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The new release of the CA Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management (CA CE APM) promises business service innovation across the hybrid data center and the cloud.
CA Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management (CA CE APM)
CA Technologies today announced a new release of its CA CE APM which extends mainframe monitoring capabilities and provides richer information about the health and performance of key IT services.
“Our clients are focusing on how IT can be more strategic to the business by providing decision makers and IT staff with timely information about IT services, and how their predictability and availability impacts business outcomes,” said Dayton Semerjian, general manager, Mainframe, CA Technologies.CA CE APM monitors and collects information on the mainframe and integrates with CA APM to provide 24×7 monitoring of business transactions in a single pane of glass across mainframe, distributed and the cloud.
This offers a business-level view of service performance that can be displayed on their mobile devices, via CA Executive Insight for Service Assurance, when executives need it
The enhanced capabilities provide deeper insight into customer-facing business transactions across increasingly complex IT environments, modernizing mainframe administration by simplifying and enhancing cross-platform management to help incorporate the mainframe into an organization’s broader enterprise IT strategy.
“This new release of CA CE APM offers IT staff more real-time visibility into the customer experience to help them optimize customer-facing applications and services, no matter where they reside,” Semerjian added.Advancing Service Assurance Across Mainframe, Distributed, Virtual and Cloud
With the rise of virtualisation and cloud computing and the complex mix of mainframe and distributed platforms in the evolving data center, IT staff needs to perform real-time “application triage” to quickly diagnose and fix problems that can impact the customer experience.
By providing a 360˚ view of all customer transactions, organisations can better understand the health, availability and business impact of critical business services to prioritize problem resolution and help assure that service performance meets SLAs.
To provide this level of visibility, new capabilities in CA CE APM and its integration with CA APM include:
SolarWinds launches the industry’s first affordably-priced SaaS (Software as-a Service)-like product to monitor web transactions from cloud-based locations.
SeUM web console has wizards to guide the creation of Amazon EC2 Cloud Player instances.
SolarWinds Synthetic End User Monitor (SeUM) v.1.5 works to streamline the process of monitoring websites and web based applications from the cloud, offering users the ability to monitor their web based services from various geographical locations around the globe.
Pricing and Availability
SolarWinds Synthetic End User Monitor is available now; pricing starts at US$1,995 for five transaction recordings with the first year of maintenance included.
Monitoring unlimited transaction recordings from unlimited locations is US$28,995 with no requirement for professional services, onsite training or recurring monthly subscription fees.
Leveraging the cloud allows users to inexpensively monitor performance and availability from locations beyond their data center, central office, or remote office locations to where their mobile work force, home offices, or customers are located.
SeUM allows system administrators and application support staff to monitor response time proactively for multi-step web transactions.
The latest version of SeUM introduces the Cloud Player Portal that allows users to deploy transaction players easily to Amazon EC2.
New Features in v. 1.5
Support for SQL Azure, new Web Portal helps stakeholders visualize data assets across the business.
ERwin solutions from CA Technologies
Today’s resource-strapped organizations struggle to manage data complexity and share accurate information as new platforms and increasing volumes of data are added to their IT environments.
CA Technologies today announced the following products:
With CA ERwin data modeling tools, business and technical users can reap the benefits of a centralized, common view of business data in context.
This enables them to better understand and enforce critical data definitions and more easily leverage information as a strategic asset.
The products are described in more detail below:
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The new solution enables enterprises and managed service providers to offer automated self-service delivery of Infrastructure as a Service.
CA Technologies Announces CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms
CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms drives Business Service Innovation by enabling IT to provide rapid, predictable and secure provisioning and delivery of cloud infrastructure and critical IT and business services.
“We continue to work with VCE to help customers improve business agility, reduce risk and lower the costs of operating private clouds,” said Anna Gong, Vice President, Coud, Virtualization & Service Automation, Asia Pacific, CA Technologies. “CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms can help enterprises and MSPs rapidly deliver services in a private cloud environment, maximizing their investment in VCE Vblock Platforms and driving Business Service Innovation to deliver speed, performance and improved cost efficiencies.”This is the company’s fifth solution certified for use with VCE Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, all of which are based on CA Technologies Unified Automation solutions.
Enterprises and managed service providers (MSPs) use cloud management software to enable their Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings.
Many organizations are evaluating and testing converged private cloud architectures, such as Vblock Platforms, that allow IT resources to be dynamically pooled and shared across multiple physical and virtual computing environments.
CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms promises to offer standardization, a rapid provisioning process and performance predictability.
CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms leverages CA Process Automation and CA Service Catalog to provide customers with a single, unified view and point of control across virtual and private cloud resources.
Out-of-the-box standardized processes allow IT organizations to deliver Vblock Infrastructure Platforms as a service.
CA Service Catalog, accessed through a secure, online portal, empowers users to quickly select and provision the resources they need.
“The latest CA Technologies integration with Vblock platforms enables IT to transform its converged infrastructure into a true platform for delivering private cloud services,” said John Ross, CTO, GreenPages. “By combining our Integration and Managed Services with CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms, customers can enable private cloud capabilities in days versus months, and realize a rapid return on their VCE investment.”CA Process Automation helps ensure that pooled resources are provisioned quickly, with minimal effort.
