January 21st, 2010 by Bracken
Configuration management with network performance monitoring will greatly increase the efficiently of performing various complex tasks, and effectively deliver high quality services. These networks of information systems regularly experience regular changes, however, sometimes problems occur that stop the functionality of the entire system. Network configuration management software can not only help reduce this indecent, but [...]
January 21st, 2010 by Bracken
The concept of configuration management has been used by businesses worldwide for more than fifty years. Originally developed by the U.S. military, this modality has been adopted and adapted for application in a number of industries.
That’s great, but what exactly is configuration management? Essentially, configuration management is a model of the life cycle of the [...]
December 24th, 2009 by Bracken
Where should you start when building your CMDB?
Many consultants and vendors suggest purchasing a tool before beginning the building a Configuration Management Database (CMDB). However, this is unnecessary since most IT organizations have very little idea exactly what type of information will eventually be added into the database.
To start, an MS Excel spreadsheet will work [...]
December 19th, 2009 by Bracken
The concept of software configuration management can be very hard to understand, unless you received a well guided introduction to it. However, many new comers will simply be placed in front a computer running an open source data CM package. The prerequisite for working with such software in CM is ‘grade A’ knowledge of C++, [...]