HP IT Management Software
HP IT Management Software is a family of Enterprise software products sold by the HP Software Division of information technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP). IT management software is a family of technology that helps companies manage their IT infrastructures, the people and the processes required to reap the greatest amount of responsiveness and effectiveness from today's multi-layered and highly complex data centers.[1] Beginning in September 2005 through 2010, HP purchased a total of 15 software companies as part of a publicized, deliberate strategy to augment its catalog of IT management software offerings for large business customers.[2] Vertica, Inc. is the latest software company to be purchased by HP. On March 22, 2011, HP completed its acquisition of Vertica.[3] The acquisition expands HP’s information optimization, business intelligence and analytics portfolio for enterprise companies and the public sector.[4] According to ZDNet and IDC, HP is the world's sixth largest software company.[5][6]
HP IT Management Software is the largest category of software sold by the HP Software Division. The concept behind IT management software is that IT needs to support the business and be run as a business rather than a cost center. The discipline includes software to help businesses manage their IT portfolio and assets, gain greater quality from their IT, govern the processes of their IT and improve IT security, to name a few.[7] According to ComputerWorld, IT management software is designed to help businesses align IT spend and resources based on business priorities.[8] Other companies who develop and sell IT Management software include IBM, BMC Software, Borland, CA, and Compuware.
IT Management Software products
HP markets its IT management software products via product centers. The centers and the products in each are:
- HP Application Security Center consists of products that were formerly part of the SPI Dynamics software company portfolio.[9] The Application Security Center catalog includes DevInspect, Assessment Platform, QAInspect and WebInspect.
- HP Business Availability Center includes several application management products: Business Service Level Management Software, Business Process Monitor, Business Process Insight, Discovery and Dependency Mapping, End User Management Problem Isolation, HP SiteScope, System Availability Management, TransactionVision and HP Universal CMDB software, a configuration management database for ITIL-based initiatives.
- HP Business Service Automation is a set of technology software products that work together to present a comprehensive approach to unifying and standardizing the work of Information Technology (IT). HP Business Service Automation creates a common, enterprise-wide view of each business service; enables the automation of change and compliance across all devices that make up a business service; connects IT processes and coordinates teams via common workflows; and integrates with monitoring and ticketing tools to form a complete, integrated business service management solution.[10]
- HP Data Center Automation Center consists of Business Service Automation Essentials, Network Automation, Server Automation, Service Automation Reporter, Service Automation Visualizer, Storage Essentials, Operations Orchestration and Release Control software.
- HP Network Management Center consists of the following products previously branded as HP OpenView:[11] Network Node Manager, Performance Insight, Report Pack for Cisco Wireless LAN Pack, Report Pack for Radius Call Detail v 1.3., and HP TeMIP Software from HP's 2002 acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp,[12][13]
- HP Operations Center catalog includes a number of products from its 2007 acquisition of Opsware: Discovery and Dependency Mapping, GlancePlus Pak, Operations Dashboard, Operations Manager Dependency Mapping Automation, HP Operations Manager i 8.0, Operations Smart Plug-ins, Performance Manager, Reporter, SiteScope, and HP Universal CMDB.[14]
- HP Performance Center consists of four products gained from HP's 2006 purchase of Mercury Interactive: Center Management for Performance Center, HP Diagnostics, HP LoadRunner Monitors, and HP LoadRunner.
- HP Project and Portfolio Management Center (PPM) consists of nine IT portfolio management products, many from its Mercury acquisition.[15] The HP PPM catalog includes HP Deployment Management module, Discovery and Dependency Mapping software, PPM Demand Management module, PPM Financial Management module, PPM Portfolio Management module, PPM Program Management module, PPM Project Management module, PPM Resource Management module, and PPM Time Management module.
- HP Quality Center includes HP Business Process Testing, Center Management for Quality Center software, Change Impact Testing for SAP Applications, HP Functional Testing software, QuickTest Professional, Requirements Management module, Service Test Management module for SOA, Service Test and HP WinRunner software.
- HP SOA Service-oriented architecture Center includes SOA Governance Interoperability Framework, SOA Policy Enforcer, SOA Registry Foundation, SOA Systinet and HP Universal CMDB software. The Systinet product is a result of HP's purchase of Mercury Interactive.[16]
- HP Service Management Center includes Asset Manager, HP Connect-It software, DecisionCenter, HP Client Automation Software and Service Manager software.