Service usage is metered and associated to departments, cost centers, or users for billing or chargeback.
Every organization is different when it comes to process.
CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms is built on top of an extensible platform that allows IT to easily customize the solution to meet its needs and provide the flexibility to respond dynamically to changing business requirements.
CA Private Cloud Accelerator for Vblock Platforms is available today from CA Technologies and its partners, including GreenPages Technology Solutions, a national IT consulting and integration company.
Expected to happen in the first half of 2012, the combined technology and teams from the merger is expected to help accelerate pace of innovation in cloud and mobile optimisation.
Akamai has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Cotendo, a company that offers an integrated suite of Web and mobile acceleration services.
“By combining our innovative technology and employees with Akamai, we expect our customers and partners will gain access to a comprehensive, global platform and wider portfolio of leading-edge services supported by some of the most experienced providers in the industry,” said Ronni Zehavi, CEO and co-founder of Cotendo.Helping to mitigate the challenges of operating in a hyperconnected world, Akamai provides a secure platform over which businesses can engage users across the Web, mobile, cloud, or a mix of public and private network environments.
Cotendo, on the other hand, offers an integrated suite of Web and mobile acceleration services.
Founded in 2008, Cotendo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, with a technology center in Israel. Cotendo currently has approximately 100 employees, with over 50 based in Israel.
The combination of the two companies’ technologies and teams is expected to increase the pace of innovation in the areas of cloud and mobile optimization.
Under terms of the agreement, Akamai will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Cotendo in exchange for a net cash payment of approximately $268 million, after expected purchase price adjustments, plus the assumption of outstanding unvested options to purchase Cotendo common stock.
The closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, is expected to occur in the first half of 2012.
For business folks who need a long battery life, check out the Huawei Honor (S$528 incl GST), which features a 1,900 mAh battery, a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and an 8 megapixel HDR-enabled camera.
Huawei Honor (S$528 incl GST) will be available in Singapore from 16 December.
The high capacity battery promises to provide the longest battery life among smartphones in the 4-inch screen range – lasting up to three days on a single charge
“Huawei Honor is a high performance smartphone which is simple-to-use, but also packed with advanced technology that allows people to communicate, connect, entertain and share content easily,” said Alan Wong, Chief Marketing Officer, Huawei Device, South Pacific Region.Huawei Honor runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3 operating system and has a 16M true colour Full Wide VGA capacitive touch screen (854×480 pixels).
Its 10.9 mm thin body weighs 135g and includes a gyroscope, G-sensor, and proximity and light sensors.
The smartphone is DLNA-certified to enable interoperability with other DLNA-certified devices such as digital cameras, game consoles and TVs.
This makes it easier to share digital photos, music and videos between different devices.
Here are the main tech specs for the Huawei Honor.
Honor customers will get access to Huawei’s ClooudDrive, which will be available in Singapore by end Q1 2012.This frees users from the constraints of on-board storage, by storing their media files in the cloud.
The Huawei Honor will be available in Singapore from 16 December 2011.
In its 14th annual Global Information Security Survey, Ernst & Young found that companies rushing to digitise their businesses with new technologies are increasingly leaving their ability to tackle new and complex security threats behind.
“Information security needs to be more visible in the board room with a clearly defined strategy that will support the business,” said Gerry Chng, IT Risk and Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young Advisory Pte. Ltd.The global survey involved 1,700 organisations in 52 countries and was conducted between June and August 2011.
Although companies are moving into the increasingly borderless world of cloud computing and social media, information security is still not a boardroom priority for most companies and is not a visible agenda for them.
“Security must be carefully planned and take into consideration the practicality of the controls that considers the IT operations. There needs to be buy-in from the business functions, and support needs to come from the top,” Chng added.Only 51% of the survey stated that they have a documented information security strategy. 12% of the respondents present information security topics at each board meeting and fewer than half (49%) of respondents believe that their information security function is meeting the needs of the organization.
“There are existing solutions in the market that support the secure access of information on personal smartphones and tablets. Organizations should evaluate whether these solutions meet their needs, rather than using traditional channels such as web interfaces and opening up email access via the web as an option.”It was therefore natural that more than half the survey respondents ranked this adoption the second-highest on the list of technology challenges.
Policy adjustments and awareness programs are the top two measures used to address risks posed by this new mobile technology.
The adoption of security techniques and software, however, is still low. For instance, encryption techniques are used by fewer than half (47%) of the global organisations.
The massive popularity and growth of social media has also threatened the IT risk landscape. Social media risks include the introduction of malicious software lurking within social networks, hacked accounts that are used to solicit information, and the release of confidential or negative company information or personal data.
“The traditional paradigm of security within a perimeter is no longer valid.”To address potential risks posed by social media, organizations seem to be adopting a hard-line response. A majority (53%) of the global organizations respond by blocking access to sites rather than embracing the change and adopting enterprise-wide measures.
“With the increased collaboration with upstream and downstream partners, data resides not just within the confines of the organization.”Despite all the hype about cloud computing, many organisations are still unclear of the implications of cloud computing. From the survey, 48% of the global respondents said that the implementation of cloud computing is a difficult challenge, and more than half of them (52%) have not implemented any controls to mitigate the risks associated with cloud adoption.
The most frequently taken measure is stronger oversight on the contract management process with cloud providers, but even this is done by only 22% of respondents.
“Confronted with diminishing borders, cloud services, and increasing support of personal tablets for information mobility, companies are asking themselves how to respond to new and emerging risks and whether their strategy needs to be revisited. The focus must move from short-term fixes to a more holistic approach integrated with long-range strategic corporate goals.”The good thing is that companies are aware of the widening gap between business needs and information security – and are willing to address the situation.
72% of the respondents in the survey see a rising level of risk due to increased external threats.
At the same time, more than half (59%) of them plan to increase their information security budgets in the coming 12 months, focusing on areas including business continuity capabilities (47%), data leakage and data loss prevention (28%), compliance monitoring (21%), and identity and access management (21%).
Gerry Chng observes that “there is generally a slow uptake of public cloud services for larger enterprises due to risk concerns. Such services may make sense for a small company as the utility model of the cloud means that these companies do not need to have the capital and operational expenses to maintain their own infrastructure and applications.”
“For larger organizations, the risks of compromising the integrity of sensitive data far outweighs the benefits they may reap from cloud computing. The concept of cloud computing is centered around easy access to data, without the need for knowledge on where the data is stored and how the cloud works,” Chng added
“This lack of specific details makes it difficult for organizations to assess the risks to their data residing in the cloud. In the absence of clear guidance, many organizations seem to be making ill-informed decisions, either moving to the cloud prematurely and without appropriately considering the associated risks, or avoiding it altogether,” concluded Chng.
The partnership will see TM hosting Akamai NetStorage – a secure managed service for the storage of large volume of data – via its Internet Protocol-based (IP-based) network to customers in South Asia.
Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud platform provider while Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is a New Generation Network service provider in Malaysia.
TM’s IP network is delivered over its diverse international network infrastructure with worldwide Point of Presence (POPs) connectivity.
“The Akamai NetStorage will attract a high voume of Internet traffic to TM’s network, and definitely strengthen Malaysia’s position as a regional Internet hub,” said Rozaimy Abd Rahman, Executive Vice President of TM Global.Akamai NetStorage will be deployed in TM’s Data Center in Cyberjaya, Malaysia, which is targeted for completion by end of 2011. This will be Akamai’s only such storage facility in South Asia.
Historically, Internet users in Asia used to receive large amounts of content such as websites and videos from North America only.
The partnership with TM will allow Akamai to gain storage and co-location capacity in South Asia, and will serve to increase the transit bandwidth on the Akamai Intelligent Platform, Akamai’s cloud-based platform with global reach and local delivery capabilities.
Akamai Intelligent Platform delivers astronomical amounts of Web content on its infrastructure:
Akamai NetStorage service offers multiple terabytes of storage capacity on demand, automatic failover capability, content replication and connectivity to multiple Internet service providers. It also intelligently monitors network traffic and automatically avoids congestion and overloads for better overall user experience.
“With the collaboration, TM’s customers will be able to enjoy excellent internet connectivity and enhanced surfing experience as the source of content is stored locally here, which will result in seamless network performance,” Rozaimy added.TM has aggressively enhanced, improved and upgraded its IP service platform to further meet the ever demanding customers’ expectations. Earlier this year, the company has embarked into IPv6 capability to address the exhaustion of IPv4 in the region.
TM IP service is equipped with the latest security features such as black hole and clean pipe to secure its IP network against any unwanted threats.
VADS Berhad, a subsidiary of TM, provides global storage and serves as a major hub for data in the region.
As the largest Data Centre provider in the country, TM leverages on its 14 carrier-neutral data centres nationwide which are ISO 27001 certified and which fulfill all Tier 3 standards and Tier 4 ready.
This is backed by its extensive nationwide and global high-speed IP network, and its existing vast customer base to offer high Service Level Assurance, superlative levels of availability, security with high redundancy for its clients.
It will enable companies to have an IT infrastructure without the complexity of procurement and capital investment.
Western Digital launches a slew of media storage, networking and playback products for the connected lifestyle.
Western Digital My Book Live personal cloud storage
The premise of the Connected Life solution from Western Digital is the simple set-up of a private personal cloud where media can be accessed and shared from any computer at home.
This personal cloud can also be extended into the Internet so that mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers can also access data and media in the cloud using apps, while computers can use a browser interface.
The centrepiece of the Connected Life solution from Western Digital is the My Book Live network attached storage. With capacities ranging from 1TB to 3TB, these network capable external hard drives are connected directly to the wireless router at home so that any computer – be it a Mac or a PC – can store and access the media in the drive.
Western Digital WD TV Live streaming media player
The WD TV Live media player that is connected to the wireless network can then stream media from My Book Live and play photos, music and videos on a large TV screen. It can also stream media directly from Internet services such as YouTube.
Outside home, data and media on My Book Live can be accessed on mobile devices using WD apps WD 2go (free), WD 2go Pro (US$2.99), and WD Photos (free).
