Kelkar says it was not a single technological breakthrough that made MyIT possible, but a combination of "what enterprise IT wants to do."

"MyIT is a culmination of that, as tablets and smartphones have already been around for a number of years," he said.

"What MyIT brings to the table is that it combines them with enterprise IT needs."

As for why the time is right for MyIT, Kelkar says this was actually the quickest BMC could bring MyIT to market.

"We would have done it three months ago or earlier if we had been ready for it," he said.