Managing day-to-day IT operations is like piloting a large freightliner: on some days, the trip can be smooth sailing, while other days are fraught with stress. For this reason, up-to-date analytical data is vital for the accurate isolation of problems and the reaching of informed business decisions.

This white paper deals with the following topics:

• Transaction-level data as a driver of business planning
• Capacity planning challenges
• Predicting the true impact of business growth in complex environments
• Determining which infrastructure items serve which business applications