Management-Level Reporting

Management-level reporting on performance data should be concise and direct but still at a high level. Stakeholders do not require an ample amount of performance data, but it is important to show trends, patterns, and any potential problem areas. This extremely useful information provides a certain level of insight to management so that decisions can be made as to what is required to keep the systems operating in top-notch condition. For instance, administrators identify and report to management that, if current trends on Windows Server 2012 server processor utilization continue at the current rate of a 5% increase per month, this will require additional processors in 10 months or less. Management can then take this ...

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