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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	Application performance monitoring tools only half the battle at trucking company SearchDataCenter.com | 04 Nov 2009 ARTICLE - Application performance monitoring tools would be fairly useless without the right people and management processes to go with them, according one IT manager.

	Mission impossible: Data center asset management SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - AFCOM's Data Center World attendees say they can't find a good way to inventory and manage hardware or software change in their data centers.

	Data center purchasing survey 2009: Budgets flatten, clampdown on costs SearchDataCenter.com | 29 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - As IT shops wrestle with the economic downturn, some have bought new servers to enhance virtualization deployments but have clamped down on other IT costs.

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	Data center consolidation strategy can benefit from ITIL lifecycle 19 Oct 2009 TIP - Data center consolidation projects can be complex and risky, but if IT organizations use the ITIL lifecycle to document the process, it can help smooth the transition.

	CMDB Federation specification may ease configuration management system integration 26 Aug 2009 TIP - The new Configuration Management Database Federation spec may ease integration problems for shops implementing a configuration management system with multiple data sources.

	Using ITIL to bridge the IT-facilities gap, boost data center efficiency 24 Aug 2009 TIP - Data center energy efficiency can't become a reality until the IT and facilities departments communicate effectively. ITIL best practices can help bridge the IT-facilities gap.

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	CMDB spending on rise SearchDataCenter.com | 15 Oct 2008 VIDEO - SearchDataCenter.com discusses findings from its recent survey on purchasing intentions and priorities, with a focus on systems management tools spending. The findings reveal a rise in spending on configuration management ...

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 2 of 2

	Tips for implementing IT Service Management in a down economy SearchDataCenter.com Staff | 14 Aug 2009 GUIDE - Data center budgets are tight, but this economic downturn is a great opportunity for IT process improvements like implementing a CMDB and ITIL processes.

	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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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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	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Configuration and change management:  Process automation technologies, Capacity planning, Hardware and performance monitoring