MetriX3 Performance Dashboards Bring New Meaning to "IT Intelligence" by Enabling IT Executives to Meet Critical Business Mandates
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Posted on March 22, 2012 at 9:35:01 AM
MetriX3 Performance Dashboards Bring New Meaning to "IT Intelligence" by Enabling IT Executives to Meet Critical Business Mandates
New Release Offers Robust Set of New Features that Enhance & Secure Every Step of the User Experience from Design to Display
BRIGHTON, Mich., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- XCEND Group, a leading provider of performance-based analytical solutions for IT, announced today the general release of MetriX3, the latest version of MetriX IT Performance Dashboards. This significant update includes hundreds of new pre-built performance metrics, a browser-based "My Dashboard" Portal, an intuitive dashboard & metric management system, user- and role-based security management, and mobile device support.
An award-winning national provider of endpoint management & security solutions, XCEND has channeled its decades of collective industry knowledge into the development of MetriX IT Performance Dashboards, an easy-to-use, browser-based solution that works with customers' existing IT infrastructures to provide real-time visibility into performance metrics that matter most to IT executives and managers. With the release of MetriX3, customers gain access to a vastly expanded set of best-practice performance metrics and dashboard templates that provide unparalleled visibility across the IT landscape, enabling key decision makers to best understand and demonstrate exactly how IT brings value to the business.
"CIOs and IT managers are requiring greater visibility to how well the IT organization is operating and whether IT investments are returning the value they are seeking," said Ron Schoenherr, President and CEO of XCEND. "MetriX3 is the optimal platform for measuring, monitoring, and managing today's complex and rapidly evolving IT environment by delivering a single-pane-of-glass view into the metrics that matter most."
"With costs still under pressure, growth opportunities limited, and the tolerance to bear risk low, IT faces increased levels of scrutiny from stakeholders both internal and external," said Darryl Plummer, managing vice president and chief of Research at Gartner, Inc. "All parties expect greater transparency, and meeting this demand will require that IT become more tightly coupled to the levers of business control."
The latest release of MetriX marks significant advancement in the direction of the technology, focusing on improving the overall user interface and empowering decision makers to get unprecedented value out of the technologies they already own. New features include:
-- Expanded Library of Pre-Built Metric Packs: MetriX3 comes with a
comprehensive library of dashboard templates and key performance metrics
for critical IT operations such as Software Management, Patch
Management, and Endpoint Protection. Users are enabled from day one to
reduce costs, optimize purchasing decisions, identify gaps in their
security strategy, and decrease the risks and time lags associated with
manual report collection.
-- Enhanced User Interface: MetriX3's intuitive user interface means
creating a new dashboard is as simple as dragging and dropping metrics
from the category tree to the designer canvas. Administrators and
designers can easily manage and customize the structure of the metric &
dashboard library, as well as an individual metric's type, look and
feel, or query parameters.
-- "My Dashboards" Portal & Mobile Support: Users can access their
dashboards from any browser or mobile device with MetriX3's customizable
"My Dashboards" Portal. User- and role-based restrictions make sure that
users only see the dashboards they've been given access to. With the
MetriX3 Designer, dashboards can be quickly and easily optimized for
display on smartphones and tablets, regardless of device type or
operating system.
-- Role- and Scope-Based Security: MetriX3's enhanced security features
allow granular control over security policies for creating, deleting,
modifying or viewing metrics and dashboards based on user, group, or
role.
To access a full listing of new features, view samples of dashboard templates, schedule a demo, or download a trial version of MetriX3, please visit our product page at http://www.xcendgroup.com/metrix.
UPCOMING WEBCAST:
"IT Performance Dashboards: A Metrics-Driven Approach to Meeting Critical Business Mandates"
Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT | Register
In an era where the bottom line rules, cost management is an essential, and high productivity is of utmost priority, it is critical for CIOs and IT managers to understand and demonstrate exactly how IT brings value to the business. In this 1-hour webcast, learn how a metrics-driven approach to IT management can reduce costs, optimize purchasing decisions, improve overall productivity, and create a more strategic and accountable IT organization.
About XCEND Group
An award-winning Symantec Platinum Partner, XCEND is a leading provider of Infrastructure Management, Security, and Analytics solutions that help customers manage, monitor, protect, and optimize the IT organization. In 2009 XCEND was named by Inc. Magazine as the #1 fastest-growing private company in Greater Detroit and #11 among IT Service Providers across the country. For more information, visit us at http://www.xcendgroup.com .
Media Contact:
Stephanie Dionne 732 W. Grand River Ave.
sdionne@xcendgroup.com Brighton, MI 48116
Phone: (734) 926-9584 http://www.xcendgroup.com
SOURCE XCEND Group, Inc.
