A configuration management database (CMDB) is a data repository that stores information about all hardware and software assets in your IT environment. This critical component of the ITIL framework ...

With the growing interest in adopting best practices across IT departments, particularly according to standards such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), many organizations are ...

IT shops implementing Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) should take precautions to ensure project success, prevent unnecessary project delays, and speed time-to-value. This article focuses on ...

The Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is well recognised as a cornerstone structure when it comes to the implementation of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework and ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The Configuration Management Database (CMDB) has long served as the backbone of IT ...

With so much of the modern enterprise powered by IT, visibility into IT infrastructure is mission critical. As IT infrastructure continues to grow and become more complex, this sought-after visibility ...

Having a configuration management database (CMDB) can be a huge asset. After all, it provides a holistic view of your IT environment, captures the true impact of the thousands of changes you make ...

The topic for this column combines two gorilla-level subjects demanding my attention: mergers and acquisitions on the one hand, and implementations of the IT Infrastructure Library’s Configuration ...

The notion of a configuration management database (CMDB) is becoming a core area of interest for the industry as it represents the coming together of two key requirements: the architectural ...

Based on industry-standard IT Infrastructure Library requirements for enterprisewide database management with consistency and simplified integration among different management processes, the CMDB is ...