Mining Computing Configurations

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Large scale computing systems, notably IT (Information Technology) systems, consist of elaborate configurations made up of hardware servers connected by networks, operating systems and databases, service software such as Customer Service Management and so on. These configurations evolve with time, and must be constantly monitored and managed to correct faults and to adapt to new demands. It is challenging for analysts to manage and track these changes in order to maximize the reliability and performance of these systems. Increasingly, these configurations are stored in special purpose databases such as Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs). In essence, the CMDB records the present and past architectures of the computing system. It is used to help the analysts control and maintain the system.