Bio

Fred Johannessen is responsible for the Technology Alliances & MarketZone organization in BMC. In this role, Johannessen is responsible for the inbound ecosystem for BMC which includes the BMC Developer Network, the Technology Alliance Program which enables 3rd party integrations with BMC technologies such as CMDB and provides joint marketing with Alliance Partners, and MarketZone which enables reselling of Alliance Partner products via BMC channels.

Johannessen has been with BMC Software nearly 12 years and has served in a variety of roles including managing development teams, strategy definition and execution, and business development. In has last assignment he was Vice President and Program Executive responsible for Data center Operations (DCO), Change & Configuration Management (CCM), and Capacity Management & Provisioning (CMP) – all strategic initiatives within BMC. Additionally, he was responsible for incorporating BMC’s virtualization strategy into these inititiatives. He brings a wealth of experience prior to BMC Software in all facets of the software business from development to consulting to marketing and strategy.

Writings and Published Works

Podcast: The BMC Developer Network (BMCDN) is Open

Podcast: Industry Analyst Series: Datacenter Optimization

Podcast: Computing Capacity On Demand

Podcast: Virtualization Means...What?

White paper: (PDF) "Delivering the Advantages of Utility Computing Today Through Proactive Resource Management"

SDA Asia: "Six Strategies for Moving Toward a Virtualised Environment"