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The 451 Group Take on Akorri
By Rich Corley
Recently The 451 Group did an evaluation of Akorri and recently published it’s article about us. I’ve included the entire article here for your reading pleasure.
Analyst:Rachel Chalmers
Sector: Enterprise Software »»
Date: 22 Dec 2008
Event summary
· Akorri has added a plug-in for VMware’s vCenter virtual-infrastructure management console to its BalancePoint software for performance management. The company has signed a global reseller deal with Dell and has greatly expanded its partner program.
· The latest version of BalancePoint, 2.3, includes enhanced topology maps and support for Dell EqualLogic SANs, NetApp NFS and Brocade SAN switches. Support for Cisco equipment is on the roadmap.
· Vancouver Coastal Health is using BalancePoint to keep tabs on key metrics around its datacenter virtualization and consolidation initiative, while FFVA Mutual Insurance has harnessed the software for active management of its virtual infrastructure.
The 451 take
These contrasting customer use cases demonstrate the flexibility and usefulness of Akorri’s BalancePoint. Best known as a performance monitor able to span the virtual server and storage tiers, it’s still extremely helpful in pure environments on either side of that divide. But virtualization seems to be driving adoption. Virtual environments are complex and new, and they interact with legacy IT in unpredictable ways. The powerful analytics tools Akorri can bring to bear are useful for both monitoring and managing the virtual infrastructure layer.
Details
Akorri’s BalancePoint handles agentless collection of management data from databases, servers, storage, VMware and storage virtualization, and analyzes that data in order to build models of infrastructure performance and utilization. With it, operators should be able to troubleshoot and pinpoint the root causes of problems in the near term, and plan for optimal capacity in the medium term. With the new plug-in, VMware administrators will be able to use BalancePoint directly from the vCenter console.
Akorri News Releases- Akorri BalancePoint Achieves VMware Ready™ Status September 3, 2010
- Akorri Introduces Industry’s First Cross-Domain Performance Predictor to Prevent Dynamic Data Center Outages Before They Impact the Business September 3, 2010
- Akorri Customer SandRidge Shares the Secret to Increasing IT Virtualization Efficiency at VMworld 2010 September 3, 2010
- Lost in the Clouds? Akorri Helps you Think Service Infrastructure, not Element Infrastructure September 3, 2010
- COMPUTERLINKS helps resellers develop virtualisation opportunities with addition of Akorri performance management software September 3, 2010
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