virtualization, AppManager Performance Profiler, Application Performance, Travis Greene, ResponseTime, Data Center Solutions
How the Trend of Workload Portability Forces IT Organizations to Re-think IT Monitoring

Now that the NetIQ portfolio has expanded to include some interesting Novell products, I’ve started to benefit from the experience of some of my new colleagues. In talking to the teams that manage our virtualization and workload management products...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2011 8:37 AM by Travis Greene

Filed under: Systems Management, monitoring, workload, Management, virtualization, NetIQ, cloud, Infrastructure, AppManager Performance Profiler, Data Center, Workload Portability, Strategy, Operations Center, Applications, WorkloadIQ, Cloud Providers, Novell, Travis Greene, Data Center Solutions
NetIQ Virtualization Experiences

"I would like to know about your experiences of virtualizaing any/all components of your NetIQ Deployments?" wrote Greg in the AppManager Forum . He had me at that, and I suspected that the response would be worthy of sharing with readers of...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2011 1:31 PM by David Shephard

Filed under: AMPP, analysis center, appmanager, vmware, virtualization, NetIQ, ESX, SAN, Storage, VMDK, Microsoft Technet, Microsoft SQL Server, AppManager Performance Profiler, Wes Noonan, QDB, David Shephard, Data Center Solutions

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Real World IT: South African DTI Cuts Power and Cooling Costs by 75%

Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.6: What are my Cloud DR options?

Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.5: Taking DR to the Cloud

Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.4: Virtualization has changed nearly everything, including DR

Should you move DR to the Cloud? - No.3: Some DR Fundamentals

Let's Admit We Have Some Work to do on Private Clouds in 2013

Should you move Disaster Recovery to the Cloud?

Overhauling Service Management - Developing, Operating and Securing Services

Gartner Infrastructure & Operations Mgmt Summit - Road Trip Wrap-up

Road Trip - Gartner Infrastructure & Operations Mgmt Summit

6 Essentials of Systems Management for MSPs

Real World BSM: Flexible & Customizable Service Levels

The Top Management Challenges for IT Operations

How the Trend of Workload Portability Forces IT Organizations to Re-think IT Monitoring

NetIQ Virtualization Experiences