Hello Community,
In reviewing multiple CMDB implementations, I’ve noticed that technical enablement (discovery, CI classes, and relationships) is often well established, yet overall CMDB maturity and trust in the data can still lag.
In many cases, the limiting factor appears to be inconsistent ownership assignment and lifecycle governance rather than tooling or integration gaps. When CI ownership is unclear, or lifecycle states are not consistently maintained, downstream processes such as Incident, Change, and reporting tend to lose effectiveness over time.
From an architectural perspective, this raises a few questions:
How critical do you consider ownership and lifecycle enforcement to achieving CMDB maturity?
Have you seen CMDBs remain effective without strong lifecycle governance?
What approaches (process, automation, policy, or tooling) have proven sustainable in your environments?
I’m interested in learning how others balance technical configuration with governance to maintain long-term CMDB value.
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