by Michael Butcher | Oct 14, 2022 | CMDB Data Quality
In Part 1 of this series we discuss Failed CMDB Initiatives, the reasons they fail and how to avoid them. Executive Summary Every type of initiative has its challenges and can fail for a variety of reasons. Configuration Management Database (CMDB) initiatives are no...
by Michael Butcher | Sep 29, 2022 | Blazent Platform, CMDB Data Quality
In Part 1 of this series we discussed how discovery tools have some basic problems, that have never been completely resolved. In Part 2 of this series we continue our discussion on the False Promise of Discovery Tools. Latency The discovery tools themselves also must...
by Blazent | Sep 13, 2016 | Data Intelligence, Data Management
Four Core Data Source Consolidation Considerations Every organization depends on a range of data sources to support different operational initiatives, and as we all know, these data sources are either additive, or continuously expanding, changing, merging,...
by Blazent | May 24, 2016 | Blazent Products, Data Intelligence, IT Data Management
As the world of technology changes, many new technologies and techniques complicate the traditional IT Service Management vision. For example, the Agile/DevOps community embraces the concept of Infrastructure as Code. What is that? Wikipedia defines it as “the process...
by Blazent | May 12, 2016 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality
Implementing an effective data-driven IT Service Management function has become more achievable each day, despite an explosion of data sources. The convergence of maturing Configuration Management Database (CMDB) technologies coupled with the emergence of...