Welcome to the BMC Industry Analyst portal. This site provides up-to-date information on BMC Software's Business Service Management news and initiatives, customer successes and resources to support and further the industry analyst research agenda. Questions? Requests? Contact BMC Software's Analyst Relations team for more information, to place an inquiry or to schedule a briefing with BMC Software executives.   Latest News BMC Demonstrates Proven Results and Market Leadership with BSM and CMDB Adoption BMC Software today announced proven customer results and market leadership in Business Service Management (BSM), CMDB (Configuration Management Database), and IT Service Management (ITSM) adoption. BMC Software Ranked as One of the Top Share-Gainers in Goldman Sachs IT Spending Survey BMC Software (BMC: NYSE) has been ranked as one of the top three share-gainers in the software and security category by Goldman Sachs. The investment bank's latest IT Spending Survey of Fortune 1000 IT executives also notes a continued strengthening in customer perception of and preference for BMC.   More News       Thought Leaders @ BMC Podcast: Tom Bishop - In the Mind of the CTO Podcast: Peter Armstrong on Racing to Win with BSM (SOA/Web Services) White Paper: Peter Armstrong on Strategies to Maximize IT Business Value - Automate and Optimize ITIL Processes White Paper: Ken Turbitt on Combining ITIL and COBIT to Meet Business Challenges More Hot Topics Analyst Perspectives on BMC Read what industry analysts are saying about BMC Software