HOUSTON and SUNNYVALE,
Calif.-September 8, 2009- Cloud computing has rapidly
become a popular choice for enterprise organizations seeking a
cost-effective and flexible solution to their unique, and often
complex, IT requirements.
To provide cloud environments with a high
level of management and security safeguards, BMC Software (NYSE:
BMC) and NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced a new strategic
partnership that delivers server, network and storage provisioning
and management for cloud environments.
This new strategic partnership gives mutual
BMC and NetApp customers the benefit of a fully automated
end-to-end cloud infrastructure beginning with the initial service
request to provisioning, deployment, management and
decommissioning. Automating these processes enables customers to
save time and money, reduces compliance risk and helps IT
organizations stay focused on meeting the needs of the
business.
"Automating the provisioning and management
across our entire virtualized environment helps us ensure that we
consistently meet service levels. This end-to-end control will be
even more important as we scale our cloud environment," said Lew
Moorman, Lew Moorman, president Cloud and chief strategy officer at
Rackspace Hosting. "Integrating NetApp's storage solutions and
BMC's Business Service Management (BSM) platform can enable users
to reduce the time required to deliver cloud services."
The benefits of cloud computing - improved
business agility, the convenience of self-service and reduced
equipment costs - are well documented, but they can only be reached
with a comprehensive management strategy that reduces risk and
drives compliance. BMC and NetApp® integrated solutions, which
include BMC Service Request Management, BMC Configuration
Automation for Networks, BMC ProactiveNet Performance Management,
BMC Atrium Orchestrator, along with NetApp Provisioning Manager and
NetApp SANscreen® will help customers recognize these
benefits.
"We see cloud computing as a natural
evolution of the datacenter, so it's important that customers are
able to move to that environment at their own pace," said Kia
Behnia, chief technology officer at BMC Software. "Our alliance
with NetApp, coupled with our close collaboration with mutual
customers to understand their business priorities, has delivered an
integrated, fully automated offering that simplifies the transition
from virtual to cloud environment."
"NetApp for several years has worked closely
with leading technology vendors like BMC to provide joint customers
with the solutions and infrastructure they need to enable the
cloud," said Patrick Rogers, vice president of Solutions Marketing
for NetApp. "Our unique unified storage architecture is an ideal
complement to BMC's BSM platform. Our relationship with BMC is an
important step toward helping our customers recognize the reduced
costs and increased flexibility associated with cloud
computing."
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Recognized as the leader in Business Service Management, BMC's
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About NetApp
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