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Predictions for 2015: ITSM Disruptors

By Dick Stark BMC’s Anthony Orr, and Pink Elephant’s George Spalding, presented a webinar last week, Predictions for 2015: ITSM Disruptors.  Their presentation although interesting, was somewhat disjointed with most of the time spent on stories about new technologies such as … Continue reading

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BMC, Still the Market Leader

By Dick Stark In case you haven’t seen the August 25, 2014, Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT Service Support Management Tools, report, Remedy has remained in IT’s holiest of holy places, the upper right corner.  However, the top spot now … Continue reading

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Critical Capabilities for the CMDB

By Dick Stark On June 16, Gartner released a report, “Critical Capabilities for the Configuration Management Database,” evaluating ten ITSM CMDB products. BMC’s Atrium CMDB, along with FootPrints and Remedyforce were included as well as products from HP, CA, ServiceNow, … Continue reading

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ServiceNow’s Entry into the ITOM Space

By Dick Stark ServiceNow (SNOW) was in the news again last week for its proposed acquisition of IT Service Dependency Mapping vendor Neebula Systems for $100 million cash. Neebula gives SNOW an ADDM like product offering with its Service Dependency … Continue reading

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Remedyforce: Driving Greater Cost Efficiency

By Dick Stark I’ve been in the ITSM business since co-founding Evergreen Systems in 1997.  Back then, Evergreen sold and supported a mid-market toolset, DP Umbrella, which eventually begat McAfee Help Desk which begat Magic, which finally became BMC Service … Continue reading

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New Optimism for the ITSM Space

“A rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both parties…” —-John F. Kennedy By Dick Stark I have three good reasons why I’m more optimistic about the ITSM space than ever before.:  (1) BMC is … Continue reading

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The Great Debate: SaaS vs. On-Premise

By Dick Stark RightStar’s eighth annual customer appreciation cruise, held Thursday on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., drew a large crowd. Stewart Ainsworth, CTO of BMC Federal moderated a panel discussion on SaaS vs. On-Premise, BMC’s  Carrie Anne Mosley, … Continue reading

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The Hunt for the Coveted “New Logo”

By Dick Stark People want to be told what to do so badly that they will listen to anyone. The day you sign a client is the day you start losing one.             –Don Draper, Mad Men BMC wants its … Continue reading

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Remedyforce Winter 14 Update

By Dick Stark and Wade Wennik What’s new with Remedyforce Winter 14? BMC hosted a Remedyforce Winter 14 preview webinar last week for its customers and partners. Winter 14 adds significant improvements and BMC is making it much easier and … Continue reading

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Report from BMC’s Exchange

By Dick Stark BMC’s Exchange, held last Thursday at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Pentagon City, was well attended by more than 250 customers, prospects, and partners. Sessions held all day covered topics such as Cloud, ITSM, Data Center Automation, and Performance … Continue reading

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