tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post3656949194444073650..comments2024-03-11T13:27:26.632-07:00Comments on Fountainhead: Differing Target Uses for IT Automation TypesKen Oestreichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13530514227192850735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post-50210053891661042742009-10-13T02:01:40.469-07:002009-10-13T02:01:40.469-07:00nice reading article, I enjoyed reading it. Lots o...nice reading article, I enjoyed reading it. Lots of useful info. Thanksronnyhttp://www.omadata.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post-55781911997359925092009-10-07T09:14:23.617-07:002009-10-07T09:14:23.617-07:00Thanks Sam - I agree that unified management of ph...Thanks Sam - I agree that unified management of physical + virtual is a "best practice". What I am trying to draw a distinction between is how service governors actually affect change on the infrastructure. There are two approaches: (1) manipulate what's there vs. (2) virtualize what's there. <br /><br />And yes (!) you'd think that IT departments would want to adopt the approaches that MSPs already recognize as effective/efficient.Ken Oestreichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530514227192850735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008964430195994324.post-41134207134039052802009-10-07T06:43:40.612-07:002009-10-07T06:43:40.612-07:00"In place" vs. Virtualized seems like a ..."In place" vs. Virtualized seems like a false distinction.<br />In the Gartner RBA 2.0 document and in a February Gartner piece on virtualization, they make the points that RBA 2.0 products have the intelligence to be a 'service governor' and make decisions as well as take actions, and that integrating the management of physical and virtual systems is a best practice, respectively.<br /><br />This unified approach is the way many MSPs are driving costs out of their operations. If IT departments don't want to be overrun by MSPs and outsourcers, wouldn't they do well to adopt their strategies and tactics?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586032403644364562noreply@blogger.com