Opsware Brings Major Advances in Automation to the Fastest Growing Platforms in the Data Center: Windows, Linux and Virtualizati
24 Mai 2007 - 9:01AM
Business Wire
Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW), the leading provider of Data Center
Automation software, today announced Opsware Server Automation
System�6.5, a major upgrade to the industry�s number one choice for
automating the full lifecycle management of physical and virtual
servers. With significantly increased functionality, deeper
integration with Opsware Process Automation System, and expanded
support for Windows, Linux and Virtualization, Server Automation
System�6.5 further delivers on Opsware�s vision for helping IT
eliminate latency from data center operations to achieve a
�zero-latency data center.� Ranked by IDC as by far the fastest
growing server provisioning software, Opsware�s Server Automation
System has been deployed in hundreds of leading organizations
around the world, including Acxiom, Atos Origin, BT, Convergys,
GAD, LogicaCMG, and Network Appliance. The software automates
day-to-day operational activities, such as server provisioning,
compliance, updates, and application configuration management. It
also automates the task of setting and enforcing regulatory and
best practice standards, delivering executive-level, at-a-glance
visibility into server, software, and application configuration for
regulatory compliance. Because the software allows a single
administrator to accomplish in hours what used to take several
administrators days to accomplish, it has helped many Opsware
customers reduce operational costs and achieve efficiencies by as
much as 90% per task. �We view Opsware Server Automation System as
a cornerstone in our effort to run the highest quality, most
efficient data center operation in the industry,� said Marty Sunde,
Infrastructure Management Division Leader at Acxiom. �As one of the
industry�s leading IT service providers, we set the bar very high
for how efficiently we run our operations. Working with Opsware
will enable us to replace manual data center tasks with a full
lifecycle automation approach that is essential to key data center
initiatives such as Information Technology Infrastructure Library
(ITIL) standardization.� Deep, Automated Lifecycle Management for
Windows, Linux and Virtual Server Environments The trend in
enterprise data centers is strongly towards three key platforms
that are growing markedly faster than any others: Windows Servers,
Linux, and virtual server environments. Opsware Server Automation
System 6.5�adds a deep array of new features designed to support
full lifecycle management on these platforms. Microsoft Windows
PowerShell Integration. Server Automation System 6.5�s powerful
data model is now extended to integrate Microsoft Windows
PowerShell, a command line shell and scripting language, to help
Windows administrators achieve a higher level of productivity. Any
information about a server that is managed by the Opsware System is
now accessible directly from within PowerShell. Examples include
the history for every job run on a Windows server, or what
applications are being supported by the server. With this
integration now the latest Windows technology can be used to access
the right information that has been automatically stored in the
Opsware System for change execution. Seamless Integration with
Process Automation System for Unmatched ITIL Compliance. Server
Automation System�6.5�s seamless integration with the Opsware
Process Automation System greatly accelerates the process of
standardizing on Information Technology and Infrastructure Library
(ITIL) best practices and similar standards. The integrated systems
provide out-of-the-box workflow automation for ITIL incident,
problem, change and release management processes, greatly
simplifying the task of managing compliance across disparate IT
groups and systems. Managing compliance across large, complex
organizations and heterogeneous systems is one of the most
difficult challenges enterprises face in maintaining ITIL
compliance, and the Opsware suite is the first to provide the
seamless integration between process and change management
necessary to simplify such coordination. Automation of next
generation Linux environments. Opsware Server Automation System now
manages servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 and integrates
with the Red Hat Network to provide the easiest way to keep systems
up to date and secure. This out-of-the-box integration provides the
ability to automatically download software updates and vendor
recommendations to Opsware. Opsware takes all vendor
recommendations and translates them into actionable software
policies, relieving administrators of this tedious task. Opsware
also enhances deployment of Red Hat software updates by performing
full dependency analysis and resolving any dependencies, ensuring
the success of Linux software and patch management. Deeper Windows
Management and Compliance. In addition to providing audit and
remediation for all COM+/DLL and metabase objects, Server
Automation System 6.5 supports Microsoft Windows Pre-Installation
Environment (WinPE), allowing for much more flexible Windows
provisioning. In addition, the system now supports creating
exceptions on audit rules. Individual rules can be selected on a
per-audit, per-server basis; exceptions can expire at a
pre-determined date; and rules with exceptions are not considered
in compliance calculations. Reports can be generated on per-server
exceptions. Process Controls for Virtualization Deployments. With
the proliferation of virtualized servers in data centers,
virtualization management has become a major concern. With the
launch of Opsware Virtualization Director earlier this year,
Opsware already has offered industry-leading automated management
for both VMware and Solaris 10 virtual platforms. With Server
Automation System�6.5 Opsware extends its virtualization management
capabilities by adding discovery and application dependency mapping
for virtual systems and adding process and work-flow automation.
These new capabilities are enabled through integration with
Opsware�s Visual Application Manager product and Opsware�s Process
Automation System. In particular, the introduction of automated
process management for virtual environments allows IT to enforce
much-needed process and operational discipline for managing virtual
environments. To date, virtual server management has been ad hoc,
which is not sustainable in production data centers. The new Server
Automation System 6.5 now offers an automated, repeatable,
auditable and scalable solution for managing virtualized
environments in an enterprise ready, standards-compliant way.
�Opsware Server Automation System 6.5 delivers important new
functionality for the fastest growing enterprise platforms that can
significantly drive down costs and reduce latency for enterprise IT
organizations,� said Tim Howes, CTO at Opsware Inc. �If your data
center is running Windows, Linux, or virtualized environments, you
can now manage the full lifecycle of these platforms with an
unprecedented degree of visibility, flexibility and compliance
controls.� Availability Opsware Server Automation System�6.5 is
available now. About Opsware Inc. (NASDAQ:OPSW) Opsware, the
world�s leading IT automation company, unlocks the promise of
technology by accelerating IT to zero latency. The company�s
software, the Opsware System, automates the entire data center,
from provisioning to patching, configuration to compliance and
discovery to deployment, turning data center operations into a
competitive advantage for business. Opsware�s technology is used by
hundreds of companies worldwide including banks, service providers,
retailers, manufacturers and Internet companies with IT
environments ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of servers,
network devices, storage devices and IT processes. For more
information on Opsware Inc., please visit our Web site at
www.opsware.com. Opsware is a service mark and trademark of Opsware
Inc. All other product names, service marks, and trademarks
mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. This
press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the
benefits and capabilities of our software products. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from these statements,
including the risk that the assumptions underlying our current
business strategy may change, that our experience operating as a
software company is limited, and that the products may not perform
as described. More information about these and other factors that
could affect our business are included in our Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on April 14, 2006 under the headings �Risk Factors� and
�Management�s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations� and the Forms 10-Q and 8-K that we file
during the fiscal year. The determination of when the new
automation capabilities described in this release will be made
generally available, if ever, remains at the sole discretion of
Opsware Inc.
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