1400+ Out of the Box IT4ESM Tools
Recently i published an article with the Ultimate List of 1000+ IT4IT Tools 2026. Since then i have updated the categories and subcategories and added the tools to the list that are used for [...]
The Ultimate List of 1.000+ IT Management Tools, 2026
This is an overview of 1136 IT management tools, grouped into 26 categories across 7 domains — Strategy & Planning, Software Engineering & Delivery, IT Service & Asset Management, IT Operations, Security, People, AI [...]
From Business Need to Technology Delivery
The Common Service Data Model of ServiceNow (CSDM5) is increasingly gaining the attention of C-Level managers, especially since a good CMDB with accurate/complete content is considered a critical success factor for implementing DORA, SOx, [...]
When is the CMDB “Done”?
A CMDB traditionally is an inventory of the enterprise's IT assets, including their characteristics and dependencies. Some say a CMDB is "done" when all IT assets and their dependencies are registered and maintained. That, however, [...]
Keep IT as simple as possible: IT4ESM
A couple of months ago i surveyed 700+ IT tools. Every tool has its pros and cons, and everybody chooses their own solution. Enterprise Service Management is often the most expensive and worst-managed Architecture Domain [...]
ITIL Version 5, CSDM5, DevSecOps and IT4IT 3.0 Overlap
ITIL Version 5 was published in February 2026, and now people ask me how that aligns with DevOps, SecOps IT4IT 3.0 and CSDM5. The honest answer is: There appears to be no real alignment between [...]