ScaleXtreme,
the leading provider of cloud-based monitoring and systems management
products, has made two major advances on its Big Data-enabled systems
management product which will simplify and accelerate IT administration
and operations.
As first announced in June, ScaleXtreme is building brand-new “big data”
insights systems management functionality that takes unique advantage of
the cloud-based delivery system. The new functionality helps IT
operators put systems events into perspective and prioritize their work.
This new functionality is available to select customers in early access,
with broader availability of this functionality available soon. The
company’s advances include system configuration recommendations and
intelligent monitoring thresholds.
“These new features represent a quantum shift in systems management,”
said ScaleXtreme CTO Balaji Srinivasa. “This powerful new functionality
simply isn’t possible from an older, on-premise software product.”
Process driven IT management is quickly being replaced by “event driven”
IT management. The proliferation of servers and the variety of stacks
makes it impossible to work through a prescribed process in a
resource-constrained environment. When emergencies drive work,
qualitative validation, triage and prioritization of these events become
important.
ScaleXtreme gives customers unprecedented insight and data-driven
prioritization tools. The company allows customers to opt-in to an
anonymous data-sharing network that gives them the benefits of a
many-to-many information exchange. The company uses powerful new Big
Data analytics to surface the most useful IT management practices that
apply directly to each user. Customers can spot emerging trends and make
data-driven decisions about the actions they should take to respond to
infrastructure issues.
“Customers are beginning to demand this type of collective intelligence
and decision-making capability,” said ScaleXtreme CEO Nand Mulchandani.
“We’re going to continue working on this next-generation systems
management, so expect more announcements in the coming months.” These
features are already available for select customers and will be coming
to the wider user base soon:
Configuration Recommendations: ScaleXtreme identifies the most
used combinations of operating systems and applications and can advise
which packages and updates work best together. This gives systems
administrators an unprecedented source of objective information to help
drive decisions about endpoint setup, configuration and stack
compatibility.
Intelligent Monitoring Thresholds: ScaleXtreme helps IT operators
and administrators optimize their monitoring and alerting capabilities
fast by base-lining performance to shared historical norms. The product
reviews machine configurations and capabilities and presets alerts to
the levels accepted by others running similar setups. This can
dramatically accelerate the deployment of ScaleXtreme’s world-class
monitoring product.
ScaleXtreme plans to deliver a continuous set of “big data” insights to
customers over time. To learn more about these insights and to keep up
with these developments customers can visit http://www.scalextreme.com/products/big-data.
Existing and new customers can request early access to these functions
by contacting support@scalextreme.com