Report

December 2002

Managing Organic IT Infrastructure


Laura Koetzle
Today's systems management tools are at the end of their road. New organic IT management software will replace them, eventually culminating in robust, self-healing infrastructure by 2008.

MARKET OVERVIEW
  • Infrastructure advances -- virtualized networks and storage, server clusters, and Web services -- have outrun management.
  • Systems management vendors struggle as the number of IT devices and software explodes.
ANALYSIS
  • Organic IT management requires a new architecture.
  • Tomorrow's management tools will be networked, integrated, and proactive.
  • Management vendors HP and VIEO are forging ahead.
ACTION
  • Vendors must continue R&D investments, despite the impending revenue squeeze.
WHAT IT MEANS
  • Messaging vendors take a nosedive.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  Today's Management Tools Can't Manage Tomorrow's Infrastructure
  • Figure 2.  The Principles Of Organic IT Management
  • Figure 3.  Organic IT Management Spans Three Tiers
  • Figure 4.  Organic IT Management’s Principle Of Least Escalation In Action
  • Figure 5.  Organic IT Management Gets Proactive
  • Figure 6.  The Organic IT Management Vendor Landscape
  • Figure 7.  The Changing Datacenter Skills Pyramid
   
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