Capacity Management
BMC Helix Continuous Optimization
Companies are increasingly faced with the complexity of managing infrastructures that combine on-premises resources, cloud environments and hybrid solutions. The difficulty of forecasting demand, optimizing resource allocation and controlling costs becomes even more critical in a scenario with different technological environments. The BMC Helix Continuous Optimization solution is designed to offer visibility and control in any configuration, whether on-prem, cloud or hybrid, addressing challenges in capacity management, financial planning and IT cost management. See how it can solve customers' main "pains" in these contexts.
Challenge: Underutilization or Overutilization of Resources in On-Prem, Cloud and Hybrid Environments
In an on-prem environment, physical resources are often not properly aligned with demand, leading to underutilization or overutilization of servers and storage. In cloud environments, dynamic scalability can generate excessive costs if not monitored correctly. In hybrid environments, the challenge is even greater, with the need to balance resource allocation between physical and virtual infrastructures.
How BMC Helix Continuous Optimization helps:
BMC Helix Continuous Optimization offers comprehensive, real-time visibility of all resources, regardless of whether they are on-premises or in the cloud. It analyses capacity usage in all environments, providing recommendations for optimization, such as redistributing workloads, expanding or reducing resources according to demand. This ensures that capacity is scaled efficiently, balancing utilization between on-premises and cloud resources, minimizing waste and improving performance.
Challenge: Capacity Forecasting in Dynamic Environments (On-Prem and Cloud)
In on-prem environments, capacity forecasts are critical to avoid over-investment or a lack of physical resources that could compromise system performance. In cloud environments, where resources are scalable on demand, the problem shifts to cost optimization and the appropriate choice of service plans. The hybrid scenario mixes these two challenges, making forecasting even more complex.
How BMC Helix Continuous Optimization helps:
The solution uses historical data and trends to predict future demand for resources in on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments. With this, companies can plan their needs in advance, avoiding overloads in on-premises infrastructures and optimizing the use of cloud resources. The ability to simulate different scenarios and financial impacts in each environment helps organizations choose the ideal mix of infrastructures, maximizing efficiency and keeping costs under control.
Challenge: Controlling Costs with Cloud Resources and Local Infrastructure
In on-prem environments, cost control is directly linked to the management of physical assets, which require maintenance, updates and energy consumption. In cloud environments, however, costs are related to on-demand use, where poorly managed consumption can lead to unexpected charges. In a hybrid environment, organizations need to manage the budget across multiple suppliers and infrastructures, which adds to the complexity.
How BMC Helix Continuous Optimization helps:
The solution continuously monitors and analyzes the costs associated with both on-prem resources and cloud environments. It identifies idle or underutilized assets that can be reallocated or decommissioned, helping to reduce operating costs in on-premises environments. In the case of the cloud, BMC Helix Continuous Optimization allows you to monitor resource usage in real time, adjusting allocation automatically to avoid unnecessary charges. In hybrid environments, it provides a unified view of costs, facilitating financial control and enabling effective management of IT expenses.
Challenge: Budget and Resource Allocation in Hybrid Environments
Hybrid environments increase the complexity of correctly allocating budget and resources, as companies need to balance their investments between on-premises infrastructure and the cloud. Without a tool that offers centralized visibility and performance analysis, there is a great risk of misallocation, which can affect efficiency and increase costs.
How BMC Helix Continuous Optimization helps:
The solution provides an integrated view of the entire infrastructure, including on-premises and cloud environments, allowing companies to make budget allocations based on real data on utilization and future demand. This ensures that resources are allocated where they are most needed, whether on local servers or in cloud instances, optimizing the return on IT investment. In addition, capacity planning and budgeting are supported by predictive analytics, allowing companies to adjust according to future growth needs.
Challenge: Lack of Governance over Multicloud Infrastructure
The adoption of multiple cloud providers creates governance and control challenges, especially when resources are provisioned without proper supervision. This can result in high costs and a lack of alignment between available resources and real business needs.
How BMC Helix Continuous Optimization helps:
BMC Helix Continuous Optimization offers total governance in multi-cloud environments, consolidating visibility of all resources and their respective costs on a single platform. With continuous reporting and monitoring tools, companies can optimize the use of different cloud providers, taking advantage of each one's best prices and conditions. This makes it easier to manage distributed workloads, ensuring that resources are being used efficiently and within the established budget.
Challenge: Guaranteeing Performance and SLAs in Distributed Environments
In on-prem environments, guaranteeing performance can be a challenge when there is a lack of capacity or physical failures. In cloud environments, performance depends on optimizing provisioned resources. In a hybrid environment, it is essential to ensure that both on-premise and cloud infrastructures work seamlessly to maintain service levels (SLAs).
How BMC Helix Continuous Optimization helps:
The platform continuously monitors the performance of resources in all environments, allowing IT teams to proactively identify and resolve capacity problems before they affect SLAs. With real-time alerts and recommendations for capacity adjustments, companies can ensure that on-premises and cloud resources are adequately provisioned, maintaining the high availability and performance needed to meet business demands.
Challenge: Scalability and Growth in Hybrid Environments
Business growth brings with it the need to scale IT infrastructure quickly and effectively. In hybrid environments, where there is a combination of physical servers and cloud resources, scalability becomes even more challenging without adequate visibility and control.
How BMC Helix Continuous Optimization helps:
The solution allows companies to scale their infrastructure in an agile and efficient way, taking advantage of the best of both worlds: the dynamic scalability of the cloud and the predictability of on-premises resources. Using predictive analytics, companies can plan and anticipate their capacity needs, ensuring that they are ready to expand without compromising performance or going over budget. In a hybrid environment, BMC Helix Continuous Optimization facilitates the transfer of workloads between infrastructures, automatically adjusting resources according to demand
Why is BMC Helix Continuous Optimization essential?
BMC Helix Continuous Optimization is a comprehensive and flexible solution that meets capacity management, financial planning and cost optimization needs in any IT configuration - on-prem, cloud or hybrid. It provides continuous visibility, resource optimization and real-time financial control, empowering companies to make informed decisions and maximize the return on their IT investments, regardless of the complexity of their environments. If your company is facing capacity and cost management challenges in complex environments, BMC Helix Continuous Optimization is the ideal tool to ensure efficient use of resources, guarantee scalability and optimize spending, while maintaining high performance in all environments.