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 Michael Butcher | Sep 28, 2022 | Blazent Platform, CMDB Data Quality
Of all the silver bullets promised for IT management, the discovery tool is often one of the most over-sold. “Just point our tool at your IT infrastructure,” the sales rep promises, “and we’ll discover hardware, software, servers, databases, applications, dependencies...
by Blazent | Apr 20, 2017 | CMDB Data Quality
Improvements in IT data quality and analysis tools have enabled IT management to spend less time looking into the past and more time enabling the dynamic enterprise of the future. This allows them to anticipate business events more accurately, forecast costs and...
by Blazent | Jan 11, 2017 | CMDB Data Quality
A Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is a critical component of any IT organization. It provides a centralized data source to support multiple management functions. These functions include Service, Asset, Operations and Datacenter management. The data records in...
by Blazent | Dec 29, 2016 | CMDB Data Quality
Organizations are constantly challenged to maintain the right level of data quality. This is especially true in a risk-averse industry such as healthcare, where decisions could literally mean the difference between life and death. In addition, ensuring the privacy of...