Modeling, not configuration management

I hope that the information provided in the previous sections excites you about the possibilities of what you can do with ProVision®. However, you also need to understand its limitations. In your enthusiasm, you might think that it is possible to do more with the tool than is realistic.

I hope that you have gathered, from previous discussions, that it is neither necessary nor desirable to try and make ProVision® the place where all information about a business is stored.

The reasons are both technical and political. From a technical point of view, other applications can manage information far more effectively. A configuration management database (CMDB) is designed to track the lifecycle of every instance of hardware and software. You might have hundreds of laptops, each of which has a unique serial number. On each laptop there will be software and you need to track which version has been installed for you to manage upgrades. You will also need to know...