Why does SecOps and Compliance need the CMDB?

I recently returned from the Gartner® IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies (IOCS) conference. It’s always great to hear directly from leaders in IT operations. While there, we surveyed attendees to understand how they use discovery tools and the configuration management database (CMDB).

THE ESSENTIALS: Before diving in, ensure your foundation is solid. Read: What is a CMDB?

The results reveal a clear shift. While IT Service Management (ITSM) and asset management remain the primary use cases, more teams now use discovery and CMDB to fuel compliance and SecOps—a rapidly growing trend.

Organizations are moving past simple asset management toward total asset visibility. This awareness acts as the “grid” for your IT operations, bringing clarity and connection to data across hybrid and multicloud environments.

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Why ITSM and asset management dominate the CMDB

Asset management was the original use case ...