I work for BMC, so this may seem like a stock answer, but... Since CMDB comes at no additional charge with the purchase of many BMC applications, I would not expect that it would be cost effective to try and duplicate the CMDB from scratch. In addition, since CMDB is at the core of BMC's long term solution strategies, constant improvements are made to the CMDB including integrations, performance, and features. All of these would be available to you as a BMC customer rather than forcing you to invest your own resources to duplicate the effort. By using the BMC Atrium CMDB, you could better focus your resources on either creating applications that compliment BMC's solutions or customizing out-of-the-box applications powered by AR System to fit your own business needs. Just my $.02, -David J. Easter Sr. Product Manager, Service Management Business Unit BMC Software, Inc. The opinions, statements, and/or suggested courses of action expressed in this E-mail do not necessarily reflect those of BMC Software, Inc. My voluntary participation in this forum is not intended to convey a role as a spokesperson, liaison or public relations representative for BMC Software, Inc.
________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kathy Morris Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Customized CMDB ** We are trying to build from scratch the functionality that Remedy offers with the out-of-box CMDB application. Has anyone ever done this and what has your experience been? Would you recommend this approach if you have the support from Management to build a customized CMDB? Are there any red-flags, gotchas, future upgrade or future process concerns that we should have? ________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail <http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?nci d=aolcmp00050000000003> ! __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor: www.rmsportal.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
