Configuration Management : Expert Guidance for IT Service Managers and Practitioners

Configuration management is the vital underpinning for IT governance generally and the effective delivery of timely, robust and resilient IT services in particular. This book includes expert feedback from practitioners who have implemented configuration management in a wide range of real environments. It is invaluable to IT professionals who are implementing configuration management and also to technology-savvy business managers who need to use automated business services. This revised edition is updated to reflect latest IT service management practice. Review: "A masterfully crafted synthesis of experience, workshops, interviews and case studies, this book is an invaluable contribution to the governance of continual configuration management improvement. It also accurately references IT service management processes." Krikor Maroukian, Project Manager, Printec S.A. Annotation Configuration management is the tracking, recording and monitoring of the elements of a business IT system and any changes and developments. It contains details of the organisation's infrastructure and processes that are used in the provision and management of IT services and is the vital underpinning for IT governance. This book includes expert feedback from practitioners who have implemented configuration management in a wide range of environments and is invaluable to IT professionals who are implementing configuration management and also to technology-savvy business managers who need to use automated business services. This revised edition is updated to reflect latest IT service management practice Configuration management is the tracking, recording and monitoring of the elements of a business IT system and any changes and developments. This book provides invaluable advice and real-life examples for IT professionals who are implementing configuration management and also for technology-savvy business managers who need to use automated business services. The revised edition is updated to reflect latest IT service management practice. Shirley Lacy And David Norfolk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.