[Term of the Day]: CMDB

Term of the Day

“Configuration Management DataBase”

Definition — What is CMDB?

CMDB ( Configuration Management Database ) is a centralized repository where you can store, manage, maintain, and track all your IT components and IT services that make your IT infrastructure. These IT components could be, hardware, installed software, documents, users, relationships and interdependencies between items, etc.

Significance of CMDB:

CMDBs centralized view provides great visibility to track the current state of each asset.
You can easily identify the relationship between various entities in your IT infrastructure.
CMDB plays a vital role in performing impact analysis and root cause analysis on the IT components.
CMDB allows you to integrate and manage other configuration related processes like Incident management, Change management, and Asset management.
CMDB can provide guidance on better utilization of hardware and software assets, which can aid in cost-saving.

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