by Blazent | May 20, 2016 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality, Data Quality
Ten years ago, I helped launch their CA CMDB product. We built our Configuration Management Database (CMDB) from the ground up to be a strictly ITIL process centric solution because we saw every other commercial offering at the time was flawed in some way. Some had no...
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...
by Blazent | May 10, 2016 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality
Let’s talk about the Repository Evangelist. (Repository being CMDB, CMS, ITAM, or take your pick.) The repository evangelist believes, PASSIONATELY, that “Knowledge is Power”. By putting as much IT management data as possible into a single system, “Miraculous...
by Blazent | Apr 28, 2016 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality, Data Quality
Caring about IT data quality is not a new concept. The discipline of Data Quality Management (DQM) has evolved from the transformation (or data cleansing) element of the traditional database Extraction, Transformation and Loading (ETL) process. To get a holistic view...
by Blazent | Apr 26, 2016 | Blog, CMDB Data Quality, Data Management, Data Purification, Data Quality
As a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) or IT Asset Management (ITAM) repository owner or sponsor, it’s only a matter of time until you meet The Data Quality Skeptic within your organization. The Data Quality Skeptic has the following...
by Blazent | Dec 9, 2015 | CMDB Data Quality
Mark Thompson is Director of Product Management at Blazent It’s an interesting and exciting time for IT organizations these days, as they not only have their tools evolved rapidly, but management processes have also improved dramatically. When it comes to the...
