Author Archives: Brian Connell
I’ve spent my fair share of time working in IT operations and IT operations still think in terms of infrastructure – servers, routers, load balancers, etc. Monitoring infrastructure is relatively simple. Is it working? Or not? Some monitoring products will … Continue reading
Here’s 5 of our favorite tips we’ve gathered over the years to assist you in getting the most from your Business Transaction Monitoring solution: Start out by identifying your key transactions and Services. Be selective. Too much noise in terms … Continue reading
I was reading the this entry from the very good blog of Correlsense and liked the analogy of transaction monitoring and shopping. It’s not an analogy I’d heard before now. My own personal favorite analogy is a Restaurant – I … Continue reading
I’ve seen on a number of occasions where alerts are placed on a dashboard, assigned a trouble ticket, and/or emailed to all members within the IT operations department. Inevitably, and predictably, chaos reigns. The easy alerts are quickly dealt with, … Continue reading
I have yet to meet with a customer who hasn’t asked within the first couple of minutes to explain the difference between Vantify and their usual Enterprise Monitoring solutions. Here’s a simple method. Simply figure out which of the following … Continue reading
There’s no doubt that enterprises have always known about Business Events, but it’s only in relatively recent times that Business Events are being recognized and processed as vital signals and indicators of Business activity. Capturing and analyzing events the moment … Continue reading
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It’s easier than you might think to simply not keep up with a blog. Before you know it, it’s been 12 months or more since the last update. We’ve decided to restart blogging again, mainly because people have made nice … Continue reading
Back from beautiful Trento in Italy where the 5th EPTS Symposium was held. Marvelous location, and we even managed to find a really beautiful Michelin-star rated restaurant. While it was great to meet up with some friends and colleagues, and … Continue reading