Links List 4.11.08

Posted April 11th, 2008 by Joe Pendry

ifountain discusses rapid CMDB, an open source solution for enterprises. He shares the problem of IT organizations being structured around functional silos of expertise and too focused on technology, hence there is a gap between IT organizations and the business.

The Parallels blog explores two roles for virtualization: as a platform and as a feature. The first positions virtualization as replacement for someone else’s existing platforms. The second says that virtualization is providing optimization of existing platforms.

The Data Center Automation blog shares a blueprint for data center automation, including configuration and change automation to make configuration or software changes in mass or in a more controlled, systematic way. Understanding what the potential impact or risks are associated with making that change and keeping tabs on what is changing and if it is authorized or in line with established standards.

Michael Krigsman of Asuret, Inc. and ZDNet picked up on a post from IT’s About Uptime, and provides seven tips for handling post-failure communications. He provides examples from Technorati, Flickr, and Skype.