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- Zenoss Core 2.5 (Mac)
- An award-winning open source IT monitoring product that effectively manages the configuration, health and performance of networks, servers and applications through a single, integrated software package. Configuration Management Database CMDB At the heart of Zenoss solutions resides the Zenoss Configuration Management Database CMDB. The CMDB houses a unified model...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Information Technology, CMDB, Monitoring, Zenoss, Strategy, Management
- Software downloads 2009-11-02
- Enterprise Management Associates: Avoid CMDB Failure
- The attendee of this webcast will learn how to avoid Configuration Management Database CMDB failure and achieve operational efficiency. For many organizations, the terms CMDB and failure are closely linked. A recent study by Enterprise Management Associates EMA uncovered common inhibitors to success ranging from excessive time requirements of maintaining...
- Tags: Enterprise Management Associates Inc., CMDB
- Webcasts 2009-07-22
- Atrium Core Implementation Best Practices
- The presenter will provide best practices for the CMDB Usage focusing on common CMDB use cases and deployment sessions, CMDB Implementation lessons learned and Features/Demo of Atrium CMDB 7.5.
- Tags: BMC Software Inc., CMDB, Best Practice
- Webcasts 2009-06-30
- The Value of Standards-based CMDB Federation
- SACM and CMS help an enterprise implement an overall strategy that aligns business and IT services accurately, with a minimum of resource investment, but to achieve those goals, a range of data sources must be integrated. Without an industry standard for integrating IT data sources, this integration is expensive, difficult...
- Tags: Data Source, Information Technology, CMDB, Computer Associates International Inc., Standards, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-04-01
- Novell myCMDB Solution Overview
- The value of a Configuration Management Database CMDB is commonly accepted across a wide spectrum of IT professionals today, especially as a vehicle to lower the risk of outages caused by planned changes to the IT infrastructure - which account for up to 60 percent of all IT outages in...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Information Technology, CMDB, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2009-03-01
- Step-by-Step Guide to Building a CMDB: Updated for ITIL Version 3
- This paper of Step-by-Step Guide to Building a CDMB is an update of the original version, which was published in 2006. With the release of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library ITIL Version 3 (V3), it received numerous requests to update this paper to incorporate the most current ITIL guidelines. Please...
- Tags: Information Technology, CMDB, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Strategy, Quality, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2009-02-11
- How to Build a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Instantly save $300 off the standard course price when you register on TechRepublic or ZDNet! Offer ends March 31, 2009.View Available Dates and LocationsThe Configuration Management Database CMDB is mentioned throughout the ITIL lifecycle, and virtually every ITIL activity, function, and process relies upon it. Creating and managing the CMDB...
- Tags: CMDB, Configuration Management
- Training 2009-02-01
- IT Management 2.0: Blame virtualization
- IT Management 2.0: Blame virtualizationThen what is 3.0?I agree 100% with this post. However, if this is the definition of IT management 2.0, would all of the 2.0 process and functionality delivered via SaaS be appropriately considered IT management 3.0?RhettService-now.comYou must be talking IT management SaaSExactly. Businesses need a complete...
- Tags: cloud computing, Strategy, SaaS Be, IT Management 2.0, IT administration, information technology, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2009-01-29
- ITIL V3: Practical Steps to Building a CMDB
- The presenter of this webcast will discuss the practical aspects of how to build a CMDB based on ITIL V3 best practices. This how-to information webcast outlines the importance of an accurate and consistent CMDB to operational success, and draws out five simple steps to a successful CMDB implementation.
- Tags: CMDB, ITIL, It Services
- Webcasts 2008-12-17
- Why Implement a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?: Seven Fundamental Use Cases
- This paper discussed three of these: time utilization, profitability, and economy. Together through proper management, these help avoid extinction of a business. They encourage IT financial management and overall cash flow, keep the well flush with reserves. These three factors in turn directly promote an agile approach to the business...
- Tags: CMDB, Use Case, Configuration Management, Computer Associates International Inc.
