{"id":126862,"date":"2025-12-04T12:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T04:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/v2catalog.com\/?p=126862"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:41:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T04:41:24","slug":"cmdb-software-and-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/zh\/2025\/12\/cmdb-software-and-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"CMDB Software &#038; Tools: Definition, Functions, Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"126862\" class=\"elementor elementor-126862\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ae5294 post-content elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ae5294\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;c4a899f&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e9119cd\" data-id=\"1e9119cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b924ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1b924ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n    h2 {\n        border-left: 6px solid #75c0d0;\n        padding-left: 20px;\ncolor: #295564;\n    }\n<\/style>\n<section>\n    <p>Today\u2019s IT landscapes are more dynamic than ever: hybrid cloud environments, containerized workloads, \u201cas-code\u201d infrastructures, and an ever-growing number of SaaS services. Without solid contextual data, IT operations can quickly turn into an IT blind flight: incidents have far-reaching consequences, changes are risky, security findings are difficult to prioritize, and audits cost both time and nerves.<\/p>\n    <p>This is exactly where CMDB software (Configuration Management Database) comes in. It consolidates data from discovery tools, cloud APIs, ITAM, APM\/monitoring, and DevOps pipelines, normalizes it, and\u2014most importantly\u2014makes one thing visible: the relationships and dependencies between IT resources, from business services to technical components.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n    <h2>What Is a CMDB?<\/h2>\n    <p>A <strong>CMDB<\/strong> forms the data foundation of IT Service Management (ITSM) according to ITIL. It stores not only \u201cWhat do we have?\u201d but also \u201cHow is it connected?\u201d The focus is on service topologies: from business services through applications and middleware to hosts, containers, networks, and cloud resources\u2014including dependencies, versions, and changes.<\/p>\n    <p>For IT teams, a CMDB is therefore not just \u201cinventory+\u201d but the source of context for <strong>ITSM, SRE\/operations, and SecOps<\/strong>. It enables impact analyses before changes, accelerates root-cause analysis in <strong>incident management<\/strong>, provides evidence for compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA), and lays the groundwork for automation and policy-driven operations.<\/p>\n    <p>What matters is not just the amount of data stored, but its quality, governance, and scope\u2014ideally starting pragmatically and expanding iteratively.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Key Objectives of a CMDB<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Transparency across the entire IT infrastructure and service chains through a centralized repository<\/li>\n        <li>Risk assessment for changes (impact and blast radius analyses)<\/li>\n        <li>Faster incident resolution (root-cause identification)<\/li>\n        <li>Compliance and auditability (traceability of configuration changes)<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>What Are Configuration Items (CIs)?<\/h2>\n    <p>Configuration Items (CIs) are the managed entities within the CMDB.<\/p>\n    <p>Examples of CIs include:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li><strong>Technical level:<\/strong> Servers\/VMs, containers\/pods, images, databases, queues, storage, network devices, cloud resources (EC2\/VM, VPC\/VNet, functions, datastores), Kubernetes objects.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Application level:<\/strong> Microservices, deployments, APIs, software versions, pipelines, secrets\/certificates, feature flags, web services.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Service\/business level:<\/strong> Business services, SLAs\/OLAs, locations, contracts, suppliers.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Security\/compliance level:<\/strong> Vulnerability findings, patches, hardening states, policy compliance.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>Each CI has attributes (e.g., OS version, owner, environment, lifecycle status) and relationships (e.g., \u201cruns on,\u201d \u201cuses,\u201d \u201creplicates to\u201d). These relationships are key to impact and root-cause analyses and support maintenance, optimization, and compliance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>What Is CMDB Software?<\/h2>\n    <p>CMDB software is a platform that centrally collects, normalizes, versions, and manages configuration data and CI relationships as a <strong>single point of truth<\/strong>. It provides data models, interfaces, automation, and governance mechanisms to ensure data quality and consistency throughout the IT lifecycle.<\/p>\n    <p>Typical components of a CMDB solution:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Data model & class hierarchy (CIs, attributes, relationships)<\/li>\n        <li>Discovery & import connectors (agent\/agentless, cloud APIs, SCCM\/Intune, vCenter, CM tools, IaC)<\/li>\n        <li>Reconciliation\/normalization (duplicate detection, vendor\/product normalization)<\/li>\n        <li>Change\/versioning (history, audit, baselines, snapshots)<\/li>\n        <li>Query & visualization (graphs, service maps, impact analyses)<\/li>\n        <li>APIs & integrations (ITSM, ITAM, APM, SecOps, FinOps)<\/li>\n        <li>Governance & data quality (KPIs, policies, roles\/permissions)<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>With the ITSM solution from OTRS, you maintain complete control over your IT\u2014centrally, transparently, and reliably.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>Core Functions of CMDB Software<\/h2>\n    <p>From automatic discovery to governance, CMDB software consolidates discovery, data normalization, service topologies, change tracking, security\/compliance, observability, and reporting.<\/p>\n    <p>The result: reliable, up-to-date configuration data with relationships that form the foundation for impact analyses, audits, and low-risk operations.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Automatic Discovery & Federation<\/h3>\n    <p>Discovery automatically detects assets\u2014via agent\/agentless methods, network scans, or API calls (e.g., AWS, Azure, M365). The original source (e.g., cloud account, APM tool) remains the <strong>single source of truth<\/strong>; the CMDB references and aggregates the data. Event-based discovery keeps the CMDB current and reduces maintenance effort.