BMC Software Inc. last week unveiled its second-generation configuration management database, along with updates to its systems management offerings, including three new discovery tools and related ...

When systems engineers build or repair computer software or hardware, they need consistent processes in place to keep it running smoothly. Configuration management is the name for this set of ...

Novell today announced it is shipping a Web-based application that taps into social networking methodologies to enhance enterprise configuration management database (CMDB) usability, accessibility and ...

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Quick Summary Struggling to maintain consistency and control across dynamic infrastructure environments? Discover the 10 best configuration management tools for DevOps teams in 2026 that help automate ...

Hewlett-Packard has reorganized its suite of enterprise configuration-management software, collecting into one package a number of its asset discovery tools and equipping its asset database for ...

Automation provider BackBox adds network configuration management tools and ServiceNow integration to its platform to improve security, optimize performance, and accelerate problem resolution. BackBox ...

With the growing interest in adopting best practices across IT departments, particularly according to standards such as the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), many organizations are ...

The Central Technical Support Facility’s Configuration Management Branch manages the deployed force software baseline for the Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 to support interoperability ...

As most of you know, EMA has been actively working to research and develop best practices around the planning and deployment of the IT Infrastructure Library’s Configuration Management Database.

Based on industry-standard IT Infrastructure Library requirements for enterprisewide database management with consistency and simplified integration among different management processes, the CMDB is ...