Hyperic Newsletter - August, 2008
Hyperic 3.2.5!
The latest release of Hyperic HQ, 3.2.5, is live and chock full of the good stuff. Notable changes and additions include: Changes in a platform’s fully qualified domain name are autodiscovered, the new JMX console allows you to display and control MBeans and troubleshoot JVM issues, script actions for alerts, metric display auto-reset from email and new escaltion pause options.
CloudStatus Supports Google App Engine
Google App Engine is the second significant cloud service to be monitored by CloudStatus, which launched in June with support for Amazon Web Services. Hyperic’s free CloudStatus service delivers real-time, independent insight into the health and performance of the App Engine, giving users a greater level of confidence in the reliability, availability and scalability of web applications running on Google’s infrastructure.
Hyperic opens UK office
- You heard right, Hyperic has just opened operations in London. Not London, Ontario, mind you. London, England. So, you know, tally ho!
Upcoming and Archived HyperCASTs
Be sure to tune in to this month’s amazing and informative webinars:
- Hyperic HQ 4.0 Beta Program - Do you want to get a sneak peek at Hyperic HQ 4.0, while earning fame and prizes? Praise and accolades? Envy and respect from your friends and family? This HyperCAST will show you how to get all that and more with the all new Hyperic Beta Program. It’s fun, it’s free, and it just might change the world of monitoring and management.
- Choose the next HyperCAST! We know you’re dying to know how to optimize or configure something or other. Everyone has something they’d like to better hack. So you tell us what our next webinar ought to be. Better plugins through HQU? How to make the perfect Manhattan? If we choose your idea, we’ll send you a free parting gift. It might be a year’s supply of Turtle Wax, or a trip to the Olympics the next time they’re in Beiling. But it’s probably more like some Hyperic branded merchandise.
If you missed or want to re-watch any of our HyperCASTs, we have built a library of archives. Some of the recent ones include:
Hyperic HQ Iterations for 4.0
Tick tock. The dawn of 4.0 is about to break. To get a glimpse:
Plugin of the Month
- Congratulations to Graeme Dunlop! Graeme wins plug in of the month for August 2008 for sending us code fixes for our JMX measurement plugin tutorial. Thanks Graeme!
Best of the Blog
- Meters, breakers, and other cloud analogies. “Software, regardless of who is developing it, always fails” says Hyperic CEO Javier Soltero, “what role do providers have in providing management technology to their customers?”
Hyperic in the News
- Om Malik is the first to post on the CloudStatus + Google App Engine announcement!
- No cloud computing for Dell case closed.
- Business Week recognizes open source at Red Hat convention.
Hyperic Professional Services
- Did you know that Hyperic sells Professional Services like Advanced Troubleshooting and Implementation or Upgrade assistance? Well, it’s true. If you’re interested in hearing more, contact sales.
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