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Version control woes are still a real issue. Of course, control system integrators try to manage all the content associated with your projects, but sooner or later things can get out of hand and they ...

The human nervous system is one of the most complex systems in the human body. Though the nerves and brain are small in comparison with the mass of bones and muscles, without the work performed by the ...

Product configuration systems (PCSs) are sophisticated IT frameworks that enable companies to manage product customisation and complexity by structuring and controlling the vast variability inherent ...

I was proudly wearing one of my Salt Stack shirts the other day when my daughter asked me, "What is Salt Stack?" I began by explaining the problem it solved. If you have multiple servers and want to ...

(1) In a network, a system for gathering current configuration information from all nodes in a LAN. (2) In software development, a system for keeping track of large projects. Although version control, ...

Configuration has become an invisible yet dramatic risk for today’s enterprises rolling-out large technology platforms. From airline system outages to data exposure incidents, small misconfigurations ...

Construction mega projects are complex undertakings, prone to scope creep and schedule and cost overruns. Configuration Management (CM)—the detailed recording and updating of project information—can ...

The Central Technical Support Facility’s Configuration Management Branch manages the deployed force software baseline for the Army Chief Information Officer/G-6 to support interoperability ...