Configuration and change management

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

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	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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	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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	Enterprise Workload Management – Are you prepared for the transition? - Vendor Webcast VIEW WEBCAST 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 VIEW WEBCAST 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 VIEW WEBCAST 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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	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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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Configuration and change management:  Capacity planning, Hardware and performance monitoring, Process automation technologies