1.1 The
Ideal Difference
Lets take a moment and dramatically simplify network
operations, problem detection, root cause, correlation, and every other aspect of
monitoring down to some simple bullet points.What
exactly does AutoNOC do and how does it work? AutoNOC does the following:
- AutoNOC Makes Data Management & Acquisition
Very Easy
AutoNOC acquires, manages, and maintains representative network models
faster, better, and more cost effectively than any other product before it. AutoNOC
integrates and consistently simplifies all of the related complex steps so that the user
does not have to worry about them.
- AutoNOC Helps You to Build an Ideal Model
The integrated Web GUI, AutoNOC Interpreter, service levels, object
templates, built-in pre-defined service levels, and many other fast, lean, and clean
features make it practical for you to build the right operations model for your network
without spending lots of money on consultants.
- AutoNOC Compares the Data to Your Ideal Model
AutoNOC takes your data model and compares the information live, on the fly, to the
ideal or 'healthy' values. The software includes thousands of ideal value settings and
makes it very easy to change these or tune them.
- AutoNOC Flags Any Variations from the Ideal as
Problems
Whenever incoming data is outside of the ideal values and healthy data ranges, that
means that either the model needs to be adjusted or an issue has been detected, i.e., a
'problem'. The AutoNOC operations core then shows you these problems using a variety of
different views..
AutoNOC acquires lots of data, compares it all to what
should be ideal, and whenever the data differs from the ideal, the good health condition
is falsified and the problem condition rises to the top.
It provides a simple, very precise, no nonsense
methodology that makes it easy to detect and instantly identify problems within real world
IT environments.
AutoNOC's design was influenced by the works of Karl
Popper (Popperian Logic) and his Theories of Demarcation and Falsification. Popper's theories were used
to show that Einstein's Special and General Theory was a better theory than
Newton's Law of Gravitation for instance.
Most people would probably agree that troubleshooting
some networking issues is a lot like particle physics (or at least as challenging)!
Popper's falsification approach (assume everything is
true and search for that which disproves this theory) is one of many things that make AutoNOC
The Ideal Difference for people in real world
systems and network operations environments. |