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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

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

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

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

Quick Preview: EMA Upcoming “Application Performance Management (APM) for Cloud” Radar Report

posted by Julie Craig | January 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

For the past few months, I have been “heads down” completing my latest EMA Radar Report—which is why I have been notably absent from the Blog- and Twitter- spheres. Entitled “Application Performance Management (APM) for Cloud”, it discusses the challenges of managing Cloud-based applications, and eighteen APM solutions which can help solve them. So what...

Posted in IT Management, Julie Craig Tags: APM, Application service provider, cloud, cloud computing, Software as a service

The power of multi-tenant IT management services

posted by | November 15, 2011 | 0 Comments

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I’ve been as cynical as the next IT old timer about Cloud. Various ownership models are nothing new, nor are shared resource pools. But in my briefings I’ve come across two things that I think are truly game changing about Cloud: Multi-tenant analytics. For example, order-of-magnitude better benchmarking (and that’s not all). Multi-tenant professional services....

Posted in Charles Betz Tags: cloud computing, Dennis Howlett, Software as a service

Gear Up for a Geekfest

posted by Julie Craig | August 26, 2011 | 0 Comments

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One of the hazards of being an Analyst is that it brings out your inner geek. In completing the latest research on “End-to-End Application Management in the Age of Cloud”, it was necessary for me to hole up with a gallon of coffee and a bag of chocolate-covered coffee beans and figure out what Cloud...

Posted in Cloud Computing, Julie Craig Tags: Amazon EC2, cloud computing, Rackspace, Software as a service, VMware

How is Cloud Computing Impacting Application Management Strategies?

posted by Julie Craig | August 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

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Long time, no blog, right? I’ve had plenty to keep me busy. I just finished up my most recent “End-to-End Application Management” research study, which extends the “end-to-end application management” concept to Public and Private Cloud. Both the full research paper and a summary version will be posted to the EMA site (www.emausa.com) by the...

Posted in Cloud Computing, Julie Craig Tags: Application Management, cloud computing, Software as a service

CA chooses SalesForce.com Chatter for Clarity PPM social media

posted by | July 12, 2011 | 0 Comments

Quick note: CA announced that Clarity, their Project Portfolio Management offering, will use SalesForce.com’s Chatter network. Clarity is already available in an on-demand (SaaS) version. This is an interesting development given that CA also has built an in-house social networking platform for its ITSM suite, OpenSpace, which is also available as SaaS. I predict there...

Posted in Charles Betz, Cloud Computing Tags: IT service management, Social media, Social network, Software as a service

Top 10 Trends in Business Intelligence and Analytics for 2011

posted by Shawn Rogers | January 11, 2011 | 0 Comments

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It seems that at the turn of each year pundits, experts and analysts find it necessary to wax poetic on the future of the business intelligence space. Not wanting to be left out I thought I’d share a few of my thoughts on this past year and the trends and technologies that will be part...

Posted in Shawn Rogers Tags: Business Intelligence, cloud computing, Hadoop, Pervasive Software, Software as a service