Article: (CM) Challenges of Configuration Management in the Age of Automation by Jakob Verhoef. https://www.assetivity.com.au Automation is being adopted by many organisations that may be new to the concept of Configuration Management. How do they address this challenge? With the introduction of automation not only in our daily lives but also in asset-intensive industries, the processes to maintain […]
Article: (CM) Six Sigma for Better IT Operations and Customer Satisfaction by Tracy Mayor. https://www.cio.com Some of the country’s largest IT organizations are looking trim and vigorous these days. It’s no miracle cure or diet of the month. It’s a particular piece of process methodology called Six Sigma. Six Sigma is a defect reduction methodology […]
Article: (CM) Configuration Management by Manish Sharma. https://www.simplilearn.com By definition configuration management is the process that defines and controls the components of services and products, also maintains accurate information on the historical, planned and current state of the services and products. © Simplilearn
Article: (CMMI) Applying Configuration Management to Agile Teams by Mario Moreira. https://www.cmcrossroads.com Summary: A variety of agile software development methods and practices have now been around for a solid ten years and existed for at least another ten years prior. Configuration management (CM) for agile development has now been discussed since the turn of the […]
Article: (CM) Mature Change Management Before Maturing Your CMDB Posted by Chuck Darst. https://www.cherwell.com Too many CMDB projects have become black holes, sucking resources and life out of IT with little provided in return. Despite more pragmatic approaches these days, Gartner1 states that more than half of CMDB efforts become unmanageable. With that in mind, […]
Article: (CM) Configuration Management Tools by Mitre https://www.mitre.org Definition: Webster defines a tool as “something regarded as necessary to the performance of one’s occupation or professional task. [Words are the tools of my trade.]” Configuration Management (CM) tools come in several forms. For systems engineers and their sponsors, these tools include best practice methodologies, standards, documentation, […]