- White papers 2008-11-01
- The Future of IT in a Flat World: CMDBs, Automation, and the IT Value Chain
- Using automation, IT operations can emulate the domestic supply chain's cost containment successes. At the same time, by recognizing that its own struggles are mirrored in the global supply chain, IT can grasp--from a business perspective--the technological capabilities it must have now to strategically move into the next generation of...
- Tags: Information Technology, CMDB, Automation, ASG Software Solutions, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-10-13
- Discovery and the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- A Configuration Management Database CMDB forms the foundation for many processes that contribute to running, growing, and transforming the business. When running the business, a CMDB can reduce costs by helping to contain the effects of incidents, improve the process of change, and provide governance and predictability to operations. However,...
- Tags: CMDB, Configuration Management, Computer Associates International Inc.
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Jumpstart Your CMDB and CMS Deployments With Industry Best Practices
- While CMDB and CMS Configuration Management System deployments are beginning to gather steam, there remains a lot of confusion and uncertainty about how to optimize time to value. Much of this is because both the CMDB and CMS represent new ways of working, and involve cultural and process changes as...
- Tags: CMDB, Industry, Best Practice, Content Management System
- Webcasts 2008-09-29
- How to Develop Your CMDB Project's ROI
- While long-term ROI claims from enterprise customers oftentimes can exceed up to 400% or more, many IT executives are struggling with making initial ROI assessments for their Configuration Management Database CMDB project. While the CMDB is well-established as a foundational element for both advancing proactive IT management and overall ITIL...
- Tags: CMDB, ROI, ASG Software Solutions, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Webcasts 2008-09-18
- ITIL's CMS in Context and What It Means for You
- The concept of the Configuration Management System CMS in ITIL v3 is potentially a game changing catalyst in planning and shaping CMDB deployments. In parallel, and at least eighteen months prior to the introduction of the CMS by ITIL, Enterprise Management Associates had defined a federated model for CMDB Systems...
- Tags: CMDB, Configuration Management, Content Management System, ITIL, Process Improvement, It Services, Quality, Business Operations
- Webcasts 2008-09-17
- ASG Service Dependency Mapping: Making the Link between IT and the Business
- Aligning IT and business perspectives requires the ability to create links between configuration information in an enterprise Configuration Management Database CMDB and the business service as experienced by the user. Service Dependency Mapping SDM products automate the process of creating and maintaining these links. This Enterprise Management...
- Tags: Information Technology, CMDB, ASG Software Solutions, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-07-29
- Understanding Your CMDB Project's ROI
- Targeted at IT executives responsible for both the financial and ultimate project oversight of an enterprise Configuration Management Database CMDB initiative, this Enterprise Management Associates EMA white paper level-sets expectations for ROI calculations for CMDB initiatives, provides basic ROI best practices, and gives readers sufficient insight to move forward with...
- Tags: CMDB, ROI, ASG Software Solutions, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-07-28
- A Board Room View: Understanding Your CMDB Project
- This white paper is targeted at IT executives responsible for both the financial and ultimate project oversight of an enterprise Configuration Management DataBase CMDB initiative. The goal of the paper is to level-set expectations for ROI calculations for CMDB initiatives, provide basic ROI best practices, and give readers sufficient insight...
- Tags: CMDB, Board, ROI, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- White papers 2008-07-01
- Choosing the Right CMDB: Smart Considerations for Strategic Decision Makers
- A forward-looking Configuaration Management Database CMDB does more than keep an organization's IT operations running. It draws clear connections between IT components and business services, which is the core of Business Service Management BSM. But even more critical than the CMDB's ability to support business as it is now, is...
- Tags: CMDB, Business Service, ASG Software Solutions
- White papers 2008-06-25
- How ASG's MetaCMDB Strategy Enables More Effective Business Service Management
- ASG has a distinctive CMDB offering that can enable superior service management, as well as application and service lifecycle management. ASG's CMDB system ties together the monitoring of disparate underlying systems, applications and devices, maps them to the business services they support, visualizing their inter-relationships through dynamic dashboards. These visualization...
- Tags: CMDB, Business Service, Business Service Management, ASG
- White papers 2008-06-24
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