XCEND Group, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.xcendgroup.com
New Release Offers Robust Set of New Features that Enhance & Secure Every Step of the User Experience from Design to Display
BRIGHTON, Mich., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- XCEND Group, a leading provider of performance-based analytical solutions for IT, announced today the general release of MetriX3, the latest version of MetriX IT Performance Dashboards. This significant update includes hundreds of new pre-built performance metrics, a browser-based "My Dashboard" Portal, an intuitive dashboard & metric management system, user- and role-based security management, and mobile device support.
An award-winning national provider of endpoint management & security solutions, XCEND has channeled its decades of collective industry knowledge into the development of MetriX IT Performance Dashboards, an easy-to-use, browser-based solution that works with customers' existing IT infrastructures to provide real-time visibility into performance metrics that matter most to IT executives and managers. With the release of MetriX3, customers gain access to a vastly expanded set of best-practice performance metrics and dashboard templates that provide unparalleled visibility across the IT landscape, enabling key decision makers to best understand and demonstrate exactly how IT brings value to the business.
"CIOs and IT managers are requiring greater visibility to how well the IT organization is operating and whether IT investments are returning the value they are seeking," said Ron Schoenherr, President and CEO of XCEND. "MetriX3 is the optimal platform for measuring, monitoring, and managing today's complex and rapidly evolving IT environment by delivering a single-pane-of-glass view into the metrics that matter most."
"With costs still under pressure, growth opportunities limited, and the tolerance to bear risk low, IT faces increased levels of scrutiny from stakeholders both internal and external," said Darryl Plummer, managing vice president and chief of Research at Gartner, Inc. "All parties expect greater transparency, and meeting this demand will require that IT become more tightly coupled to the levers of business control."
The latest release of MetriX marks significant advancement in the direction of the technology, focusing on improving the overall user interface and empowering decision makers to get unprecedented value out of the technologies they already own. New features include:
-- Expanded Library of Pre-Built Metric Packs: MetriX3 comes with a
comprehensive library of dashboard templates and key performance metrics
for critical IT operations such as Software Management, Patch
Management, and Endpoint Protection. Users are enabled from day one to
reduce costs, optimize purchasing decisions, identify gaps in their
security strategy, and decrease the risks and time lags associated with
manual report collection.
-- Enhanced User Interface: MetriX3's intuitive user interface means
creating a new dashboard is as simple as dragging and dropping metrics
from the category tree to the designer canvas. Administrators and
designers can easily manage and customize the structure of the metric &
dashboard library, as well as an individual metric's type, look and
feel, or query parameters.
-- "My Dashboards" Portal & Mobile Support: Users can access their
dashboards from any browser or mobile device with MetriX3's customizable
"My Dashboards" Portal. User- and role-based restrictions make sure that
users only see the dashboards they've been given access to. With the
MetriX3 Designer, dashboards can be quickly and easily optimized for
display on smartphones and tablets, regardless of device type or
operating system.
-- Role- and Scope-Based Security: MetriX3's enhanced security features
allow granular control over security policies for creating, deleting,
modifying or viewing metrics and dashboards based on user, group, or
role.
To access a full listing of new features, view samples of dashboard templates, schedule a demo, or download a trial version of MetriX3, please visit our product page at http://www.xcendgroup.com/metrix.
UPCOMING WEBCAST:
"IT Performance Dashboards: A Metrics-Driven Approach to Meeting Critical Business Mandates"
Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:00pm ET / 11:00am PT | Register
In an era where the bottom line rules, cost management is an essential, and high productivity is of utmost priority, it is critical for CIOs and IT managers to understand and demonstrate exactly how IT brings value to the business. In this 1-hour webcast, learn how a metrics-driven approach to IT management can reduce costs, optimize purchasing decisions, improve overall productivity, and create a more strategic and accountable IT organization.
About XCEND Group
An award-winning Symantec Platinum Partner, XCEND is a leading provider of Infrastructure Management, Security, and Analytics solutions that help customers manage, monitor, protect, and optimize the IT organization. In 2009 XCEND was named by Inc. Magazine as the #1 fastest-growing private company in Greater Detroit and #11 among IT Service Providers across the country. For more information, visit us at http://www.xcendgroup.com .
Media Contact:
Stephanie Dionne 732 W. Grand River Ave.
sdionne@xcendgroup.com Brighton, MI 48116
Phone: (734) 926-9584 http://www.xcendgroup.com
SOURCE XCEND Group, Inc.
XCEND Group, Inc.
Web Site: http://www.xcendgroup.com