ANALYST BRIEF - Before investing in an event management solution, you’ll want to know how the product will fit within your overall event-to-incident and problem management processes, including workflow, escalation and integration with service desk tools. Gartner assesses the vendor landscape in their latest Magic Quadrant for IT Event Correlation and Analysis.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Help Desk Management | Help Desk Management Services | Help Desk Software | Help Desks

ANALYST BRIEF - As you know, automation is a critical component in achieving long-term IT savings. We've compiled a few resources to give you an overview of the benefits of service automation and the technology behind our comprehensive solution.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Business Process Automation Software | Business Process Management | Configuration Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management

CASE STUDY - Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group and their internal Financial Advisors need the very latest information about market changes, the execution of trades and informed analysis to make the best investment decisions. To achieve this, they rely on BMC BladeLogic.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

EBOOK - Manual configuration changes are the no. 1 cause of service disruptions. In this article, customers, analysts and IT experts share strategies to help automate your manual processes and ensure that changes are applied according to configurations – every time. Download the ebook.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Business Intelligence | Business Process Automation | Business Process Management | Change Management | Configuration Management

EBOOK - This book contains general information about improving performance for DB2 on z/OS and specific information about how BMC products help improve performance.
Posted: April 17, 2009 | Published: April 17, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Data Management | Database Management | Database Performance Management | Databases | Indexing (Information Management) | Indexing Software | Mainframe Operating Systems | SQL | z/OS

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover best practices for comprehensive and cost-effective mainframe management, maintenance and upgrading. Explore cost-effective mainframe upgrades and gain insight into approaches essential for adding flexibility to today's mainframe applications.
Posted: July 17, 2009 | Published: July 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | IT Best Practices | Mainframe Server Hardware | Power Consumption Monitoring | Server Management | Software Licensing | Virtual Machine Migration

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - In this E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and BMC, you will discover expert tips for effective virtual systems management. Explore the top five target areas essential for improved virtual performance and availability management.
Posted: July 1, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Enterprise Resource Management | High Availability | Network Infrastructure | Network Monitoring | Network Performance Management Software | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Service Level Management | Systems Management

EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE - In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover how to best maintain your mainframe infrastructure in light of the current economic climate. Explore the biggest challenges encountered by mainframe users today and gain insight into the distinct vulnerabilities and risks associated with mainframes.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Authentication | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | DB2 | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Software Migration

PODCAST - Wayne Kernochan discusses new and unique technologies on the mainframe that may be attractive to college graduates and job seekers.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Premiered: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Certification Programs | Data Centers | Information Technology Professionals | IT Workforce | Mainframe Computers | Mainframe Operating Systems | Mainframe Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Training

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Monitoring mainframe performance is something every data center does. This quick video explains a set of software solutions that can help out with mainframe monitoring by observing and managing performance, providing visibility, and improving availability while reducing costs. Watch the video now to learn more.
Posted: July 10, 2009 | Published: July 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Mainframe Operating Systems | MIPS | Network Management Software | Network Monitoring Software | Server Management | Server Software | Software Upgrades

SCREENCAST - Service Operation, the fourth book in the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Version 3 publications, assists readers in developing management practices to ensure customers are satisfied and receive the value they expect. BMC experts have compiled an overview based on Service Operation, including valuable commentary, practical guidance and examples.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Premiered: November 3, 2009


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Configuration Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | ITIL

VIRTUAL SEMINAR - Find out how you can build a plan for IT simplification and automation and get practical advice for your complex challenges around areas such as: business service management, service desk and self-service, mainframe cost optimization, virtualization and cloud computing.
Posted: September 22, 2009 | Published: October 29, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Business Performance Management | Business Service Management | Change Management | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | IT Governance | IT Service Management | ITIL | Mainframe Operating Systems | Regulatory Compliance

WEBCAST - This BMC webcast will present a methodology for identifying the metrics that have the most impact on critical business applications and for creating exception events to notify of critical application problems.
Posted: April 24, 2009 | Premiered: April 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Applications Management | Business Metrics | IT Best Practices | Mainframe Operating Systems | Metrics | Query Tools | Reporting Software

WEBCAST - Watch this two minute explainer Video of BMC's MAXM Database advisor solution that watches over your mission critical IMS databases with all the knowledge and experience of a trained DBA built into a graphical user interface.
Posted: April 24, 2009 | Premiered: April 24, 2009


Topics:  Analytic Applications Software | Application Performance Management Software | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Management Software | Database Performance Management | Database Performance Management Software | Reporting Software

WEBCAST - BMC Capacity Trending Advisor saves time and money, reduces the skills required for capacity planning, and delivers precision results that give you the data you need to procure the right resources to support business services. Learn more today.
Posted: April 24, 2009 | Premiered: April 23, 2009


Topics:  Business Service Management | Capacity Planning | Data Management | Data Storage | IT Service Management | IT Services | Storage Capacity | Storage Management