CA has announced that its service availability solutions have been positioned in the "Leaders" quadrant in IT event correlation and analysis (ECA) according to a Gartner, Inc report entitled "Magic Quadrant for IT Event Correlation and Analysis, 2006".*
CA`s service availability solutions help ensure reliable access to IT services by automating and optimising the IT infrastructure to meet business demands.
According to the Gartner report, IT organisations invest in event correlation and analysis tools "to improve the productivity of the IT operations staff and reduce the time it takes to troubleshoot problems by consolidating events from various devices, applications and other management tools".*
Without proper event management, says Gartner, the IT operations group "can be deluged with event storms, numerous false positives, and a `sea of red` on their consoles".*
Gartner positions vendors in the "Leaders" quadrant based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute. According to the report, "Vendors positioned in the Leaders quadrant possess a large and satisfied installed base and have a high degree of visibility within the market (for example, frequent consideration and success in competitive situations). They offer highly scalable, robust applications, and they have the strategic vision to address evolving enterprise requirements in the areas of mapping and prioritising events to business impact and optimising the event-to-incident/problem resolution processes, including integration with service desk tools.*
"We believe this report shows that we are providing the solutions customers need to improve the effectiveness and efficiency with which they deliver critical IT services across their far-flung and complex enterprise infrastructures," said Alan Nugent, senior vice-president and general manager of CA`s Enterprise Systems Management Business Unit.
"No other solutions vendor is better able to help IT organisations support their companies` critical business processes, which are increasingly dependent on their heterogeneous technology infrastructure."
CA`s service availability solutions provide customers with tools to improve service, minimise downtime, reduce the cost of IT operations, and tune their service-oriented infrastructures to respond more nimbly to business change. CA`s service availability solutions in IT event correlation and analysis include Unicenter Network and Systems Management r11, which is closely integrated with Unicenter Service Desk r11, and network fault management (SPECTRUM) and network performance management (eHealth) products.
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The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted 14 June 2006 by Gartner, Inc and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of the marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner`s analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
* Gartner, Inc, "Magic Quadrant for IT Event Correlation and Analysis, 2006," Debra Curtis, Will Cappelli, and David Williams, 13 June 2006.
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