verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message gridapp systems inc. type private industry computer software founded 2002 headquarters new york city new york united states key people rob gardos chairman & ceo shamoun murtza cto matthew zito chief scientist dan cohen dir . of development eric gross mr. database products bmc bladelogic database automation slogan automating database operations website www.gridapp.com gridapp systems inc. was a database automation software company . it was purchased by bmc software in december 2010 . 1 founded in 2002 and headquartered in new york city gridapp systems was the brainchild of five former employees of register.com rob gardos shamoun murtza matthew zito dan cohen and eric gross . the five realized that 85 % of the routine tasks performed by database administrators could be automated 2 decreasing critical errors and improving productivity ; all five continue to function as gridapp s ceo cto chief scientist director of development and mr. database respectively . gridapp s flagship product is gridapp clarity which has won the following awards and recognition searchsqlserver 2006 performance and tuning category silver 3 serverwatch 2008 automation and compliance category silver 4 codie 2008 best database management software category finalist 5 ema 2008 ema rising star 6 references edit bmc software acquires gridapp systems inc. . retrieved 31 january 2013 . forrester research 2005 08 29 . automating database administration can improve efficiency and lower costs . searchsqlserver . 2006 products of the year . serverwatch 2008 06 03 . 10 server room must haves . gridapp 2008 02 21 . the software and information industry association siia and ema recognize gridapp systems as a leader in database automation pdf . gridapp 2008 02 21 . the software and information industry association siia and ema recognize gridapp systems as a leader in database automation pdf . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gridapp systems & oldid 737138646 categories companies established in 2002software companies based in new yorkcompanies based in new york city2002 establishments in new yorkhidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2009all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 00 17 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view