CMDBn
CMDBn is a term used in information technology service management to describe a concept of a configurable, network-centric configuration management database. It is not tied to a single vendor or formal standard; definitions vary and the term is used mainly in discussions of scalable, modern CMDB architectures.
The intended purpose of a CMDBn is to store configuration items (CIs) and their attributes, along with
In practice, CMDBn implementations typically include a central repository, data connectors to discovery tools, service or
Interoperability and standards for CMDBn are not universally formalized. However, the approach is commonly designed to
Adoption of CMDBn-like solutions aims to improve visibility, change governance, and impact analysis, but they face
See also: CMDB, ITSM, CMDBf, IT asset management, service mapping.