CMDB: Data Model Plan for Suomen Erillisverkot Oy
Fallström, Sebastian (2024)
Fallström, Sebastian
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202401091200
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202401091200
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The thesis focuses on creating a potential data model plan for the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) at Erillisverkot’s data center infrastructure, a company that specializes in secure ICT solutions. The main goal of the study is to address the challenges of managing IT infrastructures by proposing a data model for the database to handle Configuration Items (CIs). These CIs include data centers, rooms, racks, and hardware owned and used by the company. Through previous research, semi-structured interviews, observations, and workshops in collaboration with the consultancy firm Justin, a solution is presented on three different levels. The thesis introduces three data models for CMDB implementation. The first two, the Highest Logical Data Model and the Logical Data Model, are based on the Practical Data Model for CMDB (PDMC), made by Justin Group. The third model, the Physical Data Model, represents the final step in the modeling process before the implementation. These models have been made to be adaptable, efficient, easy to read, and aligned with Erillisverkot’s existing system, Netbox a Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM). Although these models are conceptual and still will need to be tested through implementation, they provide a good guide for planning CMDB data models. This study can serve as a study for organizations facing similar challenges.