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BMC vs Nagios

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BMC
Based on 451 reviews.
Nagios
Based on 124 reviews.
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Overview
BMC Software, Inc. is an American company specializing in business service management software. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, BMC develops, markets and sells software used for multiple functions, including IT service management, data center automation, performance management, virtualization lifecycle management and cloud computing management. The name "BMC" is taken from the surnames of its three founders Scott Boulette, John Moores, and Dan Cloer.
Nagios, an open-source computer-software application, monitors systems, networks and infrastructure. Nagios offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications and services. It alerts users when things go wrong and alerts them a second time when the problem has been resolved. Ethan Galstad and a group of developers originally wrote Nagios as NetSaint. As of 2015 "Agios" also transliterates the Greek word, which means "saint".
Sample Customers
BMC TrueSight Operations Management
Ensono, Transamerica, Boston Scientific, Park Place Technologies, inContact, TD Ameritrade, PNC Bank
BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management
JDA Software, Morningstar, Orange Business Services, Wipro
Nagios XI
Nagios has over one million users globally, including AOL, DHL, McAfee, MCI, MTV, Yahoo!, Universal, Toshiba, Sony, Siemens, and JPMorgan Chase.
Nagios Core
Airbnb, Cisco, PayPal, FanDuel
Nagios Fusion
NuBlue, St.Elisabeth Hospital, Akamit Systems, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, ValueClick, Sunrise Banks
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Top Industries
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
6%
Educational Organization
44%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
6%
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