Question

What are the principle(s) that are basic for an effective configuration management?

Answer 1

"The basic principles of effective configuration management are as follows:

•Automate where automation is possible

•Provide traceability within the enterprise

•Provide developers, QA, operations, and management with a reproducible infrastructure that is managed through software-development best practices

•Develop a strategy for how new hardware will be provisioned and configured (in an automated way)

•Manage hardware configurations effectively and with strategy

•Develop mechanisms that provide a self-service model for deploying infrastructure changes

•Educate the organization on Configuration Management practices"