Writing
Writing
Articles on the CMDB, CSDM, the platform plumbing and data management. Each one starts from a real problem, shows the actual tables and fields, and names the release it applies to.
Where Do All the Pipes Go? CMDB and CSDM in Plain English.
CMDB abnd CSDM in plain english, A friendly into.
Coming up, pillar by pillar
The four pillars →CMDB
3 coming up
Discovery, the class model, identification and reconciliation, relationships and health.
- Identification and reconciliation: which record wins, and why
- Choosing the right class — and living with the class model
- CMDB health you can act on: completeness, correctness and compliance
CSDM
3 coming up
The meaning layer: service modelling, domains, and mapping technical CIs to business services.
- From technical CI to business service, one layer at a time
- Application services, and why so much hangs off them
- Where CSDM implementations reliably go wrong
Platform
3 coming up
IntegrationHub, Stream Connect, Workflow Data Fabric, the MID Server — and their limits.
- IntegrationHub, Stream Connect or the MID Server: choosing the pipe
- Event, stream or bulk: picking the pattern before the tool
- Where each integration pattern runs out of road
Data Management
3 coming up
Governance, quality, stewardship and lineage — and what AI actually needs from your data.
- Data governance that survives contact with real teams
- Data quality you can measure, not just discuss
- What AI actually needs from your data
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