Microsoft has confirmed the acquisition of BlueStripe, an application management scheme that enables enterprises to keep a track of apps deployed in different locations.
The deal means Microsoft can provide enterprises with a solution that is able to map, monitor and troubleshoot application issues across several different operating systems, data centres and cloud environments.
Levitate to the transaction level
Stripping it down, the solution allows IT professionals the chance to take a step up from monitoring IT at an infrastructure level to doing so at the transaction level. It maps applications and dependencies and in doing so allows updating to be carried out in a much easier way, in the process helping them migrate to new platforms and the cloud.
In Microsoft's own words, the move is another towards creating "leading hybrid cloud solutions and support to customers" and it hopes to continue delivering business value that will drive innovation for its customers.