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- Build your ITIL configuration management system using scope, span, and granularity
- Effective configuration management requires you to capture and track data in your IT environment -- but how do you decide which data to include? This chapter from Implementing ITIL Configuration Management provides a detailed, jargon-free look at how to determine what data should go in your configuration management database CMDB.Viewing...
- Tags: CMDB, Configuration Management, ITIL, IBM Corp.
- Book chapters 2008-04-25
- IT Manager Webcast: Application Platform: Branching and Merging: Which Approach Is Right for You (Level 200)
- Software Configuration Management SCM is often one of the first areas implemented in an application Life cycle Management ALM road map. It has the potential to build tremendous support for the vision, or cause significant heartache if not implemented well. The secret to success is to take the opportunity to...
- Tags: Software Configuration Management, Webcast, Configuration Management
- Webcasts 2008-01-17
- ITIL® Practitioner: Release and Control Management
- View Available Dates and Locations In this course, you'll focus on the implementation and management of the processes and functions involved in achieving control and stability within an IT infrastructure, including effective Change and Release Management processes based on an effective Configuration Management system. You will...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., Information Technology, Atlanta, Configuration Management, ITIL, It Services, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations
- Training 2008-01-01
- How Cisco IT Uses Software Configuration Management to Minimize Business Risk
- This case study describes Cisco IT's adoption of Software Configuration Management SCM to help reduce the business risk that can result from application changes. The Cisco global network is a leading-edge enterprise environment that is one of the largest and most complex in the world. Cisco customers can benefit from...
- Tags: Software, Software Configuration Management, Information Technology, Configuration Management, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Case studies 2007-12-17
- SetupBuilder Developer Edition (exe)
- Developer Edition is a best-of-breed product for setup developers who want complete control over their installations. In addition to all functions found in SetupBuilder Professional, the Developer Edition flagship provides advanced features such as Web Installation and Web Update live update for creating dynamic Internet-based installations, setupPROTECT to maximize your...
- Tags: Installation, Configuration Management, Developer Edition, SetupBuilder Professional
- Software downloads 2007-10-16
- TechNet Webcast: Desired Configuration Management in Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Level 300)
- With Desired Configuration Management, one can monitor environment for an array of configurations and settings and report the findings centrally. The webcast introduce key concepts and capabilities of Desired Configuration Management, and it explore setting up Systems Center Configuration Manager to provide baseline monitoring for a few key applications. This...
- Tags: Monitor, Webcast, Environment, Configuration Management, Microsoft TechNet, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-10-16
- Confident Firewall Policy Configuration Management Using Description Logic
- The provisioning of a firewall is one of the first important steps toward securing access control to a network. However, the effectiveness of a firewall's access control may be limited or compromised by poor configuration and management of firewall policy decisions. Firewall configuration management involves either the use of a...
- Tags: Configuration Management, University College Cork, Firewall Configuration Management, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2007-09-24
- AVS (exe)
- AVS is a free source configuration management software, embedding a full bug tracking engine and a source repository, handled by Apache DerbyDB. Each source version is linked to a development task. Each change request can be linked to many development tasks.
- Tags: Configuration Management, AVS
- Software downloads 2007-03-28
- AngeliaMail (exe)
- Windows Command line SMTP e-mail client with Windows GUI configuration management utility. Provides an easy way to manage e-mail messages to be sent to specific individuals or groups. By separating the content of the message from the distribution list, AngeliaMail allows the process to be separated from the maintenance of...
- Tags: Utility, Configuration Management, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2007-03-22
- Managing Operational Change through ITIL and a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Problem, change and incident management are three of the most popular IT Infrastructure Library ITIL processes deployed today by enterprise IT operations teams. Just under 35% of IDC survey respondents from organizations with 10,000+ employees are using a process framework such as ITIL. By 2009, IDC expects this to grow...
- Tags: CMDB, Configuration Management, International Data Corp., ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Code Co-op Version Control (exe)
- Forget about high priced version control and configuration management systems. Forget about central servers. Simplify your code development with Code Co-op, the affordable peer-to-peer version control system for distributed development. With Code Co-op your team has complete access to your projects on- and off-site regardless of a network connection. Integration...
