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BMC Foundation Discovery

 

Business Challenge

IT departments need a fast system to collect accurate hardware and software information from a remote, agent-less location. IT groups need to collect asset data across the entire organization with little or no prior knowledge of what’s “out there.” They need to identify not only the assets themselves, but also how they are configured. Companies must be compliant with software licensing and up to date with versions for file sharing. They need accurate records of their hardware and software.

Business Need

  • Auto-populate and maintain Configuration Management Database (CMDB) with configuration items (CIs)
  • Need real-time, automatic IT reports on hardware and software issues
  • Enable help desk to track detailed software and hardware issues remotely

Our Solution

BMC® Foundation Discovery provides you with a valuable, automated system that detects the different components in the IT environment, including client devices, servers, and network infrastructure.

Key Features & Benefits

  • Integrates with the BMC Atrium CMDB or exports to custom or third-party CMDBs
  • Uses agentless architecture that gathers CI information remotely
  • Reports on installed software to facilitate license management and upgrades
  • Collects information on network devices and components, such as servers, switches, routers, hubs, and desktops
  • Runs scheduled, ad hoc, or ongoing scans
  • Returns comprehensive inventory reports
  • Offers a unique fingerprinting mechanism, which requires no credentials, to determine which endpoints require an agent

 DOCUMENTATION 
Article
  • Viewpoint Article: Can People Be Configuration Items? (pdf)
  • Automated Discovery: The first step toward Business Service Management Success (pdf)
Brochure
  • BMC Business School Course Catalog (pdf)
  • 2006 BMC Annual Report (pdf)
  • BMC Virtualization Management Solution Brief (pdf)
  • 2007 BMC Annual Report (pdf)
  • BMC Educational Services (pdf)
Datasheet
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - Latin American Spanish (pdf)
  • BMC Discovery Solution Datasheet (German) (pdf)
  • Simplified Chinese: BMC Atrium CMDB (pdf)
  • BMC Foundation Discovery Datasheet (pdf)
  • BMC Discovery for Business Processes (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - Spanish (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - Brazilian Portuguese (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - The Market-leading CMDB for Effective Business Service Management (BSM) Deployments - French (pdf)
  • BMC Foundation Discovery Datasheet (German) (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - French (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - German (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - LA Spanish (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - The Market-leading CMDB for Effective Business Service Management (BSM) Deployments - German (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - The Market-leading CMDB for Effective Business Service Management (BSM) Deployments - UK English (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - Polish (pdf)
  • BMC Configuration Discovery Datasheet (German) (pdf)
  • Traditional Chinese: BMC Atrium CMDB (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - Russian (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - European Portuguese (pdf)
  • BMC Discovery Solutions (Spanish) (pdf)
  • BMC Discovery for Mainframes (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - The Market-leading CMDB for Effective Business Service Management (BSM) Deployments (pdf)
  • BMC Identity Discovery Datasheet (German) (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - French Canadian (pdf)
  • BMC Topology Discovery Datasheet (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - Czech (pdf)
  • BMC Identity Discovery Datasheet (pdf)
  • BMC Foundation Discovery Datasheet - French Canadian (pdf)
  • BMC Atrium CMDB - Italian (pdf)
  • BMC Configuration Discovery (pdf)
  • BMC Topology Discovery Datasheet (German) (pdf)
  • BMC Discovery Solution Datasheet (pdf)
  • Korean: BMC Atrium CMDB (pdf)
Success Story
  • BMC IS&T: The First and Best Customer of BMC Software (pdf)
  • BMC Configuration Manager Saves Time and Money for BMC IS&T (pdf)
White Paper
  • Bridging the Gap between Business Processes and the IT Environment (pdf)
  • CMDB: Building the Fountain of Truth Through Automated Discovery (pdf)
  • Best Practices for Modeling Business Entities in the BMC Atrium CMDB (pdf)
  • Virtualization: Planning the Full IT Lifecycle (pdf)
  • EMA Analyst Paper: Best Practice Operations Management for System Virtualization (pdf)
  • Service Automation and Operation for Virtualized Environments (pdf)
  • Building a Foundation for Managing Business-Aligned IT Environments (pdf)
 
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 RELATED PRODUCTS 
BMC Atrium CMDB Enterprise Manager
BMC Configuration Discovery
BMC Discovery for z/OS
BMC Identity Discovery
BMC Topology Discovery
 
 RESOURCE CENTER  
Demos
BMC Discovery for Business Processes Beta Program (registration required)
BMC Discovery for Business Process
Events
Examine the Role Automated Discovery Tools Play in Populating a Configuration Management Database
Download the pdf presentation from the webinar listed above
Related Links
Register to download - CMDB: Building the Fountain of Truth through Automated Discovery
BMC Software and IDS Scheer Integrate Solutions to Deliver Automated Business Process Discovery
BMC Software Delivers Strong Foundation for BSM Success; Extends Market Leadership Against HP,CA,IBM
Automated Discovery: The first step toward Business Service Management Success (pdf)
BMC Discovery Coverage Areas
Tools
View all datasheets by BMC Discovery in the English language
View all datasheets for BMC Discovery in languages other than English
 



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