The IT Skeptic - Comments for "A CMDB is like a Swiss bank account"

Having the analogy of

Albert — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:25:06 +0000

Having the analogy of viewing the CMDB as a Swiss bank account, how could we see the CMS or even the broader SKMS ? Maybe like a galactic bank account ? Utopia for most of IT Service Providers around the world.

It was "him"...

kengon — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:41:41 +0000

LOL. I'm surprised you got Scott Adams to let you talk to Dogbert...

But process has human element to it!

Anubhav — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:11:45 +0000

I would like to make a point here that I have see in your other discussions also.

You are a strong advocate of process and have said earlier also that what one can achieve with CMDB [may be read as HUGE COST by some] can be achieved with process improvement.

But, A process is only as strong as the people following the process. Its the technology that will keep all people on track. Other problem that I see here is change in people, or overriding of process eventually.

So to have a robust process that woks one needs technology.

Hope you agree or correct me !!!

Not buying

skeptic — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:16:13 +0000

I'd buy your analogy to simple bank accounts if CMDB could be implemented in ten minutes over the counter with no monthly fees, and my data was government guaranteed.

But it seems every CMDB implementation runs to seven figures, takes longer than building a new ocean liner, and the only thing it delivers is the hope that people who ought to be more careful won't cock up so often.

Technology. Does. Not. Fix. Process.

Or. Culture.

Brilliant

Visitor — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:10:05 +0000

Best laugh I've had all day. Please, keep it coming.

Swiss?

Jody Roberts — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:08:13 +0000

I have an Elbonian bank account. The currency is elbows. I keep all my elbows in that account. And I only have two.
Maybe everyone doesn't need a fancy Swiss bank account, but most everyone needs a Bank account. The Swiss part I think was added as a pinata. Change the conversation to exclude "Swiss" and watch what happens. It kinda sounds like a crank phone call. We all have those bearish cranks who love tormeting the true believers. What, you don't believe in BANKS? (With the word "BANKS" used as an expletive.) Yeah the bank screwed me in 1982 because I didn't have any money, so I've been opposed to all banks since then. I've got a friend or two like this, many of you probably do too.

The CMDB analogy is not a regular bank to a Swiss one, it's a shoebox for receipts, paying cash for everything, and having a coffee can for your spare change, to opening a checking account. Most people start with the shoebox and can. Most people get a bank account. The CMDB is the checking account, not a Fancy Swiss account.

A good spicy try but I'm not buying this one. I'd like something a little more outlandish. Something with more bite.

Vegas has always been about excess though.

tim.malone — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:01:17 +0000

Like a swiss bank account, discussed frequently in the media (or movies), but most 'ordinary' people don't have a clue what they actually are.