How to Discover and Map Pure Storage FlashArray in Your CMDB
TLDR
Pure Storage FlashArray arrays rarely appear in CMDBs because most discovery tools treat storage as out-of-scope. Automated SSH or …
Virima Database Discovery: Oracle, MySQL, Apache, Tomcat, IIS & More
Virima 6.1.1 extends CMDB discovery beyond infrastructure hosts to the application stack running on them. This FAQ answers the most …
CMDB vs ITAM: Auto-Link CIs to Hardware Assets
TLDR
ITAM and CMDB serve different purposes but track the same physical hardware from different angles. Without a link between …
CMDB TCO Analysis: The Real Cost of Inaccurate Data
CMDB inaccuracy is well understood in IT operations circles. In the boardroom, it almost never shows up as a line …
CMDB Business Rules: End Manual CI Maintenance
Manual CMDB maintenance causes data drift that makes CMDB data unreliable within months of deployment. Virima 6.1.1 business rules automate …
CMDB Business Rules: Automate IT Operations
CMDB business rules automate CI promotion decisions, downstream sync actions, notifications, and ITSM event responses in Virima 6.1.1 — eliminating …
Is Your CMDB Really a Source of Truth?
TLDR: The CMDB has been called the source of truth for IT for decades. It is a reasonable aspiration, but …
Apache, Tomcat, and IIS in Your CMDB
Apache, Tomcat, and IIS instances are the invisible middle tier in most enterprise CMDBs. This guide explains why application server …
ServiceNow CMDB Best Practices: Complete 2026 Guide
…Key takeaways
1. ServiceNow CMDB best practices span six disciplines: defining objectives, accurate CI population, relationship mapping, governance, ITSM integration,
