A Closer Look at BDNA Discovery
OverviewBusinesses today depend heavily on technology, and expect transparency and accountability from the IT organization. But CIOs attempting to measure and manage the business of IT struggle with a significant ‘data deficit’ when it comes to the technology distributed throughout the enterprise. Little is known about exactly what technology is deployed, where it resides and how it is used. Essential, strategic decisions are often based on incomplete information and best guesses, not measurement and analysis.
Businesses today depend heavily on technology, and expect transparency and accountability from the IT organization. But CIOs attempting to measure and manage the business of IT struggle with a significant ‘data deficit’ when it comes to the technology distributed throughout the enterprise. Little is known about exactly what technology is deployed, where it resides and how it is used. Essential, strategic decisions are often based on incomplete information and best guesses, not measurement and analysis.This lack of visibility can have a direct impact on the success of the business as a whole. For example, procurement may overspend for enterprise software, while virtualization technologies spread other software beyond the terms of the existing license. Divisions within organizations each select different products rather than selecting one that would allow for economies of scale. And CIOs lack the visibility to plan major data center migrations, negotiate outsourcing agreements or evaluate new technology initiatives in a meaningful way.
This lack of visibility can have a direct impact on the success of the business as a whole. For example, procurement may overspend for enterprise software, while virtualization technologies spread other software beyond the terms of the existing license. Divisions within organizations each select different products rather than selecting one that would allow for economies of scale. And CIOs lack the visibility to plan major data center migrations, negotiate outsourcing agreements or evaluate new technology initiatives in a meaningful way.
BDNA Discover solves this problem, providing the Office of the CIO and IT management with a single, communicable version of the truth: the BDNA FactBase. The FactBase becomes a trusted system of record for all assets and layers of IT resources. It is created by deploying high-speed, 100% agentless discovery technology. This paper discusses the core discovery technology that enables the rapid and comprehensive verification of technology assets throughout the enterprise.
Businesses today depend heavily on technology, and expect transparency and accountability from the IT organization. But CIOs attempting to measure and manage the business of IT struggle with a significant ‘data deficit’ when it comes to the technology distributed throughout the enterprise. Little is known about exactly what technology is deployed, where it resides and how it is used. Essential, strategic decisions are often based on incomplete information and best guesses, not measurement and analysis.This lack of visibility can have a direct impact on the success of the business as a whole. For example, procurement may overspend for enterprise software, while virtualization technologies spread other software beyond the terms of the existing license. Divisions within organizations each select different products rather than selecting one that would allow for economies of scale. And CIOs lack the visibility to plan major data center migrations, negotiate outsourcing agreements or evaluate new technology initiatives in a meaningful way.
BDNA Discover solves this problem, providing the Office of the CIO and IT management with a single, communicable version of the truth: the BDNA FactBase. The FactBase becomes a trusted system of record for all assets and layers of IT resources. It is created by deploying high-speed, 100% agentless discovery technology. This paper discusses the core discovery technology that enables the rapid and comprehensive verification of technology assets throughout the enterprise.
