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"BMC Atrium Discovery customers have every reason in the world to be absolutely thrilled ... we're bringing them the best of breed discovery and dependency mapping technology," says Colin Fletcher.
In today’s highly complex and rapidly evolving computing environments, having deep visibility and clear understanding of the critical business services and their associated relationships to specific IT resources is fundamental. Especially if you want to improve service quality, minimize risk and reduce IT costs. BMC's October 2009 acquisition of Tideway Systems Limited (Tideway), a leading provider of IT discovery solutions, enhances BMC’s Business Service Management (BSM) platform and helps organizations minimize the risks associated with business-critical initiatives such as data center consolidation, virtualization and compliance.
Join as as we talk with Colin Fletcher, Solutions Marketing Manager for BMC Atrium, as we find out just how the Tideway product fits in with BMC's Business Service Management (BSM) platform and why Atrium customers in particular are so excited abou this addition to the BMC product line.
Bio
Colin Fletcher is the Solutions Marketing Manager for BMC Atrium at BMC Software, where he serves as a trusted advisor, evaluating business
and technical challenges from a BSM perspective.
Questions
- You've had quite an involvement in Tideways Systems? Can you give us a brief overview of this product?
- What is it about what they have there that's just so strong?
- How does Tideway fit in with the BMC product line?
- How does this affect Atrium users in particular?
- What about the CMDB?
- How does this acquisition change the landscape for customers with virtual servers?
- What are you hearing from users? What are they especially happy about related to the Tideway acquisition?