- HP Business Service Management 9.0 was announced by HP Software Division in June 2010 as part of a portfolio of service management software tools that provide the IT department with end-to-end monitoring of services in the data center and the underlying infrastructure.[17] HP BSM 9.0 was developed to serve as a common single platform for managing complex applications, including those supported by both private and public cloud computing, outsourced IT, software-as-a-service (Saas) and traditional IT service delivery.[18]
- HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM), is enterprise software that provides Information Technology departments with a centralized application management platform for managing and automating applications within and across teams and throughout the complete process of developing an application, all within a single workflow.[19] The latest version of the software, released in November 2010, is HP ALM 11.0.[20] HP ALM 11.0 is targeted at accelerating the delivery of secure, reliable modern applications. It is a combination of a common platform, several key applications and a dashboard targeted at managing the core lifecycle of applications. ALM 11.0 is designed to support the key stakeholders responsible for delivering applications as they progress through their lifecycle. It focuses on the core lifecycle from design through readiness for delivery to operations. HP ALM 11.00 delivers requirements management, test planning and functional testing, performance testing (when merged with HP Performance Center), developer management (through integration with the most widely used developer environments such as Collabnet TeamForge and Microsoft Visual Studio) and defect management.[21] All of these core lifecycle activities are connected together from a workflow perspective with a common management console, layer of project tracking and planning and built on a common software In addition to the software solutions, HP offers a number of consulting services to support HP ALM 11.[22]
- HP Software cloud portfolio was designed to help IT departments adopt and manage the entire lifecycle of the cloud, both public and private, as well managing traditional IT delivery.[23] HP markets its cloud initiatives using a lifecycle approach. HP Cloud Discovery Workshop, HP Cloud Roadmap Service, HP Cloud Design Service and HP Service Management Consulting Services help IT departments plan and design a cloud strategy and architecture.[24] For automating and managing cloud infrastructure and applications, HP markets HP Cloud Service Automation Software and HP Business Technology Optimization Services for Cloud Infrastructure.[25] Two solutions, HP Cloud Assure and HP Elastic Test, are designed for securing cloud-based services.[26]
User groups
While it is not an actual "user group", the ITRC is an online forum about HP Software & Solutions products.[27] A new user group, the HP Software Solutions Community, officially launched publicly in April 2010 and includes all former software-related communities.[28] In June 2011, HP Software announced a new Discover Performance community and online resource center designed to serve IT executives and CIOs.[29]
Software company acquisition timeline
- Mar. 2011: Vertica Systems, analytic database management software
- Oct. 2010: ArcSight, security management software
- Aug. 2010: Stratavia, database and application automation software
- Aug. 2010: Fortify Software, software security assurance solutions
- May 2008: Tower Software, document and records management software
- January 2008: Exstream Software, variable data publishing software
- July 2007: Opsware, data center automation software
- June 2007: SPI Dynamics, Web applications security software
- February 2007: Bristol Technology, Inc., business transaction monitoring technologies
- February 2007: PolyServe, Inc., storage software for application and file serving utilities
- February 2006: OuterBay, archiving software for enterprise applications and databases
- November 2006: Mercury Interactive Corporation, application management and delivery and IT governance software
- December 2006: Bitfone, mobile device software
- November 2005: Trustgenix, Inc., federated identity management software
- September 2005: Peregrine Systems Inc., asset and service management software
- September 2005: AppIQ, open storage area network management and storage resource management technologies
Competitors
See also
References
- ^ "Brief History of Modern Data Bases and IT Management." Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ HP Press release archives
- ^ HP News Release: “HP Completes Acquisition of Vertica Systems, Inc.” March 22, 2011.
- ^ ComputerWorld.com: “Update: HP to buy Vertica for analytics.” Kanaracus. Feb. 2011.
- ^ ZDNet: "HP bets on software as a strategy."
- ^ IDC, Worldwide Software 2007–2011 Forecast Summary, Doc #207829, July 2007
- ^ ZDNet: HP bets on software as a strategy
- ^ Computer World article
- ^ HP to Acquire SPI Dynamics, Strengthening Capabilities in Application Quality Management
- ^ TechWeb: “HP Business Service Automation Briefing Center.” Retrieved 03/10/2011.
- ^ CBR Online: HP to Ditch OpenView Brand. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ "Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Agree to Merge, Creating $87 Billion Global Technology Leader" (Press release). Hewlett-Packard. September 3, 2001. http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2001/010904a.html. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
- ^ "Hewlett-Packard in Deal to Buy Compaq for $25 Billion in Stock". The New York Times. 2001-09-04. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E7DE1739F937A3575AC0A9679C8B63. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
- ^ CBR Online: Opsware Deepens Integration of Its Automation Suite. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ CBR Online: "HP Rolls Out First Mercury PPM Upgrades." Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ CBR Online: "Mercury Buys Systinet." Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ HP News Release: “HP Accelerates Client Adoption of Hybrid Delivery Models to Improve Application Outcomes.” June 2010.
- ^ IT Pro Portal: “ HP Launches Management Tool for Complex Business IT” Cullimore. June 2010.
- ^ InformationWeek: “HP Intros Application Lifecycle Management 11.” Babcock. Dec. 2010.
- ^ HP News Release: “HP Announces Industry’s First Unified System to Manage Application Lifecycle.” Nov. 2010.
- ^ eWeek: “Tasktop Launches Enterprise 18 Solution for new HP ALM 11." Taft. Nov. 2010
- ^ IDG NewsService/CIO.com: “HP Fuses Dev Management and Testing Tools.” Jackson. Nov. 2010.
- ^ Security Week News: “HP Delivers New Hybrid Cloud Solutions.” Jan 26, 2011.
- ^ ZDNet.com: “HP adds new consulting services to smooth the enterprise path to cloud adoption.” Gardner. June 2009.
- ^ Infoq.com: “HP Cloud Announcement: HP Hybrid Delivery.” Vastbinder. Jan. 2011.
- ^ InfoWorld.com: “HP unwraps Cloud Assure.” Sullivan. March 2009.
- ^ IT Resource Center Forums
- ^ “HP Software Solutions Community has launched.”
- ^ HP Discover community site
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