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Three Keys to Hybrid Cloud APM

posted by Julie Craig | January 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

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I believe that 2013 will be the year that hybrid Cloud application deployments go mainstream. This prediction is based on EMA IT-facing Integration research conducted in mid-2012, which found that: • 45% of companies surveyed had already deployed at least one “ hybrid Cloud” application, defined as “applications integrating to at least one public Cloud...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: Amazon, Application programming interface, Business, cloud, cloudcomputing, platform services, RightScale, Software as a service

Presenting the 2012 APM “Man (so to speak) of the Year”: Frank N. App

posted by Julie Craig | January 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

Hybrid Applications: Cobbling Technology Silos into Useful Services Throughout 2012, my research focus has been on hybrid Cloud applications. Since these applications are cobbled together from bits and pieces of on-premise and off-premise hardware and software, I dubbed them “FrankenApps”, much to the amusement of some of my readers. Now, we are at the time...

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Hybrid Cloud Integration: Building “FrankenApps”, one App at a Time (Part 1)

posted by Julie Craig | November 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

Over the past year, I have extensively researched hybrid Cloud applications and related enterprise management technologies. In late 2011, I published research on Application Performance management for hybrid Cloud. In July, 2012, I published the results of a survey of IT integration experts who identified the types of integrations used at their companies and the...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: APM, Application Performance Management, cloud computing, hybrid cloud

Hybrid Cloud Integration: Building “FrankenApps”, one App at a Time (Part 2)

posted by Julie Craig | November 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

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In part 1 of this blog, I provided a broad outline of my Hybrid Cloud Integration Radar research paper, recently completed. I detailed the reasons why EMA chose to undertake this research and listed the vendors/products included in the study. With this entry, I’m following up with additional details regarding the key premises of the...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: Application programming interface, Big data, Business, cloud, cloud computing, hybrid cloud, Platform as a service, Software as a service, Software Configuration Management

Citrix NetScaler, AppFlow, ExtraHop, and the Unrelenting Search for the Perfect Mobile Mail Client

posted by Julie Craig | November 19, 2012 | 0 Comments

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It’s been a long time since I have had time to actually sit down and write a blog entry. Between travel, projects, and my “Hybrid Cloud Integration Technologies” Radar Report, I’ve been running full speed to keep on top of things. I have been intending, however, to write a few lines inspired by a recent...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: Android, Application delivery controller, Citrix, Citrix Systems, GoToMeeting, IBM, NetScaler, UNIX

What do Cloud, Integration, Mobile & Big Data have in common?

posted by Julie Craig | July 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Looking back over this year’s blog posts reminds me that I’ve been heavy on Cloud – and Integration-related topics. And a review of my recent “Cloud Integration” survey has convinced me that I’m not finished yet. As a matter of fact, from an Application Management perspective, the conversation is just beginning. Four of today’s hottest...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: Apache Hadoop, Application Performance Management, bigdata, Business Intelligence, Business transaction management, cloud, cloud computing, Software as a service

Night Terrors: Droid and the Business User

posted by Julie Craig | June 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

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I finally replaced my aging Blackberry recently, mainly because of T-Mobile’s decision to lay off a big hunk of their workforce. I chose T-Mobile several years ago because of high-quality customer service, after dealing with virtually every other carrier (except Sprint) for way too long. So I called Verizon (whose customer service has proven to...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: ActiveSync, Android, App Store, BlackBerry, Google, IPhone, Motorola RAZR, Verizon

Just say NO– to shelfware

posted by Julie Craig | May 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

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My latest research found that only about 65% of commercial enterprise management products purchased are currently in use– the rest are languishing on a shelf somewhere, just waiting to be dusted off and deployed. Here are a few tips to ensure that your purchases don’t end up in a back room collecting dust. Define your...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: APM, Application Performance Management, Big data, Business, Business transaction management, cloud computing, Compuware, Management

Cloud and Integration: The Angelic Child and the Evil Twin

posted by Julie Craig | May 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

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My research focus last year was on Application Performance Management for Cloud services. It uncovered some stunning statistics. More than 40% of IT organizations are supporting API integrations. More than 50% are supporting EAI and/or ESB-based applications. 75% are supporting Web Services and 35% are running SaaS to SaaS integrations. Finally, almost 50% are running transactions...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: Application Performance Management, Business, cloud, cloud computing, Enterprise application integration, Service Oriented Architecture, Software as a service, SugarCRM

Beyond BI to EI: Why Big Data and Hadoop may be Keys to Building Next Generation “Big APM” and “Enterprise Intelligence (EI)”

posted by Julie Craig | May 14, 2012 | 0 Comments

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I am in the process of briefing with vendors and developing survey questions for a research study to be kicked off in the very near future. The survey-based research, entitled “Integration Technologies for Cloud Services”, will be followed later this year by an EMA Radar Report on a similar topic. There can no longer be...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: Apache Hadoop, Big data, cloud computing, Extract transform load, Hadoop, NetScaler, Pervasive