The critical role of IT Asset Management
A single unified view of all your assets is a fundamental requirement for providing assurance about the effectiveness of your IT infrastructure.
Welcome to the IT Infrastructure blog from Paul Bevan.
Oracle Cloud - Combining new techniques with a strong legacy to enable the Mutable Enterprise
The recent announcement of Oracle Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer means you can have a dedicated private cloud in your own datacentre.
Cisco moves to cover a Network Gap
The intention of Cisco to acquire Thousand Eyes could be seen as just another example of a consolidation in a fast growing but crowded market.
Not all IT monitoring and management solutions are born equal
If high performance and availability of IT is critical for your business, not all IT monitoring and management solutions are born equal.
Services are a must in today’s complex hybrid IT world
In an automated, as-a-Service consumption environment, the idea of “hands-on services” has become somewhat of an after-thought.
How agile and resilient are your systems? - A simple tip to get a quick view.
In the wake of Covid-19, there are really only two fundamental questions. How agile are my systems? And, how resilient are they?
Park Place Technologies – A real “out of left-field approach” to AIOps
While Paul Bevan belives that Park Place Technologies isn’t talking, out loud at least, about AIOps, he thinks they will soon be playing in that space.
A Simple and Elegant Solution - Connecting to the Cloud from the Edge securely
While global interconnect providers like Equinix provide powerful and effective on-ramps to multiple cloud providers, there is a bigger challenge.
Cloud first is not necessarily best - You don’t have to go all-in
Paul Bevan hopes we are becoming a little more realistic about the claims that Cloud computing will automatically save money.
Businesses need help to understand the requirements of an IoT project
The initial challenge about identifying IoT project use cases and business benefit is being tackled, albeit many examples are still only in the pilot phase.