CA Data Center Automation Blog

Is Server Virtualization Part of Your Data Center Automation Strategy?

Ben Scheerer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:58:00 GMT

The industry has seen an upward trend in server virtualization for the distributed environments. Although virtualization is not new, (it’s been in the mainframe world for the more than a decade) it has gained substantial momentum primarily as a means to support data center management and operational efforts. A recent research study sponsored by CA shows that the top three drivers...

Data Center Automation and Green IT - Part 1

Ben Scheerer — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:21:00 GMT

Given all the attention and interest behind "Green IT", I'm sure this will be first of many Blogs I will write on this subject. I've held off on writing about Green IT until now, simply because I needed time to consume and digest where Green IT initiatives best fit into a data center automation initiative. The driving forces behind Green IT are pretty easy to...

Run Book Automation (RBA) - A Crucial Component to any DCA Initiative

Ben Scheerer — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:38:00 GMT

When talking about automation in the data center we think about the use of tools and processes to coordinate and execute on activities with hopes to reduce complexity, errors, labor, and costs while increasing productivity. To further automation goals, we have to consider outside influences to the data center as well as existing software tools and processes that are already in place. ...

Automating the Data Center - Where to Start

Ben Scheerer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:33:00 GMT

Data center automation (DCA) is designed to deliver value back to the business through increased levels of service and flexibility to meet business needs and demands. With increasing complexity within the data center, including but not limited to: a growing number of applications, bare metal and virtual server sprawl, security and regulatory requirements, there is an increased need for...

Data Center Complexity-Fact or Fiction?

Ben Scheerer — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:46:00 GMT

The day-to-day challenges of managing the IT data center include management of its diverse and complex makeup of key systems to meet the needs of its users, but more importantly the overall business. As IT becomes more aligned with the business, IT begins to lose its longstanding identity as a "cost center" as it is required to provide more tangible value back to the...