vRealize Operations (also known as Operations Manager or vROPs) is a monitoring and optimization tool that can help deliver self-driving IT in your VMware environment.  Operations can gather deep and detailed metrics about your environment – covering everything from hosts to VMs and Applications.  You can use this insight to help troubleshoot problems in the environment, perform capacity forecasting and right-sizing exercises.  Operations uses Machine Learning to truly understand your environment.

Operations is part of the vRealize Suite and is also available independent purchase.

Resources

VMware Operations Guide – This is a website devoted to providing an ever-evolving educational resource for learning how to use vRealize Operations. This site compiles deep tribal knowledge from both inside VMware and out.