19Oct
21Jan
What’s in Store for IT Operations Management in 2015?
Gartner recently detailed their new year’s predictions around IT Operations Management in a published research report entitled, “Predicts 2015: IT Operations Management”. The four overarching call-outs in this report were: By 2018, controlled shadow IT will contribute up to 30% of IT operations activities, up from...
20Oct
Hey, IBM: Start Thinking Ahead!
I received this comment on my last blog: “Is this meant to be a humorous piece?” Or does the author not realize that all data, even real time data, is after the fact?” – Robert T. Yes. A bit humorous. But meant to be more ironic. You...
10Oct
Hey IBM, Machine Learning is NOT About Dinner!
IBM recently posted a on incorporating predictive analytics into service assurance – equating it to picking a BBQ joint. Too funny! It’s great that the Acronym vendors are finally talking about analytics in service management… but here’s the problem – all of the data they are...
28Jul
A Closer Look at Root Cause Analysis
Historically, event management tools focus on determining the root cause of an incident. That’s a problem… Traditional root cause analysis is becoming less and less reliable. At least three things affect real root cause and its functionality in today’s environment: mobility, software defined networks and the...
17Apr