Show Notes
Building upon his years of experience with Configuration Management, Allen Dixon gets practical and dives deep into how to build a successful CMDB. He provides insights on what to prioritize through the building process, shining a light on the importance of clean and valuable data, communication with customers, the difference between a CMDB and an inventory, and the significance it has for Change Management. He finally puts together opportunities and gaps for future improvements to look out for.
Allen Dixon is an ITIL-trained professional with over two decades of IT experience across industries such as healthcare and automotive. For the past nine years, he has been dedicated to IT Service Management and ITIL process implementation. He is a valued contributor to the book "VeriSM: Unwrapped and Applied" and has recently been named as DB Shanker's, Head of Regional Service and Operations Management for the Americans.
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