BMC Software‘s recent buyout of Numara Software, a SaaS company, has potential implications for the IT management market. And some potential rivals such as ManageEngine are responding with competitive statements.
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BMC Acquires Numara, ManageEngine Responds
Posted February 6th, 2012 by Nicholas Mukhar
SunGard Deploys Zenoss to Support Cloud and Managed Services
Posted December 20th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
SunGard Availability Services, the disaster recovery service provider, has embraced the Zenoss Service Dynamics platform to support the company’s cloud services and managed services infrastructure. Here’s a closer look at SunGard’s move.
BMC RemedyForce: Cloud-based IT Service Desk Has Strong Start
Posted December 14th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Life apparently is good for BMC Software, which recently released the newest version of its Atrium Discovery and Dependency Mapping (ADDM) solution. But the BMC news doesn’t stop there. The company’s roughly one-year-old RemedyForce Service Desk platform has attracted 100 customers to date. That, according to BMC Software Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Marc Ferrentino, has far exceeded the company’s initial expectations.
NEVEX: Application Performance Problem Solver?
Posted November 23rd, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
NEVEX Virtual Technologies, an application performance start-up, has launched CacheWorks. NEVEX is hardly the first company to offer a “groundbreaking” solution to application performance issues. So what potentially makes the company’s solution stand out? I caught with NEVEX VP of Business Development Nigel Miller and Product Manager Andrew Flint to find out.
BMC Bolsters Application Performance Management
Posted November 18th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
BMC Software continues to bolster its Application Performance Management platform, seeking to help customers and service providers to identify and fix network problems more rapidly. The update seeks to prevent application failures in mobile and desktop environments, whether the applications are being delivered through the cloud or on-premises.
ScienceLogic Pursues Managed Virtualization, Cloud Opportunities
Posted July 28th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
ScienceLogic, which develops IT management software for enterprises and service providers, is aggressively pursuing virtualization and cloud opportunities. What’s the strategy? I caught up with CEO Dave Link and other ScienceLogic executive team members. Here’s some perspective.
Bocada Prism Data Protection Integrates With Ticketing Systems
Posted July 6th, 2011 by Nicholas Mukhar
Bocada, a data protection management and backup reporting software specialist, continues to tweak its Bocada Prism platform for managed services providers. This time, the company has integrated the ability to send alerts to trouble ticketing systems.
GroundWork Open Source, Roaring Penguin Prepare Managed Services Deal
Posted December 23rd, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
GroundWork Open Source and Roaring Penguin Software Inc. are preparing a technology alliance to jointly serve VARs and managed service providers starting in January 2009, MSPmentor has learned.
Where Are The Managed Services IPOs?
Posted April 8th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
If the managed service market is so darn hot, when can we expect MSP platform providers to begin launching initial public offerings?
Nimsoft: Small Acquisition, Big IT Management Aspirations
Posted April 8th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
How do you attract managed service providers and disrupt a traditional software market dominated by CA, BMC, Hewlett-Packard and IBM-Tivoli? For Nimsoft, the answer to that riddle involves organic growth coupled with acquisitions.
