Tideway Systems
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Tideway Systems was a software company, founded in November 2002 by Richard Muirhead, that offered products for data center optimization, virtualization management, application availability and standards compliance, targeted toward enterprise customers.
In 2007, Tideway's flagship product Foundation v7.0 was released in what was the biggest upgrade ever to the product line. Through its ability to identify pattern
s, it automatically models and maps an IT infrastructure, connecting the technology layers in a way that is relevant to both the business and IT professionals – from business applications thru virtualized environments to switches and the dependencies that exist in between.
In early 2008, Tideway launched Configipedia, a community website for IT professionals, where information and discussion related to managing complex IT infrastructures can be found. Tideway staff make regular contributions to the site, which is useful and valuable for both customers and non-customers alike.
The community site includes a Blog, a Forum and a central Wiki, which hosts everything from very detailed information about software applications identified by Foundation to a detailed guide to application modeling.
Tideway's customers included JPMorgan Chase, Dresdner Kleinwort
, Linklaters
, Wachovia
, and numerous other Fortune 500
companies who use Foundation to automate and remove risk from their IT infrastructure.
In October 2009, Tideway was acquired by BMC Software
. In an interview following the acquisition, a BMC spokesperson stated, "This [acquisition] gives our customers the capability to really see and understand what they have. It sounds simple, but it's not. Tideway's solutions lets them characterize their environment and view the full landscape of their IT estate. As more and more customers are consolidating their datacenters and looking into cloud-based applications, it's increasingly important to understand how these applications relate to business services and what components are needed to support them."
In 2007, Tideway's flagship product Foundation v7.0 was released in what was the biggest upgrade ever to the product line. Through its ability to identify pattern
Pattern
A pattern, from the French patron, is a type of theme of recurring events or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set of objects.These elements repeat in a predictable manner...
s, it automatically models and maps an IT infrastructure, connecting the technology layers in a way that is relevant to both the business and IT professionals – from business applications thru virtualized environments to switches and the dependencies that exist in between.
In early 2008, Tideway launched Configipedia, a community website for IT professionals, where information and discussion related to managing complex IT infrastructures can be found. Tideway staff make regular contributions to the site, which is useful and valuable for both customers and non-customers alike.
The community site includes a Blog, a Forum and a central Wiki, which hosts everything from very detailed information about software applications identified by Foundation to a detailed guide to application modeling.
Tideway's customers included JPMorgan Chase, Dresdner Kleinwort
Dresdner Kleinwort
Dresdner Kleinwort was a British-based investment bank: it disappeared as a brand from the world of investment banking in September 2009, when its remaining businesses adopted the Commerzbank branding.-History:...
, Linklaters
Linklaters
Linklaters LLP is a global law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and a member of the 'Magic Circle' of leading UK law firms. Linklaters is the world's fourth largest global law firm by revenue. In 2009/10 it received total revenues of £1.18 billion and profits per equity partner of £1.2...
, Wachovia
Wachovia
Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States based on total assets...
, and numerous other Fortune 500
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
companies who use Foundation to automate and remove risk from their IT infrastructure.
In October 2009, Tideway was acquired by BMC Software
BMC Software
BMC Software, Inc. is a multinational corporation specializing in Business Service Management software, with record annual revenue in fiscal 2009 of $1.87 billion...
. In an interview following the acquisition, a BMC spokesperson stated, "This [acquisition] gives our customers the capability to really see and understand what they have. It sounds simple, but it's not. Tideway's solutions lets them characterize their environment and view the full landscape of their IT estate. As more and more customers are consolidating their datacenters and looking into cloud-based applications, it's increasingly important to understand how these applications relate to business services and what components are needed to support them."