BMC Software is the latest contender in the enterprise
Linux arena, armed with a series of new products.
While BMC previously supported some Linux distributions, it has
now extended support for several of its systems and database
management products to enterprise-grade Linux distributions, said
Dave Hilbe, product management director at BMC's Linux Solutions
Group.
"We used to focus on what some might call consumer versions of
Linux that update fairly regularly, Red Hat 7, for example. We are
now putting more emphasis on the enterprise-level distributions,"
he said.
BMC has added support for Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 2.1 and
SuSE Linux's Linux Enterprise Server 8 to several of its products,
including Deployment Manager for Linux Version 1.2, and its
SmartDBA cross-platform database management tools.
The latest version of Deployment Manager allows administrators
to manage thousands of dissimilar Linux systems from a central
location. The tool supports in-house Linux applications and disc
sharing for IBM's Virtual Memory operating system.
BMC has expanded its family of products for managing mixed
database environments with the addition of performance monitoring
tools for Sybase and SQL Server databases.
BMC announced SmartDBA Performance Monitoring Solutions for
Sybase and Microsoft database products. The introduction of support
for Sybase and Microsoft SQL Server rounds out the SmartDBA product
family. SmartDBA already supported IBM's DB2 and Oracle Corp.'s
database.
Still, the SmartDBA set offered for Oracle and IBM is broader
than that for Sybase and Microsoft databases. For Oracle and IBM,
BMC also offers tools for space management and SQL tuning. BMC is
looking at offering those features for Sybase and Microsoft
database products, said Tim Mueting, senior marketing manager at
BMC.
The SmartDBA products for Sybase and SQL Server and the Linux
products are available immediately. Pricing varies by licensing
model.
Joris Evers writes for IDG News Service