Dashboards for the big screen
It is common to see critical information about the environment being projected on the big screen in the office or network operating center (NOC). Such dashboards take up prime real estate. They have high visibility. They should quickly tell the health of the environment and how customers are being served.
The challenge is this: how effectively is the information presented?
An effective dashboard will make viewers take action if the information presented shows a problem. If it does not, then it defeats the purpose of having it in the first place.
To make an effective big-screen dashboard, keep in mind these guidelines:
- The content is chosen so that it drives the viewer into action. If it displays something that is red most of the time, after a while, viewers will ignore it. When something on the big screen is red, you want action to be taken. Thus, the color changes in vRealize Operations should be chosen such that if everything is functioning normally, the entire...
