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Configuration and change management tools, tutorials and advice: Learn about CMDB trends, how to pick a configuration software vendor and more.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (27) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (20) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (1) , WEBCASTS (5) , DEFINITIONS (12)

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Server configuration tools ease downtime
TIP - Early adopter IT shops and the big systems vendors are investing in configuration management software to alleviate downtime.

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 27
Help desk and asset management tools merge
SearchDataCenter.com | 28 May 2008
ARTICLE - As the IT Infrastructure Library permeates IT shops, help desk and asset management vendors have joined forces to provide more integrated process improvement technologies.
The z10: Using the mainframe as the hub for the data center
SearchDataCenter.com | 30 Apr 2008
ARTICLE - With the z10, IBM's mainframe can serve as the hub of the new multimedia data center. Thus a new enterprise architecture concept using the mainframe is on the horizon.
With predictive analytics tool, a data center troubleshoots proactively
SearchDataCenter.com | 03 Apr 2008
ARTICLE - Thanks to Integrien's analytical software that can predict data center infrastructure problems, BT Infonet's IT operations team can troubleshoot concerns proactively.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 20
Server names: A checklist for scalable schemes
30 Jan 2008
TIP - This checklist on devising scalable server name schemes will help you keep server names straight.
Flexible process automation increases effectiveness, prevents IT headaches
16 Nov 2007
TIP - No IT process will remain static, so by adopting a continuous-improvement mentality, IT departments can avoid the headache of re-engineering processes when circumstances change.
The golden age of change management
31 Oct 2007
TIP - Expert Richard Ptak reminisces about the pre-automation days of change and configuration management when managing servers relied more on solid sleuthing than vendor products.
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CMDB special report
SearchDataCenter.com | 18 Mar 2007
FAST GUIDE - Many systems management vendors are looking at the CMDB as a fundamental building block for implementing ITIL. But a CMDB is only as accurate as its implementation.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 3 of 5
Enterprise Workload Management – Are you prepared for the transition? - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   16 NOV 2006, 12:00 EST (17:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Attend this Webcast and hear a real-world example of why Fidelity selected ASG to help them transition to Enterprise Workload Management.
Alaska Airlines Ensures 24x7 Data Center Operations with Run Book Automation - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   31 OCT 2006, 08:00 EST (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Learn how automating processes in the data center ensures high availability and allows you to focus on more strategic initiatives
How To Improve Productivity with DB2 Change Management Expert - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   22 JUN 2006, 13:00 EDT (17:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Despite the intensity of these demands, DBAs have lacked automated tools and efficient processes for making the required changes. Overall, the change management process has typically been prone to error, tedious, and slow. Until now.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 12
configuration management database
11 Dec 2006
WORD - A configuration management database (CMDB) is a database that contains all relevant information about the components of the information system used in an organization's IT services and the relationships between those ...
DCML
08 Mar 2005
WORD - DCML (Data Center Markup Language), based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), is a data format and model for exchanging information that describes a data center environment. DCML is intended to provide a common description ...
Remote Job Entry
14 Jun 2004
WORD - Remote Job Entry (RJE) is a facility that allows remote computer users to submit a batch job (the running of a specific program or group of programs) to a centrally-located computer (typically a mainframe). Widely used for ...
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Capacity planning, Hardware and performance monitoring, Process automation technologies


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