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CMDB Group on Facebook

by Martin McEvoy | 09 Jun 2008 | Permalink |

Here is a link to an exclusive CMDB user group on Facebook. Facebook already has several ITIL and itSMF groups that have interesting content. So I though it may be interesting to tap into this forum. The idea of this group is for people to share their ideas and experiences…

Mitigation for Litigation

by Martin McEvoy | 18 Apr 2008 | Permalink |

As litigation revolving around transactional systems increases some experts believe we will very soon see cases where not knowing what applications are running on your servers, and where they are, will be construed as professional malpractice or negligence. If this is the case a few high profile cases would help…

Practical Configuration Management

by Martin McEvoy | 11 Apr 2008 | Permalink |

IT management is all about provided IT services to users. For many organisations rapid change, mergers, takeovers and reorganisations have left the services muddled to a point where it is no longer clear what part each Configuration Item (CI) plays in the IT machine.

IT Infrastructure groups are left to…

Is it possible to use best practice to implement ITIL??

by Martin McEvoy | 07 Sep 2007 | Permalink | Featured, Home Page, IT Management

It is best practice to test any change in a development/ safe environment prior to implementation. The development environment should simulate the production environment so that the impact of the change can be accurately assessed. But how many IT organisations have a second development IT Organisation? They may have a…

ITIL v3 and the Rebel Without a Root Cause

by Martin McEvoy | 25 Jun 2007 | Permalink | Featured, IT Management

Is your infrastructure behaving like a rebellious teenager and if so will ITIL v3 help??

The five core ITIL v3 publications were published on 30th May 07. The five titles forming the core of ITIL practice are:· Service Strategy · Service Design · Service Transition · Service Operation…

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