The Automated Data Center - Still A Dream?
A recent article in CNNMoney talks of a recent study which found that while virtualization is increasing in the enterprise, automated management tools to improve efficiency and IT resource utilization are being implemented by relatively few. Taking a more ground-level view, this is a dangerous trend. Having to manually operate data center management activities and include long personnel training curves on tasks right in with the day-to-day expansion and putting out of fires is clearly an invitation to disaster.
