A traditional CMDB is no longer sufficient
Most companies have a CMDB (Configuration Management Database) designed to list the technical components of their information system. But these CMDBs, which are often too technology-focused, fail to answer the essential question: what business impacts would result from a failure or attack?
At Arkeion-Lab, we offer a new approach: business-oriented CMDBs that can link your business processes to your IT infrastructure, transforming a technical tool into a real lever for resilience.
Linking business and technology
A CMDB tailored to the business does more than just list servers, applications and configurations. It must:
- Map the company’s strategic business processes,
- Identify the business and application functions that support them,
- Link each function to its technical infrastructure,
- Detect single points of failure (SPOF) and propose isolation or redundancy scenarios.
This direct link between business and technology is what enablest aux décideurs d’avoir une vision claire et exploitable en cas de crise.
Risk detection and resilience building
With a business-oriented CMDB, it becomes possible to:
- Prioritise restorations based on the importance of the activities impacted,
- Identify duplicates and inconsistencies in the information system,
- Detect critical dependencies that are often invisible,
- Strengthen business continuity by reducing vulnerabilities.
In other words, the CMDB is no longer just a technical inventory, but a strategic compass to guide decisions in the event of a major incident.r.
The added value of Arkeion-Lab
Arkeion-Lab provides services in business needs analysis, dependency modelling and adaptation of existing CMDBs to ensure they truly reflect the value of the business.
Our teams use the Ransom-Kick method and our experience with resilience plans (BIA, BCP, DRP, CRP) to ensure that the CMDB is consistent with all of your initiatives.
Our mission: to make your CMDB an operational tool, used not only by IT, but also by management and business units to drive continuity.