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how is CMDB different/same than SCM (software configuration management)? Is it just that SCM only for software & CMDB is software plus hardware? [[User:DEddy|DEddy]] 04:13, 12 April 2006 (UTC)▼
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== Comparison with SCM (software config management) ==
It very much depends on the CMDB implementation. Certainly most CMDBs maintain extensive information about hardware and devices on the network and their configurations - some CMDB vendors will capture software information as well - for instance website configuration files. Software inherently has a variety of means of configuration from settings in files to registry entries in the likes of Windows operating systems. Some settings are only accessible when the software is running and via the user interface only. ▼
▲how is CMDB different/same than SCM (software configuration management)? Is it just that SCM only for software & CMDB is software plus hardware? [[User:DEddy|DEddy]] 04:13, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
▲It very much depends on the CMDB implementation. Certainly, most CMDBs maintain extensive information about hardware and devices on the network and their configurations - some CMDB vendors will capture software information as well - for instance, website configuration files. Software inherently has a variety of means of configuration from settings in files to registry entries in the likes of Windows operating systems. Some settings are only accessible when the software is running and via the user interface only.
A perfect CMDB would know everything i.e. HCM+SCM+DCM
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== CMDB ==
Although the idea of inventories is a common one, it was the ITIL framework that gave these inventories an official name: CMDB.
A CMDB according to ITIL is a repository that contains all configuration items (CIs) in an organization and their relationship to each other. Any Component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT Service is a CI. Information about each CI is recorded in a Configuration Record within the CMDB and is maintained throughout its Lifecycle by Configuration Management. CIs are under the control of Change Management. CIs typically include hardware, software, buildings, people, and formal documentation such as Process documentation and SLAs. The CMDB is the cornerstone of the Configuration Management process in ITIL and according to ITIL should only be updated through a Change Management process, note that Release management is part of Change management. Other disciplines such as Capacity and Availability management also depend extensively on the data the CMDB provides from auditing to decision making.
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A common way of establishing and maintaining a CMDB is by creating a baseline using a discovery tool. The information is then imported into the CMDB. This established baseline is then updated via a Change Management process often driven by subsequent and regular discoveries - an up-to-date CMDB is essential.
Several vendors claim to provide a ready-made CMDB. The usual suspects in this area are BMC, Tideway and nLayers (recently purchased by EMC) and recently joined by ASG, ManagedObjects and Heroix. It is common to see these vendors collaborate with the larger service players like HP and IBM who have chosen to partner in the market rather than innovate themselves but still brand these solutions as their own implementations. For example, ASG has a federated CMDB that controls other CMDB's.
Many more vendors are appearing to address the mid-market segment and LiveTime of Australia is on version 4 of their ITIL suite that leverages a CMDB.
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==CMDB Vendors==
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: Such a list would be useful. That's what I came here looking for. [[User:Chrisarnesen|Chris Arnesen]] 16:45, 26 May 2014 (UTC)
: +1, finding examples of such systems is surprisingly difficult [[Special:Contributions/85.179.168.191|85.179.168.191]] ([[User talk:85.179.168.191|talk]]) 11:42, 19 February 2016 (UTC)
: +1, cmdb information vendors would be welcome [[User:Tech201805|Tech201805]] ([[User talk:Tech201805|talk]]) 08:23, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
Probably some encyclopedic text could be developed based on this list:
*[http://www.aldon.com Aldon] Aldon CMDB
*[http://www.tacit-systems.com Tacit Systems] Orchestra® patent pending CMDB, CDB for small and medium business
*[http://www.itgovernance.co.uk/products/371 CMDB]A cost effective CMDB from IT Governance Ltd
*[http://www.asg.com/business_service_management/bsp.asp?id=home ASG's BSP]ASG's Business Service Platform: [[Business service management]] and CMDB
*[http://www.configuresoft.com/home.aspx/ Configuresoft], Federated CMDB
*[http://www.cmdb.info/ CMDB.info], Virtual Guests of open source CMDB components now available for download. Including Nagios, Oreon / Centreon, Nmap2Mysql, OCS Inventory, Open Project, OWL Doc Centre and Change Calendar under the Post Nuke Content Management System.
