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The data center is changing. IT is driving an architectural revolution as significant as client-server computing in the early 90'.
With internet technologies being leveraged for mission-critical business applications, the replacement of the traditional desktop
with the web browser, virtualization, and cloud computing is rapidly changing how applications are developed and deployed.
Newly created enterprises are embracing these new standards, choosing different solutions than their predecessors
a generation ago. Existing enterprises are acquiring new solutions and transitioning legacy systems to this paradigm. The older
layers of architecture never seem to go away, and management tools that can manage this new world while also bridging legacy systems
rarely, if never exist.
 OpsWise Has Been Rated as a Value Leader
"We have included a brand new company in the Value Leader category - OpsWise. Their
Automation Center product, released in December 2008, is a marvel to behold. The founders took full advantage of cutting-edge technology to construct an incredibly intuitive and attractive interface. With broad platform support, this JavaScript, Web 2.0, cloud-friendly offering is worth watching."
Platforms are changing. The rise of Linux and the maturation of Windows plus the dominance of inexpensive and versatile intel
hardware has reduced the role of mid-range and mainframe technologies. Dedicated physical servers are now rarer as computing
resources are now pooled together and virtualized
How applications are deployed are changing - attitudes towards hosting mission-critical applications and data have changed,
with applications now being hosted via SaaS vendors or in the cloud. The first applications were helpdesk and salesforce automation
solutions, but now more and more programs, including IT Infrastructure tools, are being introduced.
Your workload is changing. Workload today is much more event-driven, requiring more complex dependencies,
and needs to understand how to operate in a dynamic and elastic computing environment.
 OpsWise Receives Award for Best Interface Design
"The OpsWise Automation Center interface is elegant, attractive, and intuitive. It fully deserves this award not only for these characteristics, but for its cutting-edge underpinnings and openness. From Web 2.0 services to contextual Wiki tutorials, this interface is center ring."
What should a solution purpose-built for this next era of computing look like?
- Its architecture should be flexible - portable across operating systemd and configured to run and manage resources both on-premise, as SaaS, and in the cloud.
- It should be highly scalable - with a clustered configuration for high availability and load balancing. It must be capable of running high volumes of transactions and real-time events
- It should manage dynamic & elastic resources - dynamically allocating workload to virtual servers
- It should be accessible from anywhere - No thick clients. 100% web-based, any device, any browser
- It should be highly secure - supporting SSL from end-to-end, role-based security, LDAP, and comprehensive auditing
- It should manage workload on every generation of technology - From z/OS to Windows, Mid-Range UNIX, and Linux
- It should also be dead-simple to use - Point & Click, Drag & Drop, with Rich visualization, User-configurable dashboards, and integrated reporting
In summary, it should be OpsWise
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