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BMC buys BladeLogic, eyes data center automation: BMC said Monday that it will buy BladeLogic, which specializes in automating data centers, for $800 million, or $28 a share. The news comes on the heels of a bevy of data center announcements from HP, which is hoping enterprises go for its data center as a...; Tags: BMC Software Inc., Data Center, BladeLogic, Automation, Data Centers, Blade Servers, It Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Servers, It service Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Optimizing Data Center Operations for Greater Service Availability and Higher Customer Satisfaction: While data centers are often seen as cost centers, they can also be optimized so that they can actually serve as revenue drivers. For example, in service provider organizations data centers serve as critical revenue drivers by providing the platforms for service offerings. In order to improve contribution margins from...; Tags: Data Center, BladeLogic, Service Provider, Customer Satisfaction, Data Centers, Business Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; Webcasts

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Automating server management: Improving IT administrator-to-server ratios is not just an outcome of server consolidation--server automation suites are gaining converts and become more affordable for smaller companies. Server automation can include capabilities ranging from bare metal imaging, configuration management and software distribution to security assessment, multi-step process management and rapid recovery from faults....; Tags: server; Blog posts 2004-11-03
Preparing for ITIL Initiatives: ITs DC Challenge - The Forest & the Trees: IT organizations need to identify, control, verify, and manage their complex data center environments to meet ITIL and ITSM framework initiatives. The challenge that IT faces is finding and controlling the trees within the forest of their datacenters. The first step with any ITIL initiative is to "Discover" and "Map"...; Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, ITIL, Data Centers, Process Improvement, It Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Quality, Business Operations; Webcasts

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BladeLogic: BladeLogic is engaged in providing data center automation software to enterprises, service providers, government agencies and other organizations in North America, Europe and Asia. Co.'s...; BladeLogic company page on BNET »