Biographical Sketch: Tom Vogel is the Lead Solutions Marketing Manager for z Systems Data Management at BMC Software. For over 25 years, Tom has enjoyed various technical, marketing, and business development roles in the enterprise software industry. At IBM Corporation for 18 years, Tom managed product launches for successful mainframe database solutions. Tom has also managed marketing and communications for several small companies, including OpenTV, a provider of interactive middleware software. Currently, he manages marketing activities for BMC mainframe cost optimization solutions, as well as DB2 for z/OS and IMS offerings.