Configuration management is one of the few processes that overarch all other process and service lifecycle phases in ITIL V3. Wthout it, the effectiveness of the rest of your processes will be in ...

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Cfengine is known by many system administrators to be an excellent tool to automate manual tasks on UNIX and Linux-based machines. It also is the most comprehensive framework to execute administrative ...

This substation in Newport Beach, California, includes a typical collection of smart grid equipment with settings and configuration profiles that require management. Modern substation automation ...

Configuration management is a fundamental product development process. In fact, we would say "you don't know what you are doing if you don't know what you have;" that is, you don't have much of an ...

Version control woes are still a real issue. Of course, control system integrators try to manage all the content associated with your projects, but sooner or later things can get out of hand and they ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has enhanced its Enterprise Change Management (ECM) Tool, streamlining the process for generating, developing, and managing configuration ...

Capability maturity model integration (CMMI) is a software development standard spearheaded by the Department of Defense (DoD) to improve the quality of the software developed by its contractors. Some ...