- Tags: built-In, Configuration Management, Wiki, Development Tools, Online Communications, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2006-12-14
- The Truth About Configuration Management and the CMDB
- The IT Infrastructure Library ITIL describes configuration management as a method for controlling infrastructure and services. Given the descriptions of configuration management, it can appear that ITIL implementation is not possible without a mature configuration management process and that most mythical of beasts, the Configuration Management Database CMDB. This is...
- Tags: CMDB, Configuration Management, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2006-12-06
- The Navy Recruits a Configuration Management Solution
- With billions of dollars in assets and a critical role in national defense, the Royal Australian Navy needed effective and reliable logistics information systems management. They also wanted to streamline change management process and provide lifecycle visibility for improved asset safety and performance. The company implement Navy-wide configuration management tool...
- Tags: Asset, Siemens AG, Logistics, Navy, Configuration Management, Supply Chain, Asset Management, Business Operations, Operational Planning
- Case studies 2006-10-01
- Using Closed-Loop Change and Configuration Management to Optimize Your Data Center
- The BMC Change and Configuration Management solution combines change management, capacity management, and other IT Infrastructure Library ITIL discipline-oriented processes to provide a comprehensive, integrated solution for meeting the challenge of server sprawl. The solution can help to manage normal change tasks in today's more complex, more highly utilized data...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Data Center, Configuration Management, ITIL, Data Centers, Utility Computing, Network Technology, It Management, It Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Networking, It service Management
- White papers 2006-08-10
- Meeting the Challenge of Change With BMC Solutions for Closed-Loop Change and Configuration Management
- If only the IT infrastructure would remain static, IT might be able to eventually get its arms around it. But in today's business environment, continual change is a fact of life, and keeping the IT environment stable in the face of continual change presents quite a challenge. Organizations have attempted...
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Information Technology, Configuration Management, It Management, It service Management
- White papers 2006-08-09
- Deploy the open, federated IBM Tivoli Change & Configuration Management Database: Integrate and extend the value of existing processes
- To better manage your business, you need more than traditional IT management tools that focus on monitoring only certain types of IT resources. IBM IT Service Management solutions, with the IBM TivoliŽ Change and Configuration Management Database CCMDB as their platform, can help your IT organization optimize the services it...
- Tags: CMDB, Configuration Management, IBM Corp., Service Level Management, It Services, Application Integration, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Getting the Most Out of Your Change Control System Measuring Software Quality
- Configuration Management CM tools are often cited as the first process automation implemented when establishing a software development environment. The only other tool more commonly found is the editor/compiler. CM tools that support the entire CM process will have two components, one for a file and configuration control part and...
- Tags: Software, Change Control, Configuration Management, Tool, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development
- White papers 2006-07-26
- User Controlled Lightpath Management System Based on a Service Oriented Architecture
- This paper describes a User Controlled Lightpath provisioning and configuration management system. The system allows users to obtain network resources from multiple domains and combine these resources forming Articulated Private Networks. This unique ability to acquire lightpaths, interfaces, and tunnels from a variety of suppliers, and offer value added services...
- Tags: Network, SOA, Configuration Management, Carleton University, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-07-19
- Configuration Management: A CA IT Service Management Process Map
- CA's IT Service Management ITSM Process Maps provide a clear representation of the ITIL best practice framework. The authors use the analogy of subway or underground system transport maps to illustrate how best to navigate a journey of continuous IT service improvement. Each map details each ITIL process track, the...
- Tags: Service Management, Configuration Management, Computer Associates International Inc., ITIL, It Services, Service Level Management, Process Improvement, It Operations, It service Management, Quality, Business Operations
- White papers 2006-06-01
- Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact Case Study of BMC Software Change and Configuration Management Solutions
- This paper discusses the Total Economic Impact TEI of BMC Software Change and Configuration Management Solutions found by Forrester Consulting, which examined the financial impact and potential return on investment ROI an organization might realize from implementing these solutions. Download now.
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., Configuration Management, It Management, It service Management
- Case studies 2006-05-31
White Papers and Webcasts
Designed specifically to address the concerns of senior IT managers at organizations with more than 100 employees, the Intel Premier IT Professional Program provides best practices via local and e-Seminars and a members-only Web site.
