#ConfigurationManagement is… #Trust
In my previous posts I talked about #Integrity of the configuration information is critical. Because in the end it is about the ability to trust your data.
The moment the integrity of you data is compromised and bad data starts to flow in or gaps start to occur in your baselines. The value of this data starts to decrease very fast (exponentially), because you can no longer trust the data.
This is hurts you in 2 ways:
1. The #Compounding Effect: Every time you use data that is incorrect as input to create new data, your new data will also be incorrect. That means that over time the percentage of incorrect data will keep increasing if you do not have measures in place to correct it.
2. A relative small percentage of incorrect data can already have big consequences. Even a linear increase of incorrect data, will lead to an exponential decline in value of your data.
This leads to #CorrectiveActions, delays, increased cost, disappointed customers, or even worse casualties.
Without #CM there is no trust.
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