An Introduction To Xervmon
Sep 06, 2014
An Introduction To Xervmon
Agenda Vision and DeliveryXervmon LeadershipHow Xervmon WorksXervmon for EnterprisesNews and Partnership
The Xervmon VisionTo be the leader in “Integrated Cloud
Management”
To simplify the IT platform in order to to manage, monitor and deploy work loads across public/private and hybrid clouds using one integrated app.
How we plan to deliver our visionXervmonCore Apps
An innovative and integrated suite of apps to manage both Cloud and non-Cloud assets with equal ease
How we plan to deliver our visionSystems-IntegrationTo integrate systems, accountability and
reporting capability through a suite of tools that help to:CollaboratePlanEstimate & Forecast before deployment
This will avoid wastage and uncontrollable spend after deployment
Is there a gap in the market for Xervmon?
Why the market needs XervmonTwo research studies carried
out in recent times captures the market need very well.
1. The recent Forrester "State of IT Monitoring" study results showed that 14% of participants are using over 20 different tools to find and fix issues. This leads to a number of downfalls, including slow detection of IT problems and prolonged resolution times.
2. Forrester Consulting research showed that businesses waste over $100,000/hour due to downtime.
Organizations need one integrated tool to serve their IT needs.
There is a need to change and adopt an integrated system that can help organizations face the challenges of managing and hosting their portals.
Xervmon Integrated CloudManagement can increase yourproductivity levels, quickly
identifyproblems, take actions, controlcomplex system environments in
aunified manner.
How Xervmon Works
•Opens requisition (Service desk ticket)
•Attach an Planned Deployment (one or more) plan to requisition
Sys Admin/ IT Project
Manager
•Collaborates and comments on service desk requisition and deployment
•Security team checks for IT compliance & policies
Assigned Group/Team
•Evaluate if service requisition budget and total estimated cost is appropriate and approve
•Optionally review and audit.
Approvers/Reviews
•Manage, Monitor & Control Cloud assets & non Cloud Assets
Post Deployment
OVSDMercury CenterServiceNowServiceMesh…
AWS ConsoleRackspace control panel…
NagiosCollectdGraphite for real time series…
Jasper Reports
BIRT
Ansible
Cloud IT Management – Current State of Affairs Email or
Informal collaboration tools
Microsoft VisioSpreadsheet & Others
•Opens requisition (I help desk T ticket)
•Attach an planned deployment (one or more) plan to requisition
Sys Admin/ IT Project
Manager
•Collaborates and comments on service desk requisition and deployment
•Security team checks for IT compliance & policies
Assigned Group/Team
•Evaluate if service requisition budget and total estimated cost is appropriate and approve
•Optionally review and audit.
Approvers/Reviews
•Manage, Monitor & Control Cloud assets & non Cloud Assets
Post Deployment
RequisitionsBusiness MetadataUsersRoles (Groups)Permissions
Cloud Console
Monitoring DistroXervmon Brokers
Report Builder
Ansible (implicit)
Cloud IT Management – Xervmon
Deployment Designer
Core
XMDSystems MonitoringData Collectors
Real time series for graphs
Services (LOAD, Apache, Process)
Process Threshold Checks
Auto Discovery
Open Ports
Alerts (Error, Warning on hosts & services)
Custom Metrics
and more..
Cloud ConsoleCloud ManagementManage Cloud Resources
• Compute• Object Storage• Load Balancers
Plan Resource deployments• Visual Designer• Drag and drop• One click Deploy• Track & Manage
DeploymentsWorkflowRequisitions (Service Desk)CollaborationApprovals & ReviewsTrack Costs on deployments across BU, Cost centers and Departments
Reports & BITrack spend across Cloud providers & AssetsTrend Analytics and Export DataGeo MapsFeatures Highly Configurable Dashboards
Role Based Access (Who sees what?)
Self Contained App Bazaar
Manage Business Metadata
API/SDK
Xervmon NextGen
Role Based Deployment
Great tool for Finance and accounting department - Use it to view requisitions, budget, IT plans, costs drill down across BUs, Departments and Cost Centers
IT prof. can use the tool to model the deployment plans and integrate with third party automated tools
Finance can visualize the spend, estimates, ROI, forecasts, drilldown across regions, BUs , Departments & Cost Centers. Sales & Marketing can create compelling business cases if costs are known.
Collaborate & Orchestrate in harmony: Empowers the ops team to be productive with integrated set of tools that they are most comfortable with.
Great value for partner eco system to move up the value chain. Develop solutions for Enterprise App Bazaar and create revenue channels.
Role based ACL – Who sees What
1. Xervmon is now HP Converged Infrastructure Partner for Billing/Chargeback Solution for Private and Hybrid Cloud - Sep 20, 2013
2. Xervmon Announces inclusion into Rackspace Cloud Startup Program and listed in Cloud Tools Marketplace under Cloud Management – Jan 16, 2013
3. Independent IT Analyst 451 Research covers Xervmon – Dec 19, 2012
4. YourStory.in featured Xervmon with Technical Review – Dec 13, 2012
5. NextBigWhat.com covers Xervmon Dec 12, 2012
6. ITworld covers Xervmon – Sep 11, 2012
Rackspace Guest Blog SeriesRegain Control of your IT Spending – Jan 10, 2013
News and Partnerships