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DEFINITION: Configuration management (CM) is the detailed recording and updating of information that describes an enterprise's computer systems and networks, including all hardware and software components. Such information typically includes the versions and updates that have been applied to installed software  … 
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Application Virtualization Security Best Practices
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: One of the biggest challenges today for infrastructure administrators is how to provide a secure environment. This white paper provides administrators with the starting place for designing security into the App-V infrastructure.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 Sep 2008
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Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 4.5 ADM Template
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides administrators with the steps necessary to deploy configuration for the App-V client with Group Policies.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Published: 30 Sep 2008
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Enterprise Change Management with Telelogic Change
sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company
WHITE PAPER: Enterprise Content Management (ECM) should be applied across the enterprise as a whole. This paper offers a disciplined, pragmatic approach to predicting and managing change across an enterprise, while delivering proven cost benefits and efficiency.
Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008
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An Innovative Approach to Managing Software Requirements
sponsored by MKS, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides a thorough and detailed examination of a comprehensive requirements management solution. It summarizes the high level benefits of an effective requirements management approach and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).
Posted: 29 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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Federal Desktop Core Configuration: Achieving Compliance with the Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by Lumension Security
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how the differences between different FDCC automation tools affect security and IT costs. It also includes a description of Lumension Security's Vulnerability Management Solution, which has received (SCAP) validation.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008
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System's Management Buyer's Guide for Medium Enterprises
sponsored by KACE
WHITE PAPER: Medium enterprises continue to struggle in their efforts to find and deploy an effective systems management solution scaled to their needs. KACE has developed this guide to help articulate that buyer's criteria.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Key Criteria for Developing a Successful IT Deployment Strategy
sponsored by KACE
WHITE PAPER: How an IT department addresses infrastructure changes has a direct impact on the value it brings to the business. In this white paper, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) examines how organizations can develop effective deployment strategies.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Configuration Management Simplified
sponsored by Tail-f Systems
WHITE PAPER: This paper shows how NETCONF and YANG can be employed to make next-generation configuration management systems considerably simpler, more understandable, and more robust than current systems.
Posted: 14 Aug 2008 | Published: 14 Aug 2008
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Best Practices for MiFID Compliance
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the major categories of security requirements and compliance under MiFID and how they relate to Tripwire.
Posted: 13 Aug 2008 | Published: 13 Aug 2008
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Safeguarding Confidence in the Financial Services Industry
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Tripwire combines configuration assessment with change auditing to achieve and a known and trusted state, this ensures the integrity of your IT configurations by comparing them against internal policies, compliance standards and security best practices.
Posted: 13 Aug 2008 | Published: 13 Aug 2008
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Forrester White Paper: Assess Your Enterprise Agility (SAP6264)
sponsored by SAP America Inc
WHITE PAPER: While firms have used different business strategies to insulate themselves from the effect of change, CEOs are beginning to recognize the need for their firms to become more agile in detecting and making the changes to strategy, operations, and products.
Posted: 06 Aug 2008 | Published: 12 Nov 2007
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Driving Business Success with Software Reuse
sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how Software Reuse and its underlying fundamentals have evolved dramatically. It also discusses the benefits of constructing critical enterprise software applications through reusable parts.
Posted: 30 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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What SAP Project Managers Need to Know about Managing Changes across a 5 System Landscape
sponsored by Revelation Software Concepts
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides a high-level overview of a range of change control challenges specific to 5 system landscapes and offers a safe and flexible approach to managing change using Rev-Trac change control technology.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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Network Change and Configuration Management: Optimize Reliability, Minimize Risk and Reduce Costs
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: View this white paper and learn how Network Change and Configuration Management is helping to reshape infrastructure management toward a more strategic, process-aligned discipline with a range of benefits.
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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ESG: A Phased Approach to Network Access Control (NAC)
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Learn how Symantec Network Access Control can provide the secret to NAC success by offering a practical, phased implementation approach and by aligning NAC with business requirements.</
Posted: 29 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Putting Security First in the Newly Virtualized World
sponsored by Lumension Security
WHITE PAPER: At Lumension Security are experts are in tune with the latest security problems posed by virtualization. In a new and largely untested IT world it is necessary to apply security at every stage of the process, keeping it safe from hackers and data breaches
Posted: 25 Jul 2008 | Published: 07 Jul 2008
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LogRhythm and NERC CIP Compliance
sponsored by LogRhythm, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: LogRhythm has extensive experience in helping organizations improve their overall security and compliance posture while reducing costs, it automatically performs the first level of log analysis and also ensures you to meet your reporting requirements.
Posted: 25 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Roundtrip Traceability: Enhancing Quality in the Software Development Lifecycle
sponsored by Telelogic, An IBM Company
WHITE PAPER: Roundtrip Traceability enhances quality in the software development lifecycle (SDL). This provides stakeholders and their customers with the ability to assess the impact of a change and report and monitor development to ensure continuous improvement.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 10 Jul 2008
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Fact or Fiction: Debunking the Top 5 Misconceptions about Vulnerability Management
sponsored by Lumension Security
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper addresses the most common myths perceived about vulnerability management. Understanding the nature of vulnerability management allows organizations to better mitigate risk and strengthen the synergy between IT security and operations.
Posted: 10 Jun 2008 | Published: 26 Mar 2008
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Effectively Manage Oracle Upgrades with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
sponsored by Newmerix
WHITE PAPER: Newmerix™ Automate! for Oracle® E-Business Suite is a comprehensive application lifecycle management solution designed to manage strategically the entire lifecycle of change across Oracle application environments.
Posted: 05 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Conquer SAP Development Challenges with Application Life-Cycle Management for SAP
sponsored by Newmerix
WHITE PAPER: Explore how you can automate the burdensome process of synchronizing changes across SAP production landscapes and parallel development environments used for deploying new applications and upgrades.
Posted: 05 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Oracle E-Business Suite: Meet Aggressive Timelines for Deploying Oracle Application Upgrades
sponsored by Newmerix
WHITE PAPER: Learn how you can meet your aggressive timelines for deploying Oracle Application upgrades and gain control over your Oracle application patches.
Posted: 05 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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ITIL: An Indispensable Guide
sponsored by matrix42
WHITE PAPER: Explore the benefits of ITIL and IT service management (ITSM) and how ITSM will give IT administrators the tools they need to get a handle on the costs, the value and increase the efficiencies of their operations.
Posted: 04 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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Moving Beyond the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Checklist Approach: Achieving Continuous Compliance
sponsored by Configuresoft, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how IT automation technology is helping IT managers discover, analyze and automatically remediate PCI DSS non-compliant system configurations.
Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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EMA™ Advisory Note: Virtualization and Management - Trends, Forecasts, and Recommendations (Summary)
sponsored by Configuresoft, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This EMA Advisory Note summarizes the most important findings from this research, and provides recommendations on how to get the most from these technologies.
Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  packages and the locations and network addresses of hardware devices. Special configuration management software is available. When a system needs ahardware or software upgrade, a computer technician can accesses the configuration management program and database to see what is currently installed. The technician can then make a more informeddecision about the upgrade needed.

An advantage of a configuration management application is that the entire collection of systems can be reviewed to makesure … 
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