CMDBs like ServiceNow are designed for IT service management workflows, not enterprise architecture. While they contain valuable data about applications, servers, and service lines, their definitions, structures, and rate of change differ fundamentally from architectural needs. Using a CMDB as the primary architecture source
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What is a CMDB?The conceptual mismatch.What using the CMDB as your architectural source of truth impliesI do use the CMDB as an information sourceStop trying to make the CMDB something it isn’tSort: