Compuware's devops transformation four years on
Back in 2014, private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to take legacy mainframe software mainstay Compuware back into private ownership in a US$2.5 billion deal.
Back in 2014, private equity firm Thoma Bravo agreed to take legacy mainframe software mainstay Compuware back into private ownership in a US$2.5 billion deal.
Hoping to make mainframes intuitive for younger IT workers, Compuware has created development and management tools to mimic modern day interfaces and methodologies.
Returning to its roots as a mainframe software provider, Compuware has spun off is application performance management software unit.
When customers worldwide are clamouring for technology before its official launch, something is usually in the wind.
Freeing itself from the fetters of public-investor expectations, IT infrastructure company, Compuware, is becoming privately held, with equity investment firm Thoma Bravo purchasing the company outright for approximately $US2.5 billion.
A study released this week shows that 73 per cent of IT executives believe cloud providers are hiding performance problems.
While CIOs and other senior IT leaders focus on being transformational, half of global businesses say they experience tech performance issues daily. What's the problem and how can IT improve things?
Compuware has announced a partnership with Gen-i and Emulex to deliver a new suite of converged performance management services.
A fifth of CIOs (20 per cent) admit to not masking or protecting their customer data before providing it to outsourcers for mainframe application testing purposes.
Seven in 10 businesses are now seriously concerned about the financial and operational impact of the worsening mainframe skills shortage.
Microsoft Windows Azure (Chicago datacentre) has topped the list of 25 cloud service providers ranked over one year’s global performance. Google Apps ranked second.
A rise in offshoring is increasing the demand for technologies that enable companies to disguise real customer data during testing, according to Compuware.
Compuware has appointed Janne Halonen, formerly head of its Finland operation, as New Zealand country manager.
Compuware has agreed to acquire web application management vendor Gomez for US$295 million (NZ$400 million). The transaction is expected to close in November.
At a time when organisations are trying to save money by maximising and enhancing existing technology, the testing tools market takes on a new lustre. This appears to be much of the logic behind UK company Micro Focus shelling out a combined $US155 million for Borland Software and the application testing unit of Compuware.