[Modularit-users] misconceptions

[Luis Gonzalo Aller Arias]

I strongly agree.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Richard Dale <rdale at foton.es> wrote:

> On Thursday 29 January 2009 09:59:16 Agustín Benito wrote:
> > Hi richard,
> >
> > 2009/1/28 Richard Dale <rdale at foton.es>
> >
> > > On Wednesday 28 January 2009 17:29:46 Agustín Benito wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > until now, we have always defined ModularIT as a centrally managed
> > >
> > > services
> > >
> > > > architecture. The concept centrally is not 100% true, since we can
> > >
> > > stablish
> > >
> > > > a 2 or 3 level system than can be decentralized from a management
> point
> > >
> > > of
> > >
> > > > view. I suggest that, from now on, we do not say that ModularIT IS a
> > > > centrally managed services architecture but that CAN BE a centrally
> > >
> > > managed
> > >
> > > > services architecture.
> > >
> > > Today I changed the ModularIT summary on the home page:
> > >
> > > "ModularIT is a modular, distributed, virtualized, remotely monitored,
> > > integrated and centrally managed services architecture."
> > >
> > > I replace 'monitorized' (not a proper word), with 'remotely monitored',
> > > which
> > > captures what you are saying about administration not being
> centralized.
> > > So perhaps it should be:
> > >
> > > Or:
> > >
> > > "ModularIT is a modular, distributed, virtualized, integrated services
> > > architecture, with remote monitoring and a flexible management
> structure
> > > that
> > > can either be distributed over multiple locations or centralized."
> >
> > We should erased the monitoring concept since it is assumed when you say
> > managed. When you monitored people thinks more in an interface with
> > graphics of waht is going on....
> >
> > What do you think?
> To me, 'monitoring' and 'management' have different meanings.
>
> For instance, one aspect of a centrally managed system might be the ability
> to
> change configuration scripts on one machine and have all the other servers
> in
> the network get updated. On the other hand, a monitoring feature might be
> the
> ability to detect whether a particular service is running remotely. So
> management is more to do with machine configurations and monitoring is more
> to
> do with getting information about running machines in real time. Of course
> monitoring is also about management, but not 'configuration management'
> specifically.
>
> -- Richard
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