Trends Report

Spotlight On: The IT Management Software Megavendors

An Overview Of The Top Four Anchor Vendors

December 1st, 2009
Eveline Oehrlich, null
Eveline Oehrlich
With contributors:
Simon Yates , Peter O'Neill , Alexander Crumb

Summary

The current recession and credit crunch deeply affected IT spending in the last quarter of 2008 and into 2009. Despite this bleak overall picture, Forrester forecasts 4% growth in nonapplication software products (e.g., storage management, middleware), which leads us to stand by our 2009 IT management software (ITMS) growth forecast of 9.5%. Software investments in ITMS do better than the rest of IT investments because they fundamentally address IT productivity and the reduction of operating costs. Short-term benefits obviously favor tactical solutions over strategic initiatives with long-term gains. In this context, an analysis of the four megavendors — BMC Software, CA, HP Software, and IBM Tivoli — is especially significant. Although not intended as a direct comparison of the four companies, Forrester analysis for Q3 2009 can enable IT professionals to substantiate decisions about their ITMS vendors.

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