erp4itEnabling IT GovernanceOpen source configuration management tools- August 31, 2007 Here are a couple tools that might be of interest if you are looking for open source configuration management andor CMDB solutions. http:www.cmdb.infopd1html http:www.controltier.com http:reductivelabs.comtracpuppet Update: someone noted that there is already a Wikipedia article on this. So I'll probably...http://erp4it.typepad.com/erp4it/2007/08/open-source-con.html The CMDB dream team- August 25, 2007 One of the issues dogging the CMDB hype cycle is the steep requirements for architecting and implementing such systems, even when based on vendor products. Expertise from a wide variety of domains is called for. What would a qualifed CMDB...http://erp4it.typepad.com/erp4it/2007/08/minimal-compete.html The evolving domain language of IT... and more on Application versus Service- August 13, 2007 One of the hallmarks of mature professions is that they have a clear and detailed language - a domain (or universe) of discourse or an ontology. In the development of a human profession (such as IT), the profession's language is...http://erp4it.typepad.com/erp4it/2007/08/the-evolving-do.html Couple of good blogs- August 11, 2007 Nick Malik (where do I know that name from) and Gabriel Morgan. Gabriel is taking a swing at business-IT traceability (aka metamodeling), and Nick has posted on Application Portfolio Management (and gotten a Wikipedia article on same going). Non-ITSM folks,...http://erp4it.typepad.com/erp4it/2007/08/couple-of-good-.html IBM Systems Journal July 2007 - more ITSM architecture, finally- August 8, 2007 The current IBM Systems Journal is all about Service Management, including detailed architectural analysis of ITSM. Process, component, data architectures, finely detailed. Some marketing, but quite a bit of substance as well. It's disappointing however that there is no discussion...http://erp4it.typepad.com/erp4it/2007/08/ibm-systems-jou.html |