(Length: 12 pages)

June 16, 2004

Getting Started With Data Center Automation

by Galen Schreck

with Laura Koetzle, Thomas Powell


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In thinking about data center automation platforms, firms must consider long lists of qualified vendors and even longer lists of required capabilities. Thus, here we lay out the criteria and architectural considerations that matter most.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemOrganic Computing Starts With Configuration Management

itemConfiguration Management Tools Have Chosen Sides

itemIn Selecting A DCA Platform, Architecture Matters

itemWhat Product Features Should Firms Look For?

itemBusiness Policy Enforcement Is The Next Frontier

recommendations

itemBegin The Planning And Building Process Today

WHAT IT MEANS

itemFuture Data Centers Will Banish Scripting

Forrester interviewed six vendors: BladeLogic, HP, IBM, Marimba, Opsware, and RLX Technologies.

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Analyst: Galen Schreck
Technology: Data Center Management, IT Infrastructure & Operations
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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