CA Technologies addresses cloud choice complexity

David Dobson, executive vice president and group executive for CA's, Customer Solutions Group, says that the company's new capabilities announced will help enable cloud usage and ease public, private and hybrid cloud deployments. He makes the point that the term 'cloud choice' describes the growing heterogeneity that includes traditional, cloud and hybrid application environments, but that the result is businesses face difficult decisions – not only if and when to move to the cloud, but also which type. "For more than a year, we have talked about cloud choice in the construct of an IT supply chain, where organisations decide on internal and external IT resources," explains Dobson. "Today, that choice has become more complex, as companies extend how they use cloud services for improved agility. This complexity demands that management and security be at the forefront of any cloud journey – particularly at the time of cloud choice," he adds. Hence the value of CA's new cloud-related products and services, which, he says, enable users to address these complexities with a lifecycle approach to cloud deployment, from planning to design, deliver, secure and assure. CA's new products include CA Business Service Insight 8.0, CA Automation Suite for Clouds 1.0, CA Automation Suite for Datacenters 12.5, CA Virtual Placement Manager 1.0, CA AppLogic 3.0 and CA NetQoS Unified Communications Monitor 3.2.