System for Visualizing Organizational Value Changes When Performing an Organizational Value Analysis
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center monitoring and management operation. The data center monitoring and management operation includes: selecting an organizational value from a plurality of organizational values, at least one of the plurality of organizational values representing a value associated with an information technology (IT) environment; analyzing organizational value goals associated with the IT environment, the analyzing taking into account the organizational value; generating suggested IT infrastructure changes based upon the analyzing; and, presenting a value tracing user interface, the value tracing user interface providing a visualization of the suggested IT infrastructure changes with respect to the organizational value.
1 . A computer-implementable method for performing a data center monitoring and management operation, comprising:
selecting an organizational value from a plurality of organizational values, at least one of the plurality of organizational values representing a value associated with an information technology (IT) environment;
analyzing organizational value goals associated with the IT environment, the analyzing taking into account the organizational value;
generating suggested IT infrastructure changes based upon the analyzing; and,
presenting a value tracing user interface, the value tracing user interface providing a visualization of the suggested IT infrastructure changes with respect to the organizational value.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the value tracing user interface includes a representation of infrastructure consumption relating to values based IT infrastructure configuration decisions.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein:
the representation of infrastructure consumption presents changes to the organizational value over time.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the value tracing user interface includes representation of an organizational values goals analysis.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the organizational values goals analysis includes a representation of a current forecast and a resolution forecast, the current forecast providing a representation of how an organizational value performs over time and the resolution forecast providing a representation of how an organizational value performs over time when a particular resolution is applied.
6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the representation of the organizational values goals analysis includes an ability to present an analysis of how each of the plurality of organizational goals respond when a respective organizational goal resolution is applied to the IT infrastructure.
7 . A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
selecting an organizational value from a plurality of organizational values, at least one of the plurality of organizational values representing a value associated with an information technology (IT) environment;
analyzing organizational value goals associated with the IT environment, the analyzing taking into account the organizational value;
generating suggested IT infrastructure changes based upon the analyzing; and,
presenting a value tracing user interface, the value tracing user interface providing a visualization of the suggested IT infrastructure changes with respect to the organizational value.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the value tracing user interface includes a representation of infrastructure consumption relating to values based IT infrastructure configuration decisions.
9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein:
the representation of infrastructure consumption presents changes to the organizational value over time.
10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the value tracing user interface includes representation of an organizational values goals analysis.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the organizational values goals analysis includes a representation of a current forecast and a resolution forecast, the current forecast providing a representation of how an organizational value performs over time and the resolution forecast providing a representation of how an organizational value performs over time when a particular resolution is applied.
12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the representation of the organizational values goals analysis includes an ability to present an analysis of how each of the plurality of organizational goals respond when a respective organizational goal resolution is applied to the IT infrastructure.
13 . A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
selecting an organizational value from a plurality of organizational values, at least one of the plurality of organizational values representing a value associated with an information technology (IT) environment;
analyzing organizational value goals associated with the IT environment, the analyzing taking into account the organizational value;
generating suggested IT infrastructure changes based upon the analyzing; and,
presenting a value tracing user interface, the value tracing user interface providing a visualization of the suggested IT infrastructure changes with respect to the organizational value.
14 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the value tracing user interface includes a representation of infrastructure consumption relating to values based IT infrastructure configuration decisions.
15 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein:
the representation of infrastructure consumption presents changes to the organizational value over time.
16 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the value tracing user interface includes representation of an organizational values goals analysis.
17 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein:
the organizational values goals analysis includes a representation of a current forecast and a resolution forecast, the current forecast providing a representation of how an organizational value performs over time and the resolution forecast providing a representation of how an organizational value performs over time when a particular resolution is applied.
18 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein:
the representation of the organizational values goals analysis includes an ability to present an analysis of how each of the plurality of organizational goals respond when a respective organizational goal resolution is applied to the IT infrastructure.
19 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.
20 . The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.