how eam tools and a cmdb can benefit from each other
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How EAM tools and a CMDB can benefit from each other
LeanIX GmbH, 2014
The combination of CMDB data and leanIX covers the requiredareas and close the gap between strategy and operations
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Bottom-up inventory for operational optimizationAutomatic discovery of technology components on desktops and server primarily linked to user or location
Consistent view on IT portfolio linked to business contextLink between technology,
applications and business context for setting target, creating
roadmaps and tracking progress
Necessary foundation for IT strategy and change mgmt
Necessary foundationfor operations
Bottom-up discovery can be used for pre-fill and quality ensurance
CMDB
leanIX helps to turn CMDB data into value for executing the IT Strategy
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Challenges
Why not only use a CMDB as the single tool ?
• Very detailed list of technical components as result of scanning
• Missing link between used components and applications
• Further data gathering of interfaces, data objects and providers still necessary
• Not all countries have a CMDB as a single source of truth
• Multiple CMDBs throughout the company
What is the added value combining a CMDB and leanIX?
Opportunities
• List of technical components can be used to ensure data quality
• Completeness check based on bottom-up inventory data
• Combination of manual data gathering and automatic pre-fill
• Regular inputs of automatic scancan keep data quality high
Sounds interesting? Get in touch with us.
André Christ
Jörg G. Beyer
LeanIX GmbHAlte Bahnhofstrasse 30 - 53173 Bonn+49 228 2862992-0http://www.leanix.net
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