BMC Acquires VaraLogix

BMC Software has acquired VaraLogix, an application release automation provider.

With this acquisition, BMC is expanding its DevOps portfolio to make it easier for IT to more quickly and efficiently deliver cutting-edge applications with fewer outages, lower risk and higher return on investment.

VaraLogix is specifically built to automate business-critical, multi-tier application deployment and configuration management. It will be integrated into the new BMC Release Lifecycle Management offering that will deliver:

· Improvements in process management for continuous integration and delivery

· Intelligent packaging for multi-technology, multi-tier applications

· Open deployment management leveraging existing automation agents

· Basic environment management for correct application configurations

“BMC has always had an innovative, intelligent approach to DevOps. By making visible what was previously invisible in the complex application release process, our technology gives customers an unprecedented ability to define, implement, monitor, assess and continually improve the application release process in an agile way,” said BMC’s John J. Balena, GM, DevOps Solutions. “With today’s announcement, we are advancing our application automation suite and addressing an acute industry need for application release automation that works at the speed of today’s business.”