NSS has announced the availability in South Africa of Managed Objects v4 and CMDB360^0, its next generation configuration management database (CMDB) solution.
CEO Lynda Odendaal says CMDB360^0 combines a groundbreaking federation technology supported by powerful service modelling coupled with intuitive visualisation to deliver the fastest time-to-value for any CMDB implementation - often measured in weeks, not years.
The solution`s ease of integration with and federation of existing configuration data sources is unmatched by competitive offerings. CMDB360^0 matures the CMDB into a valuable corporate asset that drives higher IT service quality and fuels corporate expansion.
A CMDB is a special-case database that must have four critical functions, which distinguish the CMDB from other tools. These are:
* Federation: bringing in multiple data sources directly and by linking to sources.
* Reconciliation: avoiding duplicates and enabling matching of configuration items from different sources.
* Synchronisation: ensuring the same version of the truth across integrated systems.
* Mapping and visualisation: enabling a peer-to-peer and hierarchical view of the configuration items.
Odendaal says CMDB360^0 provides the industry`s most comprehensive and open solution to address all these requirements.
"With over 60 integration points, a fully federated CMDB can be dynamically generated from existing IT configuration data and service models," she explains. "Drawing configuration information from multiple vendor sources, CMDB360^0 automatically reconciles and eliminates any duplicate configuration items. Further, CMDB360^0 automates CMDB synchronisation so optimal data quality is assured while ensuring real-time visibility to any change in the IT infrastructure. Intuitive visualisation provides powerful and customisable end-to-end service views so users in different roles throughout the organisation can see and assess the risk of change within their IT environment."
CMDB360^0 provides advanced analytics that surpass any other CMDB offering. These analysis and reporting capabilities work in conjunction with a fully integrated service catalogue to provide customers a complete understanding of not only their IT infrastructure, but the services it affects as well.
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