IT management vendors kick off 2010 with cloud-related acquisitions

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	IT management vendors kick off 2010 with cloud-related acquisitions Acquisition news from BMC and CA in January points to an ongoing trend among IT management software makers hoping in 2010 to capture the capabilities to manage applications and services in cloud computing environments. Read More SPONSOR: Compuware eBook: The Definitive Guide to APM In this Application Performance Management eBook, get hands-on, practical insight into industry best practices for managing your critical applications from an end-to-end perspective: find out how to manage performance from the distributed front-end of IT operations to the mainframe back-end, while keeping the end-user experience in mind. Click to continue In this Issue 10 big IT management moves in 2009 5 must-have IT management technologies for 2010 Network newcomer offers free Cisco router management software 10 IT management technology start-ups to watch Start-ups aim to tame IT management complexity BMC buys app automation tech aimed at virtual, cloud environments BMC takes service desk to the cloud via Salesforce.com HP products target hybrid cloud computing CA buys Oblicore to manage cloud services IT management software becomes financially mature for 2010 IT chargeback: Take back the cost of your virtual infrastructure SPONSOR: Dell The Right Way to Cut Desktop Budgets Postponing new desktop and laptops for employees can quickly reduce the IT budget, but extending the life of these devices has consequences. Learn the best way to postpone client refreshes, centralize asset management, eliminate overspend on software and get the most out of your existing clients. View Now! 10 big IT management moves in 2009 Delivering advanced management and automation capabilities is no longer just for BMC, CA, HP and IBM. Vendors such as Cisco, EMC, Microsoft and VMware are staking claims and striving to win customer favor. Read More 5 must-have IT management technologies for 2010 As more companies expand virtualization deployments and consider cloud computing, the average IT environment will grow ever more complex. For enterprise IT managers in 2010, that means more tools. Read More Network newcomer offers free Cisco router management software ActionPacked Networks offers free network device management software to help IT more easily configure access control lists, track traffic flow data and set quality of service metrics without depending solely on command line interface to manage Cisco and other routers. 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Read More Start-ups aim to tame IT management complexity IT management newcomers race to deliver the next-generation management platform that can control cloud computing, virtual systems, advanced applications and heterogeneous environments without requiring extensive manual labor. Read More BMC buys app automation tech aimed at virtual, cloud environments BMC acquires Phurnace Software for its application release automation capabilities, which can help customers looking to deploy apps into physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. Read More SPONSOR: NetApp Inefficiencies Behind Exchange, SQL Server, More Discover four current Microsoft application infrastructure challenges and why recent changes in Microsoft infrastructures create a compelling opportunity to improve underlying storage infrastructures right now. Learn more! BMC takes service desk to the cloud via Salesforce.com BMC and Salesforce.com partner to deliver BMC's Service Desk Express on Force.com platform. Read More HP products target hybrid cloud computing HP Wednesday announced products it says will help enterprise IT and service providers ease the adoption of internal cloud computing setups as well as public cloud services. Read More CA buys Oblicore to manage cloud services CA Monday announced it had acquired for an undisclosed sum privately held Oblicore, a maker of service-level management technology that could enable CA to develop IT service catalog capabilities for customers looking to extend management into cloud computing environments. Read More IT management software becomes financially mature for 2010 IT management software changes to help high-tech leaders control costs and deliver optimized IT services. Read More IT chargeback: Take back the cost of your virtual infrastructure Best practices around IT chargeback could help IT departments apply accountability to their virtual infrastructures and associate costs incurred with resources consumed by the end-user community. 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