14th January 2009

Why Do You Want a CMDB? (Part 2 of 3 Part Series)

Why Do You Want a CMDB?
Part 2 of a 3-part Series about Configuration Management Database
We previously discussed what a CMDB is a repository of information related to all of the components of an information system.  After providing an overview of the CMDB, we now explore why an enterprise needs this analysis tool.  A CMDB serves as […]

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29th December 2008

What is a CMDB? (Part 1 of 3 Part Series)

What is a Configuration Management Database? A Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is a repository of information related to all of the components of an information system.  Although repositories similar to CMDBs have been used for years in IT, the origin of the CMDBs stems from Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).   CMDBs help monitor and discover […]

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12th May 2008

ITIL Assessments

By AttivaSoft Blog Team
ITIL Assessments offer a no risk evaluation of your IT infrastructure. Do your IT initiatives support your business objectives in a quantifyable fashion? Does your service management platform add to customer loyalty, or erode it? Are you managing complex, cross unit initiatives with multiple toolsets and vendors where the right hand doesn’t […]

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