EMA Releases Comprehensive Research on Advanced IT Analytics
Study represents first-ever impartial comparison of underlying analytics
engines driving leading IT Management products
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 29, 2006, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA),
the leading independent IT management research and consulting firm,
today announced key findings from its recent in-depth and independent
study of the advanced Analytics functionality of leading IT Management
products. The 115-page research report "EMA's Analytics Roadmap" details
the Analytics capabilities of 44 solution providers spanning the IT
Management market - from service assurance, to security, to
configuration and change management, to asset and storage management.
EMA is offering this report for purchase, as well as free access to a
number of other Analytics resources at www.emausa.com
Like the engine of a car, Analytics play a fundamental role in powering
an IT Management solution. Analytics, as covered in the research report,
includes both real-time and historical analysis for a wide range of
disciplines - from troubleshooting to capacity planning to financial
modeling - and supports - from basic correlation to application
transaction analysis to data mining and OLAP.
"This is the first report of its kind in the IT management industry to
provide a roadmap of Analytic technology types as they map to specific
IT management processes and goals," said Dennis Drogseth, EMA vice
president. "It's the first place to come to get a bird's eye view of
what is really under the covers of some of the leading innovators in the
IT management marketplace."
The three goals of the report include:
* To provide IT adopters with a thumbnail handbook of how to "look under
the hood" at vendor offerings in order to consolidate and integrate
best-of-class Analytic systems in support of critical IT and business
goals. It is designed to help IT planners, managers, and executives
formulate intelligent and well-focused questions assessing vendor
choices and options, rather than providing readymade generic answers. As
such, it is intended as a first step in escalating the awareness of
Analytic options and choices across IT management markets.
* To provide service providers and MSPs with similar insights and
guidance in making IT management technology selections.
* To help vendors from throughout the IT management marketplace
understand how advanced analytics are reshaping the competitive
landscape in their individual markets for IT management solutions, and
to provide the first-ever roadmap for assessing options for investing in
advanced Analytics in a broad industry context.
EMA's Drogseth will share highlights from this ground-breaking Analytics
study in a free, one-hour Webinar titled "What's Under the Hood? How
Advanced Analytics are Revolutionizing IT Management" to be held on
Tues., Dec 5, 2006, at 1 p.m. ET. To sign-up for the Webinar, visit:
http://www.emausa.com/ema_lead.php?ls=analyticswebws1206&bs=analyticsweb
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About Enterprise Management Associates
Founded in 1996, EMA is the only industry analyst and consulting firm
dedicated to issues of IT Management. The firm conducts comprehensive,
in-depth research and analysis on current and emerging concepts, issues,
trends, strategies and resources. EMA consults with enterprise IT
professionals to assess their organization's current IT management
infrastructure, skills, efficiency and effectiveness-making
recommendations to improve productivity, maximize ROI, improve service
quality and align IT operations with business strategy. In addition, the
firm's work with vendors and service providers gives it significant
influence in the marketplace, reaching nearly 300,000 people each month.
For more information, visit www.enterprisemanagement.com