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Example:<\/strong> A new EC2 instance is created in AWS. An EventBridge trigger imports it into the CMDB, which adds the EC2 CI and links it to the relevant VPC, subnet, and load balancer. Attributes stay synchronized via the AWS API.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Data Consolidation & Maintenance<\/h3>\n    <p>Data consolidation merges and cleans data from multiple sources using:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li><strong>Reconciliation<\/strong> (matching identical CIs via rules)<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Normalization<\/strong> (standardizing vendor\/product names and versions)<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Deduplication<\/strong> (removing duplicates)<\/li>\n        <li>Creation of a <strong>\u201cgolden record\u201d<\/strong> for each CI<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>This prevents contradictory information (e.g., three OS versions for one server). A golden record ensures reliable data for change and incident processes.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Example:<\/strong> A server appears in vCenter, SCCM, and monitoring. Match rules (serial number, hostname, CMDB ID) link all three to a single CI. The OS version is sourced from SCCM, while CPU\/RAM data come from vCenter.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Service Modeling & Topologies<\/h3>\n    <p>Service modeling defines relationships between CIs across all layers (business \u2192 application \u2192 infrastructure \u2192 cloud) and visualizes them as service maps. Only through these relationships can you understand <strong>impact<\/strong> (which services are affected?) and <strong>root cause<\/strong> (what caused it?)\u2014and take action.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Example:<\/strong> The \u201cCheckout\u201d business service consists of a webshop, payment API, and database. When the database cluster fails, dependent applications are marked in red, and the \u201cCheckout\u201d service shows reduced availability.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Change Integration (ITIL\/DevOps)<\/h3>\n    <p>Change integration links changes\/releases with affected CIs, sets baselines, detects drift (unplanned changes), and supports CAB approval.<\/p>\n    <p>Since changes often cause incidents, CI relationships help assess risk and blast radius before implementation and define mitigation measures.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Example:<\/strong> Before a database patch, the change form automatically performs an impact analysis on all dependent microservices. A policy-as-code rule blocks deployment if no current backup baseline exists.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Security & Compliance<\/h3>\n    <p>Security and compliance functions link CIs with policies\/benchmarks (e.g., CIS), assess exposure to vulnerabilities (CVEs), and generate audit evidence (SOX, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA).<\/p>\n    <p>Security and compliance require <strong>context<\/strong>\u2014only CI relationships reveal which vulnerabilities truly affect critical services.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Example:<\/strong> An OpenSSL CVE is reported. The CMDB queries all CIs with the vulnerable version, displays affected business services, and prioritizes patches based on criticality or SLA.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Observability Integration<\/h3>\n    <p>When APM data, logs, and metrics are enriched with CI context, the system automatically knows which CIs and services an incident affects. Monitoring and tracing alerts update these relationships.<\/p>\n    <p>CI context drastically reduces <strong>MTTR (Mean Time to Repair):<\/strong><\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Support teams can immediately contact the responsible owner and access all dependencies and recent changes.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p><strong>Example:<\/strong> An alert \u201cResponse time increasing\u201d for the payment API is linked to its database instance and yesterday\u2019s schema change. The on-call process starts, and responsible owners are notified.<\/p>\n\n    <h3>Reporting & Governance<\/h3>\n    <p>Dashboards showing data quality (completeness, freshness, duplicates), ownership models (who maintains each CI), and roles\/permissions (RBAC\/ABAC) provide essential oversight. Without proper governance, data ages and loses trust. KPIs are vital for keeping a CMDB operational and audit-ready.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Example:<\/strong> A \u201cCMDB Health\u201d dashboard shows: mandatory attributes \u2265 95%, stale rate &lt; 5%, duplicate rate &lt; 2%. If thresholds are breached, the CMDB automatically creates a ticket for the responsible CI owner.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>Purpose and Benefits of CMDB Software<\/h2>\n    <p>A CMDB software delivers major benefits for effective IT management\u2014from operations to security and compliance:<\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li><strong>Faster incident resolution (MTTR):<\/strong> Correlation of incidents with affected CIs\/services and targeted escalation.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Improved change management:<\/strong> Impact analysis before deployment, controlled releases, fewer outages.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Transparency & architectural control:<\/strong> Identify shadow IT, drifts, and dependencies.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Compliance & auditability:<\/strong> Complete history and regulatory evidence.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Cost & capacity optimization:<\/strong> Detect duplicates, identify underused resources, promote reuse.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Security:<\/strong> Rapid identification of affected services during CVEs; prioritize patches by business impact.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Foundation for automation:<\/strong> \u201cSource of context\u201d for runbooks, self-healing, and policy-as-code.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>Discover the benefits of our ITSM solution\u2014more visibility, less effort, maximum control.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>Success Factors for Effective CMDB Usage<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Define a clear scope and gradually expand the data model, starting with key services instead of a \u201cbig-bang\u201d rollout.<\/li>\n        <li>Use few, reliable data sources (Cloud APIs, APM, CM tools) at first, then expand over time.<\/li>\n        <li>Assign data ownership by class\/attribute for quality, security, and access control.<\/li>\n        <li>Define quality KPIs with thresholds to enable proactive issue resolution.<\/li>\n        <li>Automation is key to maintaining consistent data quality and reducing manual work.<\/li>\n        <li>Governance and training form the foundation for secure CMDB management\u2014covering ownership, modeling guidelines, naming conventions, and definition-of-ready\/done (DoR\/DoD) principles.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>CMDB Software vs. CMDB Tools<\/h2>\n    <p>A <strong>CMDB software<\/strong> is the central platform (system of record) for configuration data and relationships. <strong>CMDB tools<\/strong>, on the other hand, are specialized utilities that feed, enrich, validate, or visualize CMDB data.<\/p>\n    <table>\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Aspect<\/th>\n                <th>CMDB Software<\/th>\n                <th>CMDB Tools<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Purpose<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>Persistence, data model\/classes, relationships, versioning, roles\/rights, audit<\/td>\n                <td>Specific tasks like discovery (agent\/agentless, cloud APIs), normalization, deduplication, license\/vendor mapping, service modeling, visualization, data quality, ETL\/connectors, IaC federation, drift detection<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Outcome<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>Unified \u201csource of context\u201d for ITSM\/SecOps\/DevOps<\/td>\n                <td>Higher data quality, up-to-date topologies, faster maintenance<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Properties<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>Scalable DB\/graph, API, governance, lifecycle, reconciliation engine<\/td>\n                <td>Often modular\/interchangeable; can run in-suite or standalone<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Responsibility<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>Operations\/architecture, clear data ownership per CI class<\/td>\n                <td>Varies by function (network\/cloud\/app teams or data stewards)<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n    <p><strong>In practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Without CMDB software, there is no consistent data foundation or governance.<\/li>\n        <li>Without tools, the CMDB remains empty, outdated, or inconsistent.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p><strong>Selection guide:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <ul>\n        <li>Choose your platform based on data model, API openness, governance, and scalability.<\/li>\n        <li>Select tools based on source coverage (cloud\/SaaS\/on-prem), accuracy, match rules, automation, and cost.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>CMDB vs. IT Asset Management (ITAM)<\/h2>\n    <p>A CMDB \u201cknows\u201d what is connected and why. ITAM \u201cknows\u201d what, where, who, and how much. In modern environments, they complement each other, often with bidirectional synchronization.<\/p>\n    <table>\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                <th>Focus<\/th>\n                <th>CMDB<\/th>\n                <th>ITAM<\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Focus<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>Relationships & service context<\/td>\n                <td>Inventory, lifecycle & financials<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>\u201cHow are components connected?\u201d \u201cWhich service does a change\/incident affect?\u201d<\/td>\n                <td>\u201cWho owns which asset?\u201d \u201cWhere is it located?\u201d \u201cWhat is its depreciation status?\u201d<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Data sources<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>Discovery, APM, CM tools, cloud APIs, IaC, monitoring<\/td>\n                <td>Procurement\/ERP, warehouse, deployment, inventory scanners<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Consumers<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>ITSM\/Operations, SRE\/DevOps, SecOps, Audit<\/td>\n                <td>Procurement, Finance, SAM, Support<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Outcome<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>Service maps, impact analyses, change risk assessment<\/td>\n                <td>Contracts, licenses, costs, software asset management<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n            <tr>\n                <td><strong>Ownership<\/strong><\/td>\n                <td>IT operations\/architecture<\/td>\n                <td>Procurement\/Finance\/ITAM<\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n    <p>Interested in learning more about the integrated CMDB in our ITSM solution?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n<section>\n    <h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n    <p>A modern CMDB software is more than just an inventory\u2014it provides context across dependencies and services. This context is the foundation for stable changes, rapid incident resolution, effective security response, and reliable compliance evidence.<\/p>\n    <p>In combination with ITAM, it provides a complete picture: value + context. Success depends not on the amount of data, but on clear scope, data quality, automation, and governance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1b0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1a1b0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"104617\" class=\"elementor elementor-104617\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b25dc0d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b25dc0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;c4f773e&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cc1b37d\" data-id=\"3cc1b37d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48987d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"48987d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">About OTRS<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">OTRS (originally Open-Source Ticket Request System) is a service management suite. The suite contains an agent portal, admin dashboard and customer portal. In the agent portal, teams process tickets and requests from customers (internal or external). There are various ways in which this information, as well as customer and related data can be viewed. As the name implies, the admin dashboard allows system administrators to manage the system: Options are many, but include roles and groups, process automation, channel integration, and CMDB\/database options. 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