07/04/2010 05:23:04 AM EST

Great and informative article, especially the need to application service automation. Nolio ASAP is a platform just for this, that knows how to take complex and multi tier application deployment processes, and model them in an easy to use interface that can get executed in development, QA, and production. Available at http://www.noliosoft.com

United StatesDaniel Kushner

07/08/2010 01:37:07 PM EST

Very insightful article. Especially agree with the point that developers should take more responsibility for helping operations. It makes sense since they are the ones who know application architecture and deployment environment best. One of the key issues there is providing continuous monitoring of applications and their relationships to resources - services, hardware, middleware, storage, etc. The more thought is given to the metrics that represent health and performance of the applications, the more empowered operations are in productions. IntegraSolv's OWL is just such as product. It allows developers to communicate performance and relationships to operations personnel using application instrumentation. Whether components are running in the enterprise, in the cloud, or in a mixed environment, Owl represents a valid, application focused picture. Available at http://www.integrasolv.com

United StatesArthur Frankstein