One of the keys to an optimized database is the creation of an accurate database model. This is where business application modeling is extremely valuable. Business application modeling is the creation of a database model which provides an overview of the current database. In many cases, this model can be automatically updated.
Not everyone has this capability and this is where BMC consulting (such as discovery and dependency mapping with BMC ADDM) comes into play. Through discovery and mapping coupled with business application modeling, users can track IT infrastructure dependencies, reduce a data center’s risk and simplify IT infrastructure management.
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Even small companies can quickly build an extremely complex network of servers. Larger companies have networks that can stretch across several different countries.
Servers and related data center equipment are getting smaller. However, this also means they’re getting more condensed, which means heat — lots of it. Heat is the avowed enemy of the data center: For optimum efficiency, a data center needs to remain cool.
Managing the performance and quality of service provided by your business applications can be complicated by application silos, each with its own myopic view of the architecture on which it runs – whether physical or virtual. With limited visibility to application dependency, it becomes even more difficult to align your business applications to business needs. As a result, costs can increase and service levels could be compromised.
