tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1377354 2010-03-05T11:23:34-06:00 An ongoing journal written by the FireScope team to shed light on what it takes to create a cutting edge IT solution, as well as a few observations on how IT operations are evolving to meet the challenges of new technologies such as Next Generation Networks, blade data centers, grid computing and more. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e3982135c188330120a902a8e2970b 2010-03-05T11:23:34-06:00 2010-03-05T11:56:14-06:00 Ryan Counts After running across this recent post about FireScope on the IT Skeptic's blog, we offer the following response, posted here in case our original comment submitted to his site does not get published. First let us say that we’re flattered...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=Ci-Ng9vX_aM:Cr8rBlvEEXE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67906587 2009-06-09T15:30:12-05:00 2009-06-09T14:15:18-05:00 Ryan Counts They always say to look before you leap, right? Well here at FireScope, we’ve listened closely to these wise words, and kept them in mind while creating the Change Management feature of CMDB. Change is chaotic - all too often...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ULZLfEq84uQ:Q44dlISB9Xc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67114709 2009-05-21T13:40:55-05:00 2009-05-21T13:43:58-05:00 Ryan Counts The Live Links feature of CMDB is a rare bird. Unique to FireScope, Live Links gives you on-demand, attribute-level federation with virtually any data repository. Most federation techniques grab information on a set schedule or as one-time occurrences, meaning by...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=skr8kCgejZI:pBxsY2KTmbc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66774445 2009-05-14T11:22:54-05:00 2009-05-14T11:29:32-05:00 Ryan Counts Everyone is different – even here at FireScope. There are no two people here who have the same opinions, same taste in music, same tattoos, or same way of wanting to visualize data. That diversity is really a driving force...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=ZhmVb5YZ2kA:Xs8-vZYeUQM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66182463 2009-04-30T10:33:00-05:00 2009-04-30T10:33:00-05:00 Ryan Counts Does IT have a role in customer service? Well, let me ask this another way. How many times have you given up trying to buy something online because the site was taking too long to load? How many times have...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:KwTdNBX3Jqk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:KwTdNBX3Jqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?i=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?a=7y9fFksj4p8:enYiI_zZQBI:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheFireblog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div>