Configuration Management

Configuration management allows an organization to tackle host migration, audit compliance, security compliance, self healing systems and disaster recovery all under a single solution.

Configuration management is way to define the state of a running host or service. This definition is stored centrally on your network. Configuration management software (e.g. Cfengine) uses this definition to ensure that each host is in compliance with its definition.

Need more convincing? Consider this white paper on the advantages of configuration management.

What you end up with is a blue print for your servers and server based services that is stored in one place, has history and is backed up. This blue print can be used again and again to replace or deploy new servers and server based services with minimal repetition.