visibility

Previously I touched on a product called OnCommand Insight, not a strict NetApp only monitoring tool but the ability to pool all the infrastructure stack and being able to provide insight into that, this could be based on chargeback, monitoring to make sure that the systems are functioning as they should be to avoid end user disruption and also being able to leverage the tool for capacity planning and management. Moving on now to Cloud Insights, this new offering from NetApp is much more welcome because I believe this will open the door to similar capabilities mentioned above but at a much more affordable price.Read More →

I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the session that was to be delivered to the SFD16 delegates in Boston. Coming from a NetApp background I have been very impressed by NetApp OnCommand Insight as a product throughout the years, yet the frustrating thing was how all of that information and data was only available at an absolute premium to the top companies or largest enterprise customers around the world. This made or makes me sad. The “insight” see what I did there that this tool can gather is AMAZING! It’s not limited to only NetApp storage it can gather information aboutRead More →