Publication: Network Computing, 16 Nov 2011
It enables executives, business managers and knowledge workers to answer fundamental questions about the business, regularly monitor potential risks and make time-sensitive decisions that impact business results, says Mike Sargent, general manager, service assurance, CA Technologies.
"Executive Insight is all about simplicity, collaboration, mobility, self-service and business-optimized IT," he says. "It's really a dashboard solution that builds off the suite capabilities we have." Key capabilities include real-time metrics through CA Application Performance Management (APM) for insight into how IT services impact revenue generation, internal productivity and brand value; interactive dashboards for selecting, organizing and monitoring business indicators; and mobility support for iPhones, iPads, Android devices and laptops. Sargent says CA is working with RIM, and future versions of this product will support the Playbook tablet and smartphones.
This is just the beginning--CA's initial foray into providing an effective solution for executives, says Dennis Drogseth, VP, Enterprise Management Associates. "What I like and think is most important is to understand it from the design perspective. They're leveraging a layered approach, assimilating data from multiple sources ... and will be clearly expanding it to other areas. They have an extensible platform for assimilating different pieces of information and bringing it to a context to support executive decision makers that can range over time from C-level executives to line-of-business managers."
