How to Overlay ITSM Incidents and Vulnerabilities onto Your IT Service Map for Faster Root Cause Analysis
…Root cause analysis (RCA) is one of IT operations’ most time-critical activities, and one of its most poorly supported. When
Does Your CMDB Cover Kubernetes, Lambda, and Serverless? A Complete Cloud Discovery Guide
Cloud service discovery coverage refers to the range of cloud resource types a discovery tool can identify and record as …
The Real Cost of CMDB Inaccuracy: A TCO Analysis
CMDB inaccuracy is well understood in IT operations circles. In the boardroom, it almost never shows up as a line …
VMware and ESXi CMDB Discovery: How to Get Complete Visibility into Your Virtualized Infrastructure
VMware virtualization creates a multi-layer infrastructure — physical hosts, ESXi hypervisors, vCenter management servers, clusters, and VMs — each of …
Linux CMDB Discovery: Disk Capacity, Last Login, Process Data, and Non-Sudo Scanning
Linux is the operating system for enterprise servers, containerized workloads, and developer workstations — but it presents a specific discovery …
How to Discover Oracle and MySQL Databases in Your CMDB: A Complete Guide
Virima 6.1.1 extends CMDB discovery beyond infrastructure hosts to the application stack running on them. This FAQ answers the most …
How to Reduce IT Help Desk Tickets with a Self-Service Portal, Service Catalog, and Knowledge Base
Learning how to reduce IT help desk tickets starts with eliminating the routine requests that drive Tier-1 volume — password …








