IT is rife with exorbitant -- and often conflicting -- processes that IT admins must carry out with speed, efficiency and success. These admins must understand the differences between certain IT ...

There has been a lot of conversation going on around the configuration of applications, and how you manage it. Tom Sulston, a colleague of mine at ThoughtWorks, and myself started the ESCAPE project ...

A configuration management database (CMDB) is a file -- usually in the form of a standardized database-- that contains all relevant information about the hardware and software components used in an ...

Configuration management is one of the few processes that overarch all other process and service lifecycle phases in ITIL V3. Wthout it, the effectiveness of the rest of your processes will be in ...

A review of the configuration management tool, Chef Progress. Learn about its features, pricing, and benefits. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or sponsorships. This might affect product ...