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Disruptive Tech Drives Need for Configuration Management

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Disruptive Technology Drives Need for Configuration Management

… As I read the article, I couldn’t help but to think of the several presentations I have delivered with and without Glenn O’Donnell, co-author of my book The CMDB Imperative, that speak to how “disruptive events” or “accelerants” drive the need for Configuration Management and a Configuration Management System (CMS). We have seen it now with the take off of virtualization in 2008, the economic slump in 2009 and now, for this particular segment of the technology market, I believe we are seeing it with these lightRadio Cubes in 2011.

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http://www.itsmwatch.com/itil/article.php/3925416/Disruptive-Tech-Drives-Need-for-Configuration-Management.htm

  • martin

    Hi Carlos,

    Good points. Disruptive technology raises the stakes in an already complex landscape putting further pressure on IT to sustain performance. As you explain the critical role that Configuration Management plays in not only keeping the infrastructure running but allowing for these kinds of advances to move things forward. I agree with you that at this pace, automation is a must for Configuration Management, but I would add another aspect important to this automation.
    For Configuration Management to keep up it also has to be able to automatically identify the critical parameters amidst the noise of huge amounts of configuration changes. This look at the trends in 2011 also takes a look at technology changing the outlook for IT http://www.evolven.com/blog/an-executives-look-ahead-at-4-configuration-management-trends-for-2011.html
    But like you raise, only strong Configuration Management principles will support this growth

    • Carlos

      I totally agree with you Martin in regards to “automatically identify the critical parameters amidst the noise of huge amounts of configuration changes”. As a matter of fact, just yesterday in a discussion on Twitter with Glenn O’Donnell ( @GlennODonnell ), Troy DuMoulin ( @TroyDuMoulin ) and Rodrigo Flores ( @RFFlores ) I stated that “The missing link in the #CMDB /CMS tech solution is a lack of BI and BA components baked into it to mask the tech from users”.

      We need these tools to mature in a way that takes the consumers out of the data crunching mode and into the consumption mode. There is FAR too much noise surrounding the value. As I tell my clients, my primary objective when implementing Configuration Management and the CMDB/CMS is to help “transform data into actionable information”. There is no shortage of data…. there is however a shortage of actionable information because it is buried under gigabytes of data. Thanks for your comments. They are truly appreciated.

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