The 4 major approaches of IT asset discovery
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Hybrid Discovery: On-Prem, VMware, and Cloud in One CMDB
The change window is Friday. Network has a switch export, VMware admins have a vCenter list, cloud has three account …
Why CMDB Projects Decay Without Discovery Authority
Six months after go-live, the configuration management database (CMDB) project still has a green status slide. The tool is live. …
IT Discovery in Healthcare: The Devices Your Network Doesn’t Know It Has
On May 8, 2024, Ascension Health detected unauthorized network activity across its digital environments, declaring a major cybersecurity event. The …
IT Discovery for Manufacturing: Closing the OT Boundary Gap
When Nucor detected unauthorized access to its IT systems in May 2025, the largest steel producer in North America did …
Service Mapping in Hospitality: A Guide to Preventing Booking and Payment System Outages
On Friday, March 29, 2024, Omni Hotels & Resorts began a nationwide systems disruption that hit reservations, digital room-key access, …
IT Discovery for Aviation and Airlines: Identifying Every System Tied to Safety and Operations
A freeze, a review, or an incident asks for the full set of ground systems tied to safety and operations. …
IT Discovery for Telecommunications: Closing the Gap
Telecom carriers do not add network capacity through centralized upgrades. They add it one tower, one small cell, and one …
CMDB in Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences: GxP Audit Guide
In the FDA’s fiscal year 2025 inspection reporting cycle, most of the warning letters issued to regulated laboratories and pharmaceutical …
