Hello
All,
As a reminder and to prepare for the
upcoming DCML TC teleconference, here is the meeting agenda. Please let
me know if you would like to add any points of discussion:
Agenda:
1. DCML Deliverable Action Plan
Strategy
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am PT
Event
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Here are some quick thoughts on
how we might run our strategy:
- Use the Interfaces Subgroup to
immediately create standard interface data model, interface connectors and
standard interfaces/reference implementations for relevant standards-based
implementations (i.e., CIM, WSDM MOWS, to start; SOA interfaces for
App/Service level in subsequent revs, as well as interfaces to App-based
standards and development-to-operations interfaces, such as MDA, SDD, etc.).
In addition, create the interface connectors and standard interface
algorithm for NON-standard or proprietary technologies and implementations
in the wild – first examples would be to show how the interfaces for
existing domain managers would pass their information thru the DCML
interface structure. The ones I can think of would include Opsware
NAS, SAS, or SDM on the Apps-to-“operationalization”. Showing this
interoperability and released product in a timely fashion (let's say 90 days
for an initial cut) would be great for us.
- Use the Process Mapping Subgroup
to create a standard process mapping and reference model structure for the
Configuration Management process itself, and its upper-level interfaces
required to map to the Interfaces inputs/outputs to pass between the CfM
process and the rest of the targeted ITIL Process Framework. The key
outputs here would be the standard interfaces and implementations of desired
best practice implementations in a CMDB structure. Reference
implementations can be instantiated in the Opsware CMDB mapped in
complementary relation to the BMC Atrium CMDB for a true enterprise
meta-CMDB.
- Create a packet to get into the
hands of the itSMF director on the strategies we're looking to create within
DCML for process standardization, starting with the CMDB, to gain their
support and liaison relationship at the OASIS board level. Use the
CMDB presentation, whitepaper, and the process mapping group to facilitate
the work strategies.
- Speak to Tom Bishop, CTO of BMC,
about an accelerated plan of attack to gain their help and support for our
efforts. I believe that they with Opsware can show a complementary
effort in Enterprise CMDB work both at the standards level and in their
respective product sets.
I copied the slide below to get a
start on the mapping of the interfaces against standards and other efforts –
don’t have the proprietary things mapped in, but we can do that with a little
work in identifying those relevant and prevalent in the enterprise of our
customer bases today…
Regards,
jDT
J. Darrel Thomas
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