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28.04.2021Collected answers to the most common commercial questions about AixBOMS
AixpertSoft FAQs – Commercial Questions
The following questions will be addressed shortly:
Where can I buy AixBOMS?
What are the licensing models?
Are further third-party licenses required?
Which modules / functions are available for AixBOMS?
What additional services does AixpertSoft offer?
What data input options are available in AixBOMS?
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06.08.2019AixpertSoft GmbH: Aachen's experts in the management of IT infrastructures, data centres, and services
AixpertSoft company profile
AixpertSoft GmbH is a German software manufacturer based in Aachen. Until its spin-off in 2006, AixpertSoft was part of the IT consulting company ComConsult Kommunikationstechnik GmbH. Since then, AixpertSoft has focused on the software business….
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06.08.2019Success stories from AixpertSoft, the Aachen-based experts in the management of IT infrastructures, data centres and services
AixBOMS Success Stories
AixpertSoft’s main focus is the development and sale of solutions for data centre infrastructure management based on advanced CMDB technology. …
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31.07.2019AixBOMS for Service and Cloud Providers
Special package for the particular challenges of the provider business
We offer a special package for service and cloud providers in the form of an AixBOMS package, which is tailored to their specific needs. This includes AixBOMS Business Service Management, which provides the basis for managing all types of services, particularly those from the cloud …
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31.07.2019AixBOMS SMB
Great benefits for small businesses
The AixBOMS SMB (Small and Medium Business) product line is an out-of-the-box solution from the AixBOMS product range. It is aimed at small to medium-sized enterprises seeking a cost-effective solution for their specialist departments and our optional key features …
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31.07.2019AixBOMS SaaS
Use AixBOMS as a service!
The AixBOMS SaaS (Software as a Service) product range is offered as an entry-level solution to the AixBOMS ecosystem. This lease-only option is tailored by us to the customer’s needs and offers, for example, Business Service Management for SMEs or the optional AixBOMS KeyFeatures …
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31.07.2019AixBOMS and IPv6
Network management and dual IPAM for IPv4 and IPv6
The topic of AixBOMS and IPv6 relates to our specific extensions within the AixBOMS Networking Module, which supports the deployment and maintenance of IPv6. AixBOMS also enables the parallel operation of IPv4 and IPv6 (DualStack). …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What does AixpertSoft GmbH do?
AixpertSoft GmbH is a German software company based in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle). Until its spin-off in 2006, AixpertSoft was part of the IT consultancy firm ComConsult Kommunikationstechnik GmbH. Since then, AixpertSoft has focused on the software business. …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What is AixBOMS?
AixBOMS is an advanced CMDB (Configuration Management Database) for IT service and data centre infrastructure management (DCIM), whose cutting-edge technology, high flexibility in meeting customer requirements, ease of use and open development environment provide a significant competitive advantage. …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What is so special about AixBOMS?
The foundations for AixBOMS were laid back in the 1990s with its predecessor, CCM. Originally planned as a system solely for network and cabling documentation, it evolved into an advanced CMDB system for the various areas of IT service and data centre management. …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Warum ist AixBOMS besser als andere DCIM-Produkte?
AixBOMS includes a range of basic structures that have been optimised for various areas of application and can easily be supplemented with further ones. These include, amongst others: …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Who needs AixBOMS anyway?
AixBOMS is a software programme developed and continuously optimised for the planning and efficient operation of data centres. Its scalability enables both cost-effective adaptation to the customer’s specific environment and straightforward expansion …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What is the range of AixBOMS?
Through our partner network, we operate in 160 countries around the world. Our parent company, ComConsult Kommunikationstechnik GmbH, is a leading consultancy firm specialising in all areas of network, system and service management, offering high-quality, vendor-neutral services in these fields. …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Why should you choose AixBOMS in particular?
AixBOMS, an innovative solution for the planning and efficient operation of data centres, has a development history spanning more than 25 years and is currently used by around 15,000 users. Right from the start, we have maintained close contact with our customers and continue to do so, incorporating many of their requests into our development goals. …
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31.07.2019IP Address Management and DCIM: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Can AixBOMS also hostnames?
In AixBOMS, a hostname is not simply an attribute but a standalone data object. This allows it to be freely assigned to active components, ports and IP addresses, and also to logical objects and service items – depending on customer requirements or the use case. …
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31.07.2019IP Address Management and DCIM: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What does AixBOMS offer in terms of DDI?
Many customers are already using DDI tools to update their DNS and DHCP information and to roll out IPv4 and, more recently, IPv6 addresses. With its networking module, AixBOMS provides the organisational framework for setting up network structures („organisational networks“). …
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31.07.2019IP Address Management and DCIM: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
How does AixBOMS support dual-stack?
AixBOMS supports two common dual-stack methods for the parallel operation of IPv4 and IPv6. This makes it particularly suitable for the roll-out of IPv6, during which most organisations plan for a phase of temporary operation of both addressing schemes for quality assurance purposes. …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
FAQs on AixBOMS and DCIM
When, as is common in the telecoms sector, you are faced with a vast amount of technical information, modern visualisation techniques are indispensable. However, it is precisely this graphical support that makes all the difference: at AixBOMS, it is based on the data repository, just like all other activities! …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Why isn't DCIM usable in a browser?
Tablets and smartphones have become an integral part of today’s range of devices. Unlike in the past, they are no longer operated using a mouse and keyboard. It is precisely this user behaviour that is also expected in future tools for DCIM (Data Centre Infrastructure Management). …
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31.07.2019AixBOMS: Advanced CMDB for IP Address Management
Frequently Asked Questions about AixBOMS and IPAM
If you take a closer look at the various DDI products on the market, you will see that AixBOMS differs fundamentally from them in the IPAM sector. There are various reasons for this …
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31.07.2019IP Address Management and DCIM: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
How do I organise IPv6 networks with AixBOMS?
We have introduced the „Network Organisation“ object specifically to provide clarity and structure within the vast IPv6 networks. This allows parent networks to be subdivided organisationally, geographically, technically or in a combination of these ways. Organisational networks thus help with the structuring and distribution of subnets …
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31.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What exactly is DCIM 2.0?
When looking for a DCIM product, one comes across a wide variety of tools. Many of these are designed for space utilisation and the management of power and climate control alone, and are often categorised under facility management. …
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31.07.2019AixBOMS: Advanced CMDB for DCIM and IPAM
FAQs on AixBOMS, DCIM and IPAM
AixBOMS is an Advanced CMDB (Configuration Management Data Base) for IT Service and Data Centre Infrastructure Management (DCIM), whose current technology, high flexibility in meeting customer requirements, ease of use, and open development environment provide a significant competitive advantage.
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24.07.2019The little ones benefit from the big ones
AixBOMS BSM for the Mid-Market
AixBOMS BSM (Business Service Management) has been used successfully by our major clients for many years. Since our 10th anniversary, we have been offering some of the most important enterprise applications specifically tailored to small and medium-sized businesses. …
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Why do we not require a CAD client?
In the early days of AixBOMS, data centre layouts, IT rooms, cabling, etc. were documented using graphics programmes such as AutoCAD. Because drawings provide a great deal of information about the infrastructure …
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24.07.2019AixBOMS is more than just a passive documentation system!
The AixBOMS Management Landscape
Since our beginnings in 1989 (ComConsult Communication Manager), we have continuously adapted AixBOMS to current trends and customer requirements. Today, the once purely documentation system for Cable & Connectivity has become…
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24.07.2019AixBOMS Bundles
Current trends and our customers' wishes are important to us
AixBOMS is an Advanced CMDB for IT Service and Data Centre Infrastructure Management, whose current technology, high flexibility to meet customer requirements, ease of use, and open development environment...
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24.07.2019AixBOMS Interfaces
From ad-hoc integration to the „Total Integrator“
The complexity and