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CMDB & Dependency Mapping

BEAK ITAM includes a built-in Configuration Management Database (CMDB) with automatic dependency mapping to provide a complete picture of your IT environment and the relationships between assets and services.

Configuration Items (CIs)​

The CMDB tracks all configuration items across your environment:

  • Hardware — Servers, workstations, network devices, storage
  • Software — Operating systems, applications, middleware
  • Cloud Resources — Virtual machines, containers, serverless functions
  • Services — Business services, IT services, APIs
  • Documentation — Runbooks, SOPs, architecture diagrams

Dependency Mapping​

Automatic Discovery​

Dependencies are automatically discovered through:

  • Network traffic analysis (who talks to whom)
  • Application configuration scanning (connection strings, API endpoints)
  • Cloud provider relationship APIs
  • Agent-collected process and port data

Visualization​

Interactive dependency maps show:

  • Upstream and downstream service relationships
  • Impact radius for any given CI
  • Critical path identification for business services
  • Change impact analysis before modifications

Change Management Integration​

  • Assess blast radius before making changes
  • Identify all affected CIs and stakeholders
  • Track changes against CI baselines
  • Post-change verification against expected state

Use Cases​

  • Incident Management — Quickly identify root cause by tracing dependencies
  • Change Planning — Understand impact before making infrastructure changes
  • Capacity Planning — Identify bottlenecks and single points of failure
  • Compliance Auditing — Demonstrate full visibility into IT infrastructure