AKIBIA'S PRACTICAL GUIDE TO ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
Entries with Label: Monitoring
Monitoring Via the Cloud
Monday, December 07, 2009
Akibia has suggested before on this blog that many of the solutions that vendors bill as Cloud Computing offerings, fall short of the cloud in some way. There are three basic tenets to a cloud solution – infrastructure, application and access. Few cloud computing solutions on the market today actually achieve all three. Some that do are email and calendaring, CRM software as a service, and remote monitoring.
How to Ensure a Successful Monitoring Implementation
Monday, October 25, 2010
When considering embarking on a monitoring solution, it is probable the scope of need is already defined because “something” occurred. Was it a down server that cost the company revenue? Was there a staff reduction and increasing technology requirements? Did an office move and customers are complaining things are slow? Or a server was down and the CTO was the first to notice? Embarking on a monitoring initiative for your department or company, on the surface, is a fairly straightforward task. But, digging deeper in the world of monitoring, above and beyond functionality, there are several keys factors to consider for success.
