FireScope Configuration Management

As things stand, three main problems sum up the current CMDB solutions available: Too expensive (with starting prices in the six figures), too complex (consultants and training required), and too hard to maintain and adjust to a business' changing needs. Ten years ago, the same could be said for CRM, ERP, helpdesk systems and more - confined to large enterprises that could absorb the high costs and resource requirements, but now even smaller businesses can reap their benefits. Now, the same can be said of Configuration Management.

FireScope's innovative CMDB solutions are specifically designed to shatter these barriers. Rather than asset management dressed up by marketing, FireScope offers powerful, configuration and change management capabilities at unmatched affordability and ease of use. Not only does FireScope offer everything Gartner views as essential (federation, reconciliation, synchronization, and visualization of asset relationships), but also contains a variety of features unique to FireScope. Some of the standouts include:

  • Open standards-based Federation features that easily integrate data from any source.
  • Integrated change management with pre-flight visualization of the impact of infrastructure change and configurable workflow.
  • Customizable data model that allows users to describe their unique infrastructure and the relationships between each asset.
  • Intuitive user experience to eliminate the need for professional services and ensure that customers can adapt it to their changing needs.
  • Starting prices under $30,000, making it the most affordable CMDB on the market.

 

Powerful Capabilities, Minus the Complexity

 

ITIL

Organizations implementing IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) version 3 best practices need the means to centralize information about the authorized configuration of their critical services as a foundation for facilitating effective processes. FireScope provides an extremely easy and flexible repository for this knowledge with integrated Change Management features and powerful reporting to enable businesses to reap the most value from their ITIL implementations.

 

Configuration Management

With FireScope CMDB, organizations gain a single, highly flexible source for aggregating configuration and dependency information of your critical IT services. Including dependency mapping, expandable object-oriented data model, attribute-level archiving and powerful visualization capabilities and standards-based federation, no other solution makes it this easy to finally tame the chaos of today's complex IT environments.

 

Change Management

When changes are made to an organization - whether it is new assets introduced into the enterprise or legacy systems being retired, changes need to be thoughtfully and thoroughly planned. The FireScope CMDB offers an intuitive solution that allows users to evaluate the impact of their planned changes before actually committing the changes. No more having to rollback after unforeseen side effects cause catastrophic problems.

 

Powerful Discovery

The advanced discovery capabilities in FireScope CMDB take service discovery to the next level by offering features only found in products costing six figures or more. CMDB scans a network to find active devices and identify the model (in the case of network equipment or printers), operating system, applications and more. Highly configurable, you're able to scan by network range, ports to investigate, and can even perform SNMP queries. No other product offers such powerful, flexible discovery at FireScope's affordable rate.

 

Standards-Based Federation

For organizations that already have solutions in place to track assets, contracts or financials, FireScope CMDB can easily pull that data across. And because we focus on open standards, there's no add-on modules or need for custom programming. Simply choose how you want to connect, identify the data you want to federate and map it to the CMDB's data model.

 

Integrated Reporting

FireScope CMDB makes it stunningly easy for all users (beginner to expert) to create complex reports around their infrastructure, processes and product lifecycle in mere minutes. Don't worry about learning SQL, because it's all point and click. And thanks to inline reporting, there's no need for a client-side application.

 

Highly Affordable

While the other guys charge six figures or more for CMDB solutions, FireScope is just a fraction of the price - without skimping on functionality or ease of use. It's an investment you can't afford to ignore!

  • According to EMA, the typical CMDB deployment costs between $600,000 and $4 million, also requiring 2-3 years to bring to production.
  • Our process enables you to achieve an operational CMDB in days, with do-it-yourself maintenance and no need to hire a dedicated admin.
  • We never nickel and dime you with hidden fees.
  • No additional fees for user licenses, plug-ins or agents.

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FireScopeCMDB posted at Tue Jun 30 16:35:56 +0000 2009