BMC Recognized as the Leader in Capacity Management by Research in Action
Company scores highest in execution; strategy noted as highly differentiated and vision applauded for enabling customers to establish high performing end-to-end digital services, while optimizing the cost and utilization of IT resources
HOUSTON – March 2, 2016 – BMC, the global leader in IT solutions for the digital enterprise, today was recognized as the leader in the growing capacity management market by Research in Action. In a February 2016 report titled, "Capacity Management SaaS and Software: The Top 15 Vendors," the analyst firm reviewed a selection of fifteen capacity management SaaS and Software vendors using strategy and execution criteria to evaluate how their solutions address current market views, market trends and the future market potential. BMC was declared the winner and leader in capacity management, capturing the highest score in execution and the second-highest score in strategy.
"BMC is highly differentiated and is leading the market when it comes to integrating innovation," said Dr. Thomas Mendel, managing director at Research in Action and author of the report. "Its vision of helping customers establish high-performing end-to-end digital services while optimizing the cost and utilization of IT resources is strong. At the same time, the BMC product portfolio is also market leading and covers the complete value chain of market requirements."
As companies transform IT to meet the needs of the digital enterprise, capacity management has become a critical component due to the increasingly complex and fluctuating business and IT operations. Organizations are turning to proven, flexible solutions for the speed and agility required for successful digital service delivery. BMC’s TrueSight Capacity Optimization is the leading capacity management solution in the market, providing the analytics and insights needed for planning and managing all IT infrastructure resources across the enterprise.
"TrueSight Capacity Optimization gives customers valuable insight and control of digital service delivery, bringing agility to the data center for efficient cloud management, faster application and service delivery, and reduced capacity risk," said Shayne Higdon, vice president, performance and availability product management at BMC. "We’re proud that the industry leadership and expertise BMC customers know and trust in the capacity management market has been recognized by Research in Action."
TrueSight Capacity Optimization enables IT to model resources based on service demand now as well as in the future. Delivering critical insight to capacity risks, usage and efficiency through business-aware analytics helps organizations optimize costs and determine when to invest in new IT resources on an as-needed basis, reducing capital and operational expenses. Businesses that implement a capacity management solution and practice typically see a return on investment in under twelve months.
"The keys to successful business in the digital age are agility and efficiency, allowing tactical near-term and strategic long-term decisions based on actionable intelligence, providing benefit to the entire enterprise," said Chris Wimer, global capacity manager at Sanofi. "TrueSight Capacity Optimization provides that intelligence so we understand our demand, when it must be delivered and when to rapidly adapt our services on the fly to increase capacity and meet the needs of our customers, allowing for optimal performance and availability."
For more information about BMC’s TrueSight capacity management solutions visit https://www.bmc.com/blogs/it-capacity-management-planning/.
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