The difference between CI and asset is that a CI is part of configuration management and contains information about configuration, condition and relationships, whereas an asset usually focuses on financial value and physical existence.
A CMDB contains all relevant configuration items (CIs), i.e. all IT resources and services that are important for the operation and management of the IT infrastructure. These can be hardware, software, network configurations, documentation and even relationships...
A Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is a central database that stores and manages all information about a company’s IT infrastructure. This includes data on configuration items (CIs) such as servers, networks, software and more, as well as the...