Hyperic Launches UI-Based Plugins

March 26th, 2008 Hyperic Press Desk

HQU Plugin Framework Provides Full Access To Deploy Zero-Touch, Zero-Downtime Web Infrastructure Management Automation

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – March 26, 2008

• Hyperic today announced a new version of both the open source and enterprise versions of its flagship software, Hyperic HQ
• The centerpiece of the new release is a plugin framework, HQU, that makes it easy to script and automate tasks so that operations teams can better organize and manage their infrastructure
• Hyperic HQU plugins can be applied in three ways:
  • Application #1: Custom UI views allow improved tracking and automation of specific applications or hard-to-manage tasks
  • Application #2: Web Services integration allows Hyperic to easily syndicate key data across all systems that manage IT infrastructure
  • Application #3: A Groovy script console leverages templates to simplify manual, error-prone tasks through automation
• While the majority of the HQU plugins will be available exclusively through the HyperFORGE, some will be bundled directly in the HQ application

Supporting Quotes

• “85% of our customers update their technology weekly to keep up with changing demands. As a result, their environments are so highly customized and prone to change that they are extraordinarily difficult to manage. Our mission is to help this new generation of online companies overcome this challenge. Using the new HQU framework, users can deploy a ‘zero touch’ management strategy that perfectly fits their custom environment – tailoring their deployment and automating tasks so they can solve problems fast, even when operating at extraordinary scale.” - Paul Melmon, SVP of engineering at Hyperic
• “With an extremely diverse infrastructure, meteoric customer demand and some of the most demanding SLAs in the business, we were facing an enormous management challenge. Hyperic was the only solution that made sense for us. The new HQU plugin framework will make it even easier to manage such a complex environment with a scale like ours. We plan to use it aggressively to automate tasks and simplify finding and fixing problems so we can better serve our users.” - Matthew Porter, CEO of Contegix
• “Open Source Software’s roots lies in open cooperation with the community that supports it. HQU Plugin Framework delivers a serious development advantage to Hyperic’s users and its community. Our community can now develop full feature functionality in an extremely modular, easy way and share their achievements with other HQ users. Our forums are positively buzzing with anticipation – I can’t wait to see what they come up with first.” - John Mark Walker, Hyperic Community Manager
• “Every sysadmin has existing scripts or products that interact with their infrastructure. HQU was designed to combine these scripts with the power of HW – to bring your management interface together with Rails’-like programming ease. Using Groovy with HQU, I wrote a new plugin UI view which shows JIRA trouble tickets right next to HQ’s resource information in about 15 minutes. Building something that useful, that quickly – it’s just cool.” - Jon Travis, Hyperic Principal Engineer

Supporting Resources

• More about Hyperic HQ
• More about Hyperic HQ Enterprise
• Contegix Website
• Contegix Case Study
• Groovy Website

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