Tag Archives: Monitoring

Architecting for performance: What is performance?

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Malcolm Mac Donald

Have a look at this video clip before we get into the concept of understanding performance. Video clip: Fiat Bravo vs. Ferrari 550 Maranello vs. Ferrari F1 The three cars in this video are clearly very different. For a formula … Continue reading →

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Enterprise IT Architecture Conference

Posted on July 18, 2008 by Malcolm Mac Donald

I will be speaking at an Enterprise IT Architecture Conference on the 28th and 29th of July 2008. Attached are my Presentation Notes that I will talk to on the topic of Architecting for Performance and IT Asset Management Asset-management-practices … Continue reading →

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The formula for Systems Monitoring

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

In Formula 1 racing, monitoring and management are designed in from the beginning. All of the teams know they cannot be competitive without it and they are certain that they would not be competitive if they ignored the information provided … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Clutter in Systems Management

Posted on January 12, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

Software Factories: Part 2 will be coming along on Monday, but for now a change of topic onto Systems Management Out-of-the Box Systems Management Tools There are numerous systems Management tools out there and a lot of corporates own a … Continue reading →

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