Mar 6 — Akorri recently launched BalancePoint 2.0. New features include GuidePoint Performance Index, Scorecard Reporting, and Storage Virtualization Support. BalancePoint 2.0 is now available as a virtual appliance for quick, easy, cost-effective deployment, and streamlined support.

The GuidePoint Performance Index (PI) is a performance metric that ensures server and storage infrastructure is optimally matched to the application’s workload requirements. The Performance Index provides IT with a mathematical, key performance indicator enabling them to make justified decisions to initiate IT optimization projects or make IT purchase decisions.

Scorecard Reporting provides key performance and utilization information for ESX and VMs, physical servers, application service, and storage usage.

Storage virtualization support for IBM SVC and HDS UVM makes BalancePoint a cross-domain performance management solution to support both virtualized servers and virtualized storage.

BalancePoint 2.0 is now provided as a virtual appliance eliminating the complexity typically found with traditional software installations. The virtual appliance is a pre-built, pre-configured, ready-to-run application packaged with an operating system inside a virtual machine.

“Companies are increasingly making strategic architecture decisions to run business critical applications on virtual infrastructure,” said Stephen Elliot, Research Director at IDC. “To enable a smooth transition, it becomes crucial they understand how data center infrastructure is affected in key areas such as server and storage resource utilization, technology and business KPI impact, and deep visibility and analysis into performance data. These are key management factors that increase ROI and decrease the risk of application failure.”

“Virtualization requires a new management paradigm,” said Tom Joyce, President and CEO at Akorri. “Akorri BalancePoint enables business service management by managing across silos and offering IT a way to define and measure service quality across technology types.”

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