http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/ Russell Rothstein blogs about cloud computing, performance management, business service management and related topics, examining how new technologies and business models impact the dynamic IT service management market. en-us Copyright 2012 Mon, 07 May 2012 14:14:33 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.37 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Follow Russell on twitter at @RussRothsteinITWith all of the hype around the benefits of private clouds, many IT teams are feeling the pressure to race ahead with their cloud strategy. I've noticed that with all of the pressure and excitement, many... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/05/service-performance-and-availability-issues-in-the-cloud.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/05/service-performance-and-availability-issues-in-the-cloud.php Enterprise IT Mon, 07 May 2012 14:14:33 -0500 russell In today's economy with sluggish job creation, there's much talk about the change in skills required in today's workforce. Drill down into the world of IT operations management, and there is an even greater shift happening, related not to the economy,... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/04/cloud-requires-a-new-it-employee-hint-mba-may-be-required.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/04/cloud-requires-a-new-it-employee-hint-mba-may-be-required.php Cloud Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:27:38 -0500 russell A recent visit to a customer site demonstrated how business transaction-centric application performance management (APM) can be a valuable complement to the load testing process. For the past several years, this large manufacturer, has been using APM and business transaction... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/03/application-performance-management-bringing-speed-to-testqa.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/03/application-performance-management-bringing-speed-to-testqa.php Enterprise Architecture Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:39:49 -0500 russell If you're in the IT operations management world, you know that application performance management or application performance monitoring (APM) and business transaction management (BTM) are top of mind. APM solutions are used not only to monitor end user experience, reduce... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/01/apm-and-btm-cutting-through-the-hype.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/01/apm-and-btm-cutting-through-the-hype.php Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:02:37 -0500 russell Follow Russell on twitter @RussRothsteinITPrivate cloud computing is set to significantly transform enterprise IT, and promises to deliver cost savings, greater agility and improved scalability. However, there is a dark side to private clouds - they significantly distort the visibility... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/01/database-administrators-beware-the-dark-side-of-the-cloud.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2012/01/database-administrators-beware-the-dark-side-of-the-cloud.php Cloud Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:28:01 -0500 russell Follow Russell on twitter @RussRothsteinIT  End-User Experience Monitoring. Real User Montoring. The key words here are Experience and Real. When you are choosing a solution for monitoring the experience of your customers, partners and employees, it's critical to keep their perspective in mind.What's important... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2011/11/end-user-and-customer-experience-the-real-deal.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2011/11/end-user-and-customer-experience-the-real-deal.php Enterprise Architecture Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:04:59 -0500 russell The topic of virtualization performance may not be the best subject for a pickup line ("So, what's a VM client like you doing in a host like this?") But it turns out that flirting is key to understanding a key... http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2011/10/do-you-flirt-its-key-to-understanding-virtualization-performance.php http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/performance/2011/10/do-you-flirt-its-key-to-understanding-virtualization-performance.php Cloud Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:24:54 -0500 russell