Exploring CMDBs
The humble CMDB as we know it is the key to all varieties of observability implementations across organizations. We will take you through what a CMDB is at a high level, why it is important in the observability context, and how your observability journey may go downhill without it.
Can you implement observability without a CMDB? Yes, you can, but it will be of lower quality and require manual intervention all the time, sometimes defeating the whole purpose of implementing observability in the first place. So, if your organization currently does not have a good-quality CMDB or it has been kept under wraps, unveil it before starting your observability journey.
What is a CMDB?
A CMDB stores metadata about a Configuration Item (CI) and the relationships between different CIs. As per the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a CI is any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT service. This information typically includes the name of the CI, the hardware...
