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The BMC Helix Configuration Management Database (CMDB, formerly known as Atrium CMDB) is a configuration management database.https://media.trustradius.com/product-logos/iB/yZ/B3MTS0XW2897.pngBMC Software Inc.BMC Atrium CMDB is there really another choice?2017-03-27T17:09:27.927ZBMC Atrium CMDB fills the gap that all other competitors try to fulfill. The in-depth detailing and foresight of building the whole encompassing solution is mind boggling to say the least. The ability to track/monitor/maintain millions of objects in a vastly growing CMDB is a challenge not to left to the amateurs...it's a job for theProfessionals!,Tracking expired assets
Building a trackable relationship between users and equipment.
Enableing Change management to predict potential conflicts.,Speed and flexiability,9,A properly maintained CMDB can save you large dollar amount when it comes to compliance, theft and replacements.,Richard EtienneBMC Atrium CMDB - the long and short of it2016-09-06T18:14:27.701ZWe currently only use it to store information on our servers for our IT departments. However, we are looking at expanding this to include more non-IT type information such as creating assets for locations and things which would help assist with our IT Service Desk such as mobile phones and computer workstations.,Atrium CMDB integration with Remedy and SmartIT are great! It's very simple to select an asset which is affected by a work ticket.
The storage capacity of information which can be saved into the CMDB is vast. It's not limited to IT based assets only.,The vast ability of storage of an asset in the CMDB. While it is a great feature, it is also an area of potential catastrophe. It is akin to only driving a basic automatic car for years and then being put into the seat of an Formula 1 racer. If you don't know what you're doing, better prepare for disaster.
To utilize any advanced features of the Atrium CMDB, you'll want to look into some sort of training. Otherwise, you will have a large mess to clean up and getting rid of a mess of this size and potential magnitude is a large undertaking.,9,Combined with BMC Discovery, the CMDB has enabled us to have very useful metrics on affected server assets. Especially those affected by incidents, which allows us to troubleshoot potential reoccurring problems before they get started.
The ability to pull up a users information and know where they sit, what hardware and software they are using, as well as the ability to easily process tickets against it will significantly decrease our response times for service outages.,Microsoft Access, Joomla!, Snagit,No,8Shayne FroelichBMC Atrium CMDB is still first in class2016-09-02T21:49:55.024ZWe are using the BMC Atrium CMDB to keep track of our assets primarily from the parent host system to individual components such as CPU, software, memory, processor etc. The CMDB is quite easy to customize and thus, this is why I really support the BMC's edition of the CMDB. This helps us track our IT assets, how much they cost, and helps us plan for future upgrades.,Managing computer systems & components
Associating costs and financial data
Associating Incidents, Changes, Problems, Releases, etc
Normalizing and Reconciliation Engine,Better financial systems, depreciation, chargebacks, etc
Easier time to customize the forms,9,Moving towards a fully chargeback model would help non-IT departments help curb their spend. However, a company needs to be fully mature in order to do this. Without an iron tight process, the CMDB will be quickly filled with garbage. It'll require experienced asset admins to continuously monitor the system.,,Pentaho, Yellowfin, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft SQL ServerGordon Yeh
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