Last week Akorri announced its BalancePoint 1.5 release. This was an exciting day for us and one that significantly impacts Akorri’s value in the data center.

As I’ve stated in previous postings virtualization is playing a key role in today’s data centers. One of the new features in BalancePoint 1.5 is support for VMware Server Virtualization. With Examiner for VMware users will now gain end-to-end visability of the server and storage resources being used by applications running on Virtual Machines. This will aid in troubleshooting and resolving VMware application performance issues.

In addition, with Analyzer for VMware, users will be able to optimize their VMware environments by getting specific recommendations for improving application service levels. Users will also be able to understand the impact in application performance when VM’s are migrated to different servers using VMotion.

Another new feature is BalancePoint Examiner for Oracle. This feature gives Database and IT administrators the visibility they need to understand how Oracle performance is being impacted by the infrastructure. By automatically mapping Oracle elements to the storage infrastructure users can see configuration issues such as contention points.

BalancePoint Analyzer has two new exciting features added to it. Our GuidePoint Storage Analyzer now allows IT organizations to understand the performance impacts of applications running on shared disk groups within a storage array. With a single graph user will be able to determine whether a particular storage disk group will have the performance capacity to handle new or increased workloads.

GuidePoint Dynamic Thresholding Analyzer uses historical information to determine seasonality patterns for important performance indicators such as response times and predicts 48 hours into the future what users can expect to see from those important indicators. Instead of reacting to poor performance IT administers can now proactively prevent performance problems.

These features are the basis for understanding application performance running in a virtual, service orientated, data center. BalancePoint 1.5 now gives customers the ability to deploy, troubleshoot, and optimize virtual environments with confidence. From the early feedback we’ve been receiving from customers and analysts I’m confident BalancePoint 1.5 will be a huge success.

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