Harnessing the Power of an IT Dashboard

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Harnessing the Power of an Enterprise IT Dashboard
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Three Essential Reasons Why Your IT Operation Needs One.


Read on to discover the three key reasons how enterprise IT dashboards can
deliver highly valuable information to your organization in an easy to use format,
and learn the importance of implementing simple processes that will turn
dashboard data into actionable IT decisions.




Authored by: Alex Bewley, Vice President, Research and Development
uptime's IT Systems Management Series: For Managers 1 www.uptimesoftware.com Enterprise IT Dashboards



THE REAL WORLD CHALLENGES ................................................................................... 3
MEETING THE CHALLENGES: THE IT DASHBOARD ALIGNS THE ORGANIZATION ............ 5
THREE CRITICAL REASONS WHY DASHBOARDS ARE ESSENTIAL IN TODAY'S IT OPERATION ................................................................................................................ 6
1. ASSURING IT SERVICE/APPLICATION AVAILABILITY ........................................................ 6 Example A: ..................................................................................................................... 6 2. OPTIMIZING ENTERPRISE SERVER CAPACITY ................................................................. 7 Example B: ..................................................................................................................... 8 Example C: ..................................................................................................................... 8 Example D: ..................................................................................................................... 8 3. CREATING A PROACTIVE SYSTEM HEALTH STRATEGY ..................................................... 10
IN ALL CASES: IT DASHBOARDS = STRATEGIC DECISIONS ............................................ 11
FROM DASHBOARD DATA TO ACTIONABLE BUSINESS DECISIONS .............................. 11
SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 13
ABOUT UPTIME SOFTWARE ...................................................................................... 14
WHY UP.TIME? ......................................................................................................... 15







uptime's IT Systems Management Series: For Managers 2 www.uptimesoftware.com Enterprise IT Dashboards

As the number IT management is faced with the daunting task of quickly turning complex data of servers and applications into accurate, actionable information, which in turn generates informed grow, IT decisions that support the organization's overall business strategy. At the managers must same time, IT management is responsible for ensuring high availability and find a way to convert performance of mission-critical applications, while continually working to performance communicate the value of the IT department to the organization system data into effective business Enterprise IT dashboards are integrated views that collect and communicate intelligence. key data in a simple-to-understand way. They measure and manage IT
services and performance to help executives and managers make informed
decisions that support the strategic objectives of their organizations. A solid IT
dashboard will effectively handle all the day-to-day needs for availability and
performance, yet still provide the high level views and reporting needed in
today's leading organizations.
The Real World Challenges
Each day, IT managers are faced with the formidable task of effectively
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