Akorri Introduces IT Key Performance Indicator for Virtualization Management

Akorri, Inc. announced BalancePoint 2.0 with significant new features including: GuidePoint Performance Index, Scorecard Reporting, and Storage Virtualization Support. BalancePoint 2.0 is now available as a virtual appliance for quick, easy, cost-effective deployment, and streamlined support.

• The GuidePoint Performance Index (PI)
  is the industry’s first and only performance metric that ensures server
  and storage infrastructure is optimally matched to the application’s
  workload requirements. The Performance Index provides IT with a
  mathematical, key performance indicator enabling them to make justified
  decisions to initiate IT optimization projects or make IT purchase
  decisions. Automatically and dynamically determined, a PI index of 100
  means that the assigned IT resources (servers, storage, etc.) are
  optimally matched to the underlying infrastructure. A PI greater than
  100 indicates that the assigned IT resources are over-utilized and
  performance is poor. A PI significantly less than 100 illustrates
  under-utilized and IT management should consider efficiency initiatives
  such as server consolidation or storage tiering.
• Scorecard Reporting provides key performance and utilization information for ESX and VMs, physical servers, application service, and storage usage
• Storage virtualization support for
  IBM SVC and HDS UVMmakes BalancePoint the first and only cross-domain
  performance management solution to support both virtualized servers and
  virtualized storage.
• BalancePoint 2.0 is now delivered as a virtual appliance eliminating
  the complexity typically found with traditional software installations.
  The virtual appliance is a pre-built, pre-configured, ready-to-run
  application packaged with an operating system inside a virtual machine.

“Companies are increasingly making
strategic architecture decisions to run business critical applications
on virtual infrastructure,” said Stephen Elliot, Research Director at
IDC. “To enable a smooth transition, it becomes crucial they understand
how data center infrastructure is affected in key areas such as server
and storage resource utilization, technology and business KPI impact,
and deep visibility and analysis into performance data. These are key
management factors that increase ROI and decrease the risk of
application failure.”

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