BMC Thought Leader: Ralph Crosby Ralph Crosby is responsible for setting the strategic technology direction for the entire portfolio of IBM mainframe products. He has authored several products in the DB2 product line and worked as an architect in the storage management area. Prior to joining BMC, he worked as a database administrator, applications architect, and systems programmer in a variety of environments.     Ralph Crosby, Chief Technology Officer for Mainframe Service Management Business Unit, offers strategies for what’s behind the convergence in the mainframe and distributed world and how this relates to the evolution of management tools. Select from the resources below: White Papers Applying Mainframe Experience to the Distributed Environment (pdf) Justifying the Cost of the Mainframe and Increasing the Business Value of the Data Center (pdf) Keeping Pace with Mainframe Evolution: What the Mainframe Can Learn from Distributed Systems – Where ITIL Fits In (pdf) Podcasts What Can the Mainframe Learn from Distributed Articles Innovation Book: Mainframe Management: The Need for a Holistic, Unified Approach - Where ITIL Fits In CIO: Mainframes Under Fire zJournal: What the Mainframe Can Learn from the Distributed World