Configuration Management Tools
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Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service (IIS) is an infrastructure lifecycle management solution that helps IT operations teams manage their compute, storage, and networking infrastructure—wherever it is—all from one place. Designed for Cisco UCS and HyperFlex customers, Cisco…
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Netcool Network Management integrates the IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition, Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus and Netcool Configuration Manager products into a unified solution that consolidates the management of networks.
SolarWinds® Kiwi CatTools® is network automation tool designed to manage configurations on network devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls. It helps users work more efficiently by scheduling automatic backup activities and rolling out configuration changes to multiple devices…
Gluware provides code-free Intelligent Network Automation. Gluware Config Model Editor provides Intent-Based configuration management for large-scale enterprise networks. Users can automatically detect configuration drift and run config audits across a multi-vendor network.
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Spacelift is presented as a flexible management platform for Infrastructure as Code hosted in the cloud or on a private server, from the company of the same name headquartered in Redwood City. Designed so users can customize workflows, automate manual tasks, reduce errors, and improve…
Relay, from Puppet, is an event-driven automation platform designed to pull together all of the tools and technologies DevOps engineers need to effectively manage their environment. It is a system of intelligence that works by listening to signals from DevOps tools people already…
HyScale is a visual DevOps platform that aims to fully automate app containerization and enable continuous delivery into any container runtime.According to the vendor, enterprise IT teams can onboard monolithic as well as emerging microservices-based applications by integrating HyScale…
Hillstone Networks offers the Hillstone Security Management Platform, a configuration management application for enterprises using the Hillstone next-generation firewall (NGFW) solutions, which provides multi-domain security as well as simplified provisioning and management.
DeployHub simplifies cloud-native architecture by governing the user's microservice supply chain, offering tools that allow users to catalog, version, deploy and map service to service relationships while shifting to microservices.
Application Orchestration Service (AOS) on Huawei Cloud automates cloud resources provisioning and application deployment based on templates the user define.s A graphical template designer and a large number of free sample templates enable users to create custom templates.
Riverbed NetAuditor is a network configuration management solution that dynamically creates and maintains infrastructure diagrams and reports configuration changes. The solution discovers network elements — visually presents variances through unified portal. Users gain visibility…
Provize Core software from Belden is designed to provide seamless configuration and supervision across a growing number of connected network devices. Offered to customers free-of-charge and with no installation required, the vendor states users can benefit from a modern network management…
The FNT Command Platform enables the management of IT, telecommunication and data center infrastructures as a digital twin – from the physical level through virtual components and applications to services – independent of the manufacturer and in a uniform data model. This enables…
IP Fabric’s Automated Network Assurance Platform helps companies empower their network engineers to discover, verify, and document large scale enterprise networks. IP Fabric automates network infrastructure data collection and provides predefined verifications that highlight…
Altostra is a no-code platform that provides a visual workspace that enables users to design any architectures as desired supporting code, no-code or both, in the user's own environment. The platform is designed to fit the user's workflow and accelerate modern cloud development…
SCM is designed to help detection of a server, application, or database configuration change quickly. If the server is down or performing poorly, the change data collected by SCM allows users to see if an application or server configuration change was the source of a performance…
WinReporter is a change and configuration, and client desktop management solution from French company IS Decisions.
CloudMapper helps users to analyze Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments. It is used to check for correct configuration, examine IAM policies to identify admin users and roles, or principals with specific privileges, and looked for unused resources, and view network visualizations.…
Kustomize is a Kubernetes native configuration management solution. Kustomize introduces a template-free way to customize application configuration that simplifies the use of off-the-shelf applications. Kustomize traverses a Kubernetes manifest to add, remove or update configuration…
Canonical offers their open source configuration management application Juju. Described as an application modeling tool, Juju is also available as a managed service by Canonical under the name JAAS.
ExtremeCloud IQ provides unified management driven by Machine Learning (ML). It features configuration workflows, realtime and historical monitoring, comprehensive troubleshooting, and integrated network applications. Designed to take full advantage of Extreme’s end-to- end networking…
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What are Configuration Management Tools?
Configuration Management is a subset of systems management. Configuration management tools perform various roles to ensure consistency among physical and logical assets. These tools identify and track configuration items and document functional dependencies. These tools are invaluable for understanding the impact of changing one configuration item on all the others. Configuration management data is usually stored in a configuration management database.
Configuration Management Tools Features & Capabilities
- Infrastructure automation
- Automated provisioning
- Application deployment
- Task management
- Visualization and reporting
- Orchestration
- Node management
- Role-based access control
Configuration Management vs. Workload Automation
Configuration management software is one of a constellation of DevOps categories designed to facilitate cooperation between IT and Development.
Configuration management software is designed to automate the deployment of applications in the data center and in the cloud. This is related to the older workload automation category of software. Workload automation is still used by many organizations to handle event-based scheduling and resource management across applications, databases, and architectures.
Configuration Management Benefits
The purpose of configuration management is really to keep a detailed record of the information about the computer system and updating them as needed. This includes listing all of the installed software, the network addresses of the computers, and the configuration of different pieces of hardware, and creating updates or ideal models that can be used to quickly update computers or restore them to a predefined baseline.
The main benefits are:
- Reduced risk of outages and security breaches
- Cost reduction by avoiding duplication of technology assets.
- Process control through enforcing formal policies and procedures Faster problem resolution
- Efficient change management by understanding the baseline configuration
- Quicker restoration of service
Configuration Management Comparison
When considering Configuration Management options, consider the following aspects of each product offering.
- Scripting language: Most configuration management tools provide a scripting language for creating logic for automation. When purchasing a configuration management tool, you should consider how difficult each option's scripting language is, and how similar it is to what your developers already know.
- Ease of use: Some configuration management tools are built to be usable by inexperienced users, but most offer complexities such as advanced scripting languages. Consider what the capabilities of your organization are when purchasing a configuration management tool.
- Deployment Environment: Configuration management tools don’t all support all deployment environments, or in some cases specialize in some environments with limited support for others. When choosing a configuration management tool, be sure to pick one that can support your deployment environment, and ideally specializes in it.
Pricing Information
Several of the leading tools in this category are open-source, but even if the software is free, successful usage will require experienced teams with knowledge of unit and integration testing, version control and other development concepts.
Many of these open-source platforms also have commercial products with additional features designed with enterprises in mind. These products are usually sold by a physical device or network node. Typical pricing is over $100 per node, but product packaging differs from one vendor to another making direct price comparison more difficult.
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What are the key benefits of configuration management tools?
What are the best configuration management tools?
The highest rated configuration management tools are as follows