Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading IT and data management research and consulting firm, announced the release of its newest EMA Radar Report titled, Workload Automation Q2 2012 – An EMA Radar Report.
Created to assist IT professionals in selecting the right Workload Automation (WLA) products, EMA has identified the leading vendors in this space based on key criteria defined by EMA Senior Analyst, Systems Management, Torsten Volk.
Results identify key strengths and weaknesses and highlight characteristics, summarized in a detailed market map and Radar Chart – which includes a composite score for each vendor – making it simple to see how vendors measure up in the market, as well as against other vendors.
The following criteria were the five major factors used to evaluate WLA solution maturity:
- Cross-Platform Job Scheduling - creating workflows across multiple platforms and applications.
- ITSM Integration – orchestrating ITIL-based process inputs and outputs
- Resource Optimization – dynamic resource allocation and load balancing
- Business Integration – linking IT services to business requirements, business impact analysis
- Predictive Analytics – dynamic thresholding, impact analysis, heuristic monitoring, etc.
The 13 vendors that were evaluated for this report are: Arcana, ASCI, ASG, BMC, CA Technologies, Cisco Systems, Flux, MVP Software, Network Automation, ORSYP, Stonebranch, UC4, and Terma Software Labs.
“The EMA Workload Automation Radar Report provides organizations with the background knowledge and guidance necessary to confidently evaluate available WLA solutions, based on its individual requirements profile” said Volk. “Additionally, this report offers a look into the future of WLA, analyzing the impact of the cloud, advanced analytics, SLA management, business intelligence and data warehouse integration, as well as lifecycle management. It is a substantial piece of independent research that presents a detailed picture of today’s state of the discipline.”
Click here for the complete Workload Automation Q2 2012 – An EMA Radar Report
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Click here to attend a Webinar highlighting key findings from the report on July 12, 2012
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