Feature of BMC Atrium CMDB: Reconciliation Engine IT organizations often rely on several different sources of information about the IT infrastructure, some data being stored in applications or legacy data repositories. It is difficult to determine how to bring this data together to form the most complete, accurate, and detailed view of what the whole infrastructure looks like. The BMC Atrium Configuration Management Database (CMDB) Reconciliation Engine is a patent-pending technology that uses configurable business rules to merge data from both BMC and third-party discovery tools into a single, reliable dataset, eliminating data overlap, gaps, and conflicts between multiple discovery tools and your existing CMDB data. This is critical for today’s IT organizations that rely on multiple sources of information, from either discovered data or data from other applications, such as HR or ERP systems. The ability to capture this data from various sources and reconcile it into a controlled dataset allows the interaction and collaboration among various automation and discovery tools — and guarantees that all IT processes are acting on unified and accurate data. Key Features and Benefits Creates reconciliation rules based on business rules and policies Identifies and merges overlapping data coming from multiple data sources Compares incoming data automatically with what the CMDB says the infrastructure should look like, allowing you to track configurations that drift from desired states Enforces compliance across configurations, software licenses, and user access and permissions

Datasheets BMC Atrium Enabling Technologies (pdf) BMC Atrium Configuration Management Database (pdf) White Papers and Analyst Reports Summit Strategies Analyst White Paper Survey Says: CMDBs Enable Highly Effective Change and Configuration Management (registration required) Asset Management, ITIL, and CMDB Connecting the Dots Between IT Operations and the Bottom Line (registration required) Maintain an Accurate CMDB through Reconciliation A White Paper Prepared by BMC Software (registration required) Federation and a CMDB A White Paper Prepared by BMC Software (registration required) The CMDB Landscape: Market Directions, Vendor Solutions and IT Deployments by Enterprise Management Associates (registration required) What do you need from a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)? (registration required) Webinars The Importance of Integration and the Configuration Management Database (recorded) The Importance of Federation and the CMDB (recorded) Creating an Accurate CMDB Through Reconciliation (recorded)