by Robert Hansen | Sep 28, 2022 | Blazent Platform, CMDB Data Quality
Of all the “silver bullets” promised for IT management, the standalone discovery tool is arguably the most oversold. For decades, vendors have promised that if you simply point their scanner at your IT infrastructure, it will miraculously discover...
by Michael Nicholas | Apr 23, 2018 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality
What is the most common response from an executive board when an enterprise experiences a ransomware breach or a cascading hybrid-cloud outage? Complete shock. Historically, executives would hide behind the excuse, “We didn’t think it could happen to...
by Blazent | Feb 21, 2018 | CMDB Data Quality
Everyone loves the thrill of discovery. When deploying a new network scanner or cloud API, it is incredibly satisfying to instantly illuminate the dark corners of your hybrid IT infrastructure. Seasoned Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) know that high-fidelity CMDB...
by Blazent | Feb 7, 2018 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality
The Evolution of IT Discovery and the CMDB Data Crisis Many ITSM platform providers released enhanced Discovery capabilities. When combined with existing discovery tools from technology providers (such as Cisco, HPE and Microsoft), companies unlocked a great wealth of...
by Blazent | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality
Business change is accelerating at an alarming rate and as it does, IT organizations struggle to maintain the pace. Business users are taking on an increasingly important role in selecting the technology tools they need to perform their jobs – often without consulting...
by Blazent | Jun 27, 2017 | CMDB Data Quality
Your Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is continuously increasing in size and complexity, driven by an endless list of components that need to be improved or new data sets that someone wants to add. You understand that more data doesn’t necessarily translate...
