| There has been quite a difficulty in explaining and | | | | and configuration are required to catch up with the |
| elaborating configuration management for reason of its | | | | evolving needs and demands in information technology, |
| technicality that many non-technical personnel and | | | | configuration can be quite risky. Systems and even |
| even some neophyte in configuration management | | | | security solutions such as firewalls tend to be more |
| technology fail to comprehend. Configuration | | | | hazardous when misconfigurations occur. Configuration |
| management has therefore been considered by many | | | | management makes it less difficult to change |
| as the "holy grail" of software and information | | | | configurations and set ups of computer systems by |
| technology. While there can be limitations in defining the | | | | providing a fall back option when a new configuration |
| concrete meaning of configuration management, it can | | | | version or upgrade backfires. Configuration |
| well be described and explained according to its goals | | | | management softwares do this by enabling the |
| and purposes. | | | | computer system to turn back to a previously good |
| Configuration management makes it easier for | | | | configuration set up when new configuration versions |
| computer systems to evolve with the changes in | | | | fail. This will not only reduce configuration risks but will |
| software and computer technology. The ever growing | | | | also minimize network downtimes that can result in |
| and the increasing complexity of information | | | | costly losses among organizations. |
| technology require upgrades to many computer | | | | Configuration management enhances the security |
| systems and networks. The problem with configuring | | | | features of a computer network. With a configuration |
| computer system to newer versions, however, is that | | | | management software in place, all processes, |
| it sometimes results in error and damages to the | | | | configurations and changes that take place in a |
| system. Configuration management technology | | | | computer system or network can be easily tracked. |
| prevents the occurrence of such problem by recording | | | | This greatly reduces the vulnerabilities of a computer |
| the details of changes that are done to the | | | | system from non-authorized intrusions that can come |
| components and devices of a computer system. This | | | | from internal and external sources. |
| way, it would be a lot easier to track changes and | | | | While the concept of configuration management is |
| more importantly errors that could have resulted in | | | | difficult to grasp, it can well be understood by the |
| network downtime and outages. In addition to this, | | | | purpose and goals of configuration management |
| configuration management maintains the integrity of | | | | technology. Configuration management makes it easier |
| the whole computer system by assuring that all | | | | for computer systems to evolve with the changes in |
| changes and configurations that have been deployed | | | | technology. It also makes it less risky to configure |
| are appropriate for all components in the system. | | | | computer systems and enhances the security |
| Configuration management makes it less risky and less | | | | features of a computer network. |
| difficult to configure computer systems. While change | | | | |