Application Mapping For The CMDB, Q1 2006 - The Forrester Wave

Forrester, a leading independent analyst research firm, has recently completed an extensive evaluation across eight vendors of automated application to infrastructure dependency mapping:

 “Application to infrastructure dependency mapping bridges the gap between business user value, application performance, and what the IT specialist sees — essentially, infrastructure component availability. This, combined with the ITIL CMDB concept, lays the foundation for radical changes in the way IT operations manage resources.”

nLayers Leads With the Most Effective Configuration Management Database,” states Forrester after nLayers posted results that included:

• #1 Ranking in Product Offering
• #1 Ranking in Strategy
• #1 Ranking in Discovery Technology
• #1 Ranking in Historical Tracking
• Top rankings in 29 different categories

The Analyst & Industry Quotes provide compelling reasons for the adoption of Application Mapping and CMDB technology in IT Departments.