**BMC Software, Inc.** is an [[United States|American]] [[Enterprise software|enterprise software]] company headquartered in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], that provides [[Information technology|IT]] management solutions for large enterprises. The company's products span [[IT service management]], [[IT operations management]], [[Cloud computing|cloud management]], [[IT automation|automation]], and [[AIOps|artificial intelligence for IT operations]]. BMC serves customers across a range of industries, including [[Financial services|financial services]], [[Government|government]], [[Healthcare|healthcare]], and [[Retail|retail]]. BMC Software was founded in 1980 by Scott Boulette, John Moores, and Dan Cloer in [[Houston]], with its name derived from the founders' initials. The company initially focused on [[Mainframe computer|mainframe]] software tools and grew through a combination of [[Organic growth|organic development]] and [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquisitions]]. BMC became publicly traded on the [[Nasdaq]] in 1988 and later moved to the [[New York Stock Exchange]]. In 2013, the company was taken private in a [[Leveraged buyout|leveraged buyout]] by a consortium led by [[Bain Capital]] and [[Golden Gate Capital]]. KKR subsequently acquired a significant stake in the company. BMC is widely known for its [[BMC Remedy|Remedy]] [[IT service management|ITSM]] platform, one of the longest-established [[Help desk software|service desk]] solutions in the industry, and its [[BMC Helix]] suite, a cloud-based platform incorporating [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] and [[Machine learning|machine learning]] capabilities. The company also develops [[Control-M]], a widely used [[Workload automation|workload automation]] tool, and maintains a portfolio of mainframe management products. BMC competes with enterprise IT management vendors including [[ServiceNow]], [[Micro Focus]], and [[Broadcom Inc.|Broadcom]].