by Blazent | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Configuration Management Database (CMDB) initiatives are complex and require engagement from multiple IT disciplines. A successful CMDB provides an authoritative source of asset and dependency information for hardware and software to support IT operations, service,...
by Blazent | Dec 13, 2016 | Blog, Data Lifecycle
We have previously discussed the Asset lifecycle and its architecture. However, Asset is only one of four IT lifecycles: Application services Infrastructure services Assets Technology products An Application Service is a business or market-facing...
by Blazent | Dec 6, 2016 | Blog
This Top 5 list is inspired by a BMC blog written by Cris Scruggs. Blazent typically interacts with IT Asset Management (ITAM) professionals in a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) data quality context. This blog will expand on the first 5 of Cris’s list from...
by Blazent | Dec 1, 2016 | Data Quality
4th of a 4-part series Previous posts have provided an overview of data quality drivers and their associated dimensions. To recap, the dimensions covered include: Integrity Accuracy Completeness Duplication Currency Consistency This post presents...
by Blazent | Nov 29, 2016 | Data Quality
A recent white paper published at sapinsider, does a nice job of surfacing many of the challenges Blazent’s customers face. This blog will expand on the 5 reasons listed in the white paper, which focus on data quality implementations in the context of IT asset and...