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CMDB & CSDM
For architects and CMDB owners putting CSDM to work: the service layer between apps and servers, blast radius as a query, and fields that are not there. Sheet 1 is “The Missing Middle: Why Business Apps Shouldn't Point at Servers”.
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Blast Radius Is a Query, Not a Diagram
Blast radius is a walk over CMDB relationships, not a picture, and only as honest as its paths through services. Three checks before an agent trusts it.CMDB · CSDM - 4 min
The Missing Middle: Why Business Apps Shouldn't Point at Servers
Business apps shouldn't point at servers: skipping the application service loses blast radius, ownership and impact. Find the gap, then fix it in order.CMDB · CSDM - 3 min
The Field That Isn't There
A field can accept every write, return success and not exist. How phantom fields get into CMDB loads, and the partition test that exposes them.CMDB · ServiceNow