links for 2008-03-18

• EMC-BMC Merger Hopes Fade
  I love reading Glenn’s stuff! Absolutely spot on write-up. I agree, BMC is off the table for EMC. So that does beg a couple great questions - where does EMC look next to continue it’s build out and who would and more importantly could snap up BMC. For
  (tags: EMC BMC ITSM)
• BMC Acquires Bladelogic
  Another write-up on the DCA news of the week/month/etc. They mention the potential for Opalis being snapped up by Tivoli or CA which I think is a safe bet. Neither has a pure RBA play yet. Both have other technologies that somewhat look like it though.
  (tags: BMC Bladelogic Tivoli CA)
• HP airs data center makeover plan
  HP pulling together software, hardware & services based on their consolidation project - makes for a great story for CIO’s wanting to do the same. This also provides fodder for some thoughts later this week on EMC/BMC/CIsco/Etc and the quest for the data
  (tags: HP)