Even though there is a domination of the business perspective in the discussions around the CMDB, I miss some comments about the applicability of the ATRIUM CMDB.
Has anyone some experience that can answer some questions like: - Is the hierarchical class-model, conceptually quite distant to relational databases and resulting in the Join-Join-Join implementation - worth the pain (class manager, transferring new attributes [fields] via external programs, having to rearrange many (child)forms if any changes have been made? - Does the performance of importing data (e.g. via EIE) und reconciling it via reconciliation engine live up to the idea that a CMDB only make sense when there is a lot of related data inside? - Is there no problem when you want to search or modify all easily (one of Remedy's positive feautures) about a common attribute that is not included in the Config-Base-Form but in more than one class? For example search for all HP-Notebooks within one IP-Range? - What about the ergonomy of creating / searching / relating CIs? Ok, those sound all negative. But I understand them as open questions. Finally the CMDB could be optimized for the next release, if there is some specific feedback. Kind regards, Christian -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. Juni 2007 15:40 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: Real-World Value of SMS & CMDB I think we're coming at this from two different perspectives. Agreed--the CMDB might be somewhat useful if you are in an environment where NO OTHER AUTOMATION TOOLS EXIST. But I was coming at this from the perspective that certain "standard" network monitoring/management tools are already in place--HPOV, AD, SMS, SNMP, etc. For the sake of keeping a fruitful discussion alive, allow me to counter: .... _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