*[http://www.ni2.com N(i)², Network Infrastructure Inventory] The N(i)² CMDB provides a complete mapping of IT infrastructures — including applications, network and supporting resources — and how they relate to business services
*[http://aixpertsoft.de/index.php?lang=us AixpertSoft GmbH - AixBOMS] Advanced CMDB incl. Business Rule concept and Workflow Engine
*[http://www.planetassoc.com/ Planet IRM] a comprehensive visual CMDB for government and enterprise applications
*[http://www.bpmspace.org/ BPMspace for ITIL] an open-source CMDB written in Java with Browser Frontend including ITIL Processes like Incident, Problem, SLM, Configuration and Change Management
*[http://www.kace.com KBOX Systems Management Appliance by KACE]
*[http://www.infra.com.au/ infra Corporation, Federated CMDB within infraEnterprise]
*[http://www.bmc.com/BMC/Common/Templates/hou_generic_tab/0,3846,19052_34830539,00.html BMC Software - Atrium CMDB 2.0]
*[http://www.compuware.com/products/xpediter/1997_ENG_HTML.htm Compuware Corporation's Xpediter/DevEnterprise]
*[http://www.frontrange.com/ProductsSolutions/Detail.aspx?id=48 FrontRange Configuration Management]
*[http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oem/mgmt_solutions/config_mgmt.html Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Management Pack and CMDB]
*[http://www.easycmdb.com/ easy CMDB]
*[http://www.mercury.com/us/products/business-availability-center/universal-cmdb/ HP Universal CMDB]
*[http://www.managedobjects.com Managed Objects] CMDB 360
*[http://www.tideway.com Tideway Foundation] Application Dependency Mapping for CMDB
*[http://www.nlayers.com EMC CMDB - Smarts ADM]
*[http://www.processworx.com/products/ITSM/cmdb.htm ProcessWorx CDMB]
*[http://www.netdirector.org NetDirector] An Open Source CMDB using Java and Ajax
*[http://www.zenoss.com Zenoss] An Open Source CMDB and Systems Management Plaform
*[http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.aspx?ID=5786 CA CMDB Product Solution]
*[http://www.interlinksoftware.com Interlink Software]
*[http://www.onecmdb.org OneCMDB] an open-source CMDB implementation in Java
*[http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/ccmdb/ IBM Tivoli Change & Configuration Management Database]
*[http://www.escapek.org/ Escape-K] an open-source CMDB written in Java using the [[Eclipse (software)|Eclipse]] platform
*[http://www.service-now.com/ Service-now.com] On-Demand CMDB and integrated asset and service management
*[http://www.altiris.com/Products/AssetCMDB.aspx Altiris CMDB] Advanced CMDB for repository and configuration management
*[http://juice.altiris.com/article/423/links-asset-cmdb Altiris CMDB User Community] A Community for Altiris CMDB Users
*[http://www.caimit.com/universe Caimit Software Universe 7] Independent and object-oriented CMDB for IT data center services and MSPs
*[http://www.outsystems.com/download OutSystems Agile Platform - Community Edition] An Agile Software Development platform to integrate, develop, deploy, manage and change web business applications.
*[http://www.fmxsolutions.com FMX Solutions] IT infrastructure management platform Building One to manage Moves Adds and Changes, optimizing infrastructure usage
*[http://www.cmdbuild.org/ CMDBuild], flexible and granular, completely cutomizable, object-oriented, web-drive, open source (GPL license)
*[http://www.sciencelogic.com ScienceLogic EM7] Advanced and integrated CMDB repository for IT management <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Tech201805|Tech201805]] ([[User talk:Tech201805#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Tech201805|contribs]]) 09:02, 1 June 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:: Disagree. [[wp:DIRECTORY|Wikipedia is not a directory]] — [[User:Safety Cap|Safety Cap]] ([[User talk:Safety Cap|talk]]) 14:27, 23 July 2024 (UTC)
== Jargon apocalypse ==
Can we get a Simple English translation of this? I'm a native British IT tech of a decade's experience and the amount of impenetrable buzzwordage is making my head spin. Pretty sure an encyclopaedia article is meant to be readable by the layman, not just someone who's spent twenty years as a manager of a bluechip company in a relevant field. [[Special:Contributions/46.208.118.226|46.208.118.226]] ([[User talk:46.208.118.226|talk]]) 13:52, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
For example, what on earth does "suministrate an inventory data" mean? [[Special:Contributions/173.23.44.8|173.23.44.8]] ([[User talk:173.23.44.8|talk]]) 14:21, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
: Tried to correct it: ''changed to suministrate an inventory'' data by ''as an inventory'' [[User:Tech201805|Tech201805]] ([[User talk:Tech201805|talk]]) 08:50, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
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