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Compuware buys Gomez for $295 million; Bolsters SaaS footprint

A crappy company with a crappy visionSo long as Karmanos is running the show, and he is no matter what Bob Paul thinks, this company will suffer. In Karmanos you have a narcissistic egotist whose vision of computing architecture is rooted in the 1980's. Even before this Gomez acquisition there...

Tags: Strategy, software-as-a-service, Gomez Advisors Inc., Karmanos, Compuware Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Compuware buys Gomez for $295 million; Bolsters SaaS footprint

Compuware said it will acquire Gomez, which monitors Web applications, for $295 million in cash. The move is designed to create an application monitoring portfolio across the enterprise and Internet. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Gomez Advisors Inc., Monitoring, Compuware Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet, Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Compuware weighs in on portfolio management that rationalizes IT budgets in tough economy

As IT budgets react to such change, leaders need to better understand how to manage such change holistically, and not have change manage them or worse. by Dana Gardner

Tags: IT Budget, Information Technology, Compuware Corp., Portfolio Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Compuware spruces up IT portfolio management with Changepoint refresh

Any organization managing numerous projects, dynamic business environments, limited investment resources or the need for more effective and efficient decision-making processes may find significant value in portfolio management. by Dana Gardner

Tags: Changepoint Corp., Information Technology, IT Portfolio Management, Decision-making, Compuware Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Adding agility to Compuware's Changepoint

Compuware made a number of announcements re: Changepoint yesterday. Changepoint is the company’s project portfolio management solution. Changepoint is primarily targeted to mid-to-large IT organizations. Briefly, the company outlined a number of product directions for the near-term as well as showcased its Accelerator for agile development projects. ...

Tags: Changepoint Corp., Compuware Corp., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Compuware refocuses: optimization, performance, portfolio management in -- Quality out

This guest post comes courtesy of David A. Kelly at Upside Research, where he’s principle analyst. You can reach him here. Well, okay, maybe that headline is misleading, but the details aren’t. Detroit-based software giant Compuware isn’t really dropping the quality of its products,...

Tags: Performance, Optimization, Borland Software Corp., Micro Focus, Compuware Corp., Portfolio Management, MicroFocus, Mainframes, Government, Vertical Industries, Strategy, Servers, Hardware, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-05-06

Compuware’s New Application Portfolio Management Accelerator

Tying PPM and APM Together Compuware recently briefed me on their new ChangePoint Application Portfolio Management APM product. Here’s my quick review. The Business Problem CIOs and the IT departments they are responsible for often spend very little of their budget...

Tags: Software, Information Technology, Compuware Corp., Portfolio Management, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-04-02

Isolate Application Faults Quickly: The Advantages of an End-to-End Approach

An alert to an IT performance issue comes down the pike. There are slowdowns. Bottlenecks. Frustration. And most importantly, loss of revenue. The problem needs to be fixed - and fixed NOW! An all-hands-on-deck meeting is called, but when no clear solution is found, it quickly deteriorates into arguing over...

Tags: Compuware Corp., Construction, Performance Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management

Webcasts 2009-02-18

Proactive Application Performance Management: An End-to-End Approach

Being proactive is the key to successful Application Performance Management APM. Yet IT organizations usually don't know about poor user experience until a complaint arrives at the service desk. The presenters show why end-user experience monitoring is critical to APM and how to avoid war-room scenarios and improve the problem-resolution...

Tags: Compuware Corp., Application Performance Management

Webcasts 2009-01-29

How Did Your Website Perform?

How to ensure retail site performs flawlessly? The presenter of this webcast will illustrate practical ways for seeing, finding and fixing problems fast - long before end users ever notice them. The presenter compares past and present stats of retail sites during the holiday season. The attendee will learn about...

Tags: Performance, Web Site, Compuware Corp., Performance Management, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet

Webcasts 2009-01-21

IT Service Management: Aligning IT With the Business of Healthcare

After years of heavy investment in clinical information systems, patient care is extremely dependent upon IT. This requires a tighter alignment of IT with the business and patient care requirements of the hospital.

Tags: Patient, Information Technology, IT Service Management, Health Care, Compuware Corp., Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Effective PPM - Realistic Steps to Success

As IT organizations begin adopting PPM practices to help support their charter, many are realizing that their organization's culture, capabilities and process maturity don't match what they're trying to achieve. The presenter of this webcast outlines Gartner's PPM maturity model and the levels of sophistication at each step-as they relate...

Tags: Maturity, Compuware Corp., Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Solving the Business Value Equation: Balancing Business Demand and IT Supply

Organizations have long defined their relationship to the market in terms of supply and demand. In more recent years, IT executives and their business peers are beginning to find value in defining their relationship in terms of supply and demand as well. The attendee will discover ways to find a...

Tags: Information Technology, Compuware Corp., Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Seven Crucial Factors That Will Impact Your Requirements Effectiveness

With the ever increasing market pressure to deliver more business value with shorter timelines, IT departments and software development organizations are always seeking ways to improve productivity, build applications that are aligned with the customer needs and improve competitive edge. Successful organizations, consistently delivering applications right the first time, know...

Tags: Compuware Corp., Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Get IT Right the First Time - Requirements Definition, the Root of the Problem

More than 70% of IT projects that fail do so because of poor requirements management. But WHY is it so hard to get requirements right? The presenter share brand new research based on interviews with hundreds of clients to help IT managers understand how to become more effective at capturing...

Tags: Information Technology, Compuware Corp., Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Requirements in an Agile World - The Collaborative Game and How to Succeed With Optimal Trace

Explore the key tenets of the Agile Manifesto and learn how People, Co-operation and Communication are the critical success factors of software delivery and see the application of these guiding principals demonstrated - particularly through the usage of Requirements driven projects in Optimal Trace. The presenter of this webcast will...

Tags: Compuware Corp., Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Games, Management, Personal Technology

Webcasts 2009-01-01

The Key to Great Code: Testing Early, Often and Automatically

No matter how elegant the algorithm or cool the user interface one creates, it's worthless if it crashes or doesn't properly execute. The presenters of this webcast explain how to make developer-driven testing more efficient and accurate. The webcast covers strategies for scheduling and testing techniques and how to create...

Tags: Webcast, Compuware Corp., Productivity

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Performing Under Pressure: How to Make Sure Your .NET Memory Doesn't Fail You

.NET makes developing applications and web sites easier and faster than ever. However, if one brings native code performance assumptions to the .NET table, he or she can be in for a rude surprise when his or her code goes into production. The presenter of this webcast shares real-world tips...

Tags: Performance, Memory, Compuware Corp., .Net, Application Servers, Performance Management, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Debugging From the Trenches - War Stories From the Real World

Debugging forces into nooks and crannies of the code and into areas of the operating system or framework that one didn't know existed. Of course, when developers are sitting around at lunch they don't talk about the excitement of UML diagrams, they swap war stories on the nasty bugs they've...

Tags: Compuware Corp., UML, Programming Languages, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Coping With Code Complexity in .NET and Java

All code is NOT created equal. Complex code can be easy to create but is more difficult to test and maintain. Stealth bugs lurk in complex code, and they normally slip through testing only to appear after deployment. Automatically measuring code complexity in development and QA can help to prioritize...

Tags: Java, Development, Compuware Corp., .Net, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts 2009-01-01