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Information Management

Everyone is looking for information. what they all get is data and facts.

Data center administrators know all about information. And they especially know about the problems inherent with too much information. Typically every server and device in the shop will both consume and generate a dizzying amount of text information in the form of log files, configuration files, alert messages, etc.; and when something's going wrong it's the administrator's job to search for the proverbial needle in the haystack to determine the root cause of the issue.

The question is what does it all mean?

We are creating a helpdesk/project management/monitoring system using open source tools that will become proprietary environment. This is going to provide the tools to collect the information and enable reporting on the data so trends on stability, performance, use response times become visible.

While I have talked to make customers on the industry standard tools like heat and Remedy this open source tool set allows us to customize the reporting to our needs with standard skills (linux/apache/MySQL/PHP)

What are you doing in your environment?

Oracle trying to but in on SAP's business plans at the last minute.

Looks like Oracle is getting a little skitish

To bid or not: Business software maker Oracle is bidding $525 million for Retek in an attempt to thwart one of its fiercest rivals, Germany-based SAP.

Oracle (ORCL) said that it will offer $9 per share for Minneapolis-based Retek, hoping to persuade the maker of retail software to reconsider a $496 million, or $8.50-per-share, sales agreement with SAP.

Retek announced that it had accepted SAP's offer last week, prompting Oracle to jump into the fray even as it continues to digest its recently completed $10.3 billion acquisition of PeopleSoft.

Oracle's move underscores its escalating tensions with SAP (SAP), the world's largest maker of business software. By buying PeopleSoft, Oracle expanded its market share, but the deal remained up in the air for 18 months -- a period of uncertainty that gave SAP a chance to position itself as a more reliable alternative.

Why an Enterprise ERP blog

I am starting this to blog to put some basic Enterprise Application thinking and guidance out there and help me put some logic to best practices.

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