Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The Configuration Management Database (CMDB) has long served as the backbone of IT ...

Having a configuration management database (CMDB) can be a huge asset. After all, it provides a holistic view of your IT environment, captures the true impact of the thousands of changes you make ...

Try asking IT for data on the development, test, production, and disaster recovery environments in the data center and public clouds like AWS or Azure. It’s a straightforward question, yet answering ...

The tighter links between HP PPM 7.5 and the other products -- including technology from HP's Mercury Interactive, Opsware and Peregrine acquisitions -- offer IT managers improved visibility into ...