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Server management costs soar, says IDC
According to IDC's latest report, server revenues are down while shipments are up. But IT shops are picking up the cost of managing more machines. Article | 23 Feb 2006
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Challenges remain for open source systems management
The addition of an open systems management application to the current mix of proprietary offerings is a strong start in a new direction for open source software, but some analysts still see a long, challenging road ahead. News | 06 Feb 2006
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Application mapping software for better systems monitoring
Application resource mapping -- software that displays relationships between software, hardware and middleware for complex IT services -- is becoming more important for companies with large IT operations. Article | 03 Jan 2006
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Autonomic features for Tivoli focus on app management
Big Blue rolled out new features around self-healing computing for the Tivoli systems management suite. The programs are focused on monitoring problems and interdependencies between complex applications. Article | 15 Dec 2005
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IBM steps up systems management portfolio with acquisition
Big Blue beefed up its systems management portfolio this week by acquiring Collation, an application mapping software company. Article | 22 Nov 2005
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MOM, WSUS, Windows management tools bundled for mid-market
Microsoft said today it will bundle its management software products for mid-market customers. The company also released to manufacturing new virtualization software and unveiled a free enterprise search tool. News | 16 Nov 2005
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BMC to launch predictive virtualization management tool
BMC Software will roll out a suite of predictive virtualization management tools, aiming to help companies estimate and plan for future virtual machine use. Article | 24 Oct 2005
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IBM details new version of hardware monitoring tool
Director 5.1, IBM's latest toolkit to monitor the care and feeding of hardware, will be available next month. Big Blue promises new features to draw more users to try the software. Article | 27 Sep 2005
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Windows tool points to performance problems
Microsoft has released Server Performance Advisor 2.0, free software that helps diagnose the root causes of performance problems in Windows Server 2003. News | 24 Aug 2005
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How much is your agent getting?
A crop of management software companies are moving from agent-based systems monitoring to agentless programs. Despite the shift, agentless systems are not a standalone solution to data center management woes. Article | 14 Jul 2005
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