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Survivor's Guide to 2007: Network and Systems Management: Page 8 of 12

Platform For Change

A large part of the CMDB tidal wave is a redefinition of management platforms, including those from BMC, CA, HP and IBM as well as new entrants such as EMC. We see next-generation platforms being defined as vehicles for the intelligent integration of existing and planned management investments, meaning the platform of choice will necessarily become a war for the position of core, or desired-state, CMDB.

This is already happening: The battle for CMDB preeminence will separate winners from losers in platform choice. And this is an enlightened perspective. Rather than an imperialistic, end-to-end, invasion, platforms will become the ultimate vehicles to enable and enhance brand choice in addressing critical management requirements. For more on CMDB, see "So Much More Than Just a Pretty Database".