When it comes to capturing data my basic principles are pretty simple:
More is (just this once), more - at data capture time get everything you will need. You cannot go back in time and decide that
you’d really like to have a different bit of data. If you do not capture the data you need at
the time then it’s lost forever.
Quality data – You need quality
data, Garbage in is going to equal Garbage out.
Make sure the data is
in your control
- You need to have control of the data so that you can decide what is kept long term, what the aggregation is and so on.
Make sure you are
covering everything in the service - We’re offering best value when we can
manage the capacity of the service, not
just the servers. So make sure when capturing data that you include:
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Resource
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Application
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Network
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SAN
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Business data
Having said we need to capture
everything as it happens. The next
question is How? So I'll be looking at capture techniques on Friday.
In the meantime why not take a look at how athene® captures data
http://www.metron-athene.com/products/athene/datacapture/agent/index.html and our selection of Capture Packs
http://www.metron-athene.com/products/athene/datacapture/capture-packs/index.html
Phil Bell
Consultant
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