Vector‘s Blog on IT Asset, Help Desk and Change Management

I’ve just read an interesting post on this topic on ZDnet, making the case that the advent of cloud computing is going to raise users’ expectations of performance, which will in turn drive the need for a much higher level of analytical information on the performance of all the key elements of the cloud infrastructure. A main contributor to the post works for a company which (as far as I can tell) provides powerful analytics of log files.I am reminded again of the key role that should be being played by the analysis of existing application usage information, in developing plans for a move to SaaS, and I wonder how organizations address this topic when planning their move to SaaS. How do they assess the real bandwidth needs, without knowing what the real application usage is?If you are engaged in considering, planning or executing a move to SaaS for any current applications, please comment below.  I truly am curious as to how you are assessing the demands on the architecture.

About the Author

Colin Bartram's background in IT Asset and Service Management runs uninterrupted from the 1980s, and includes specifying, writing, selling and supporting software solutions. Today he contributes to product strategy and marketing for the Vector Networks group of companies. His spare time is focussed on his horse and the related demands of maintaining 5 acres of ancient pasture in Derbyshire in the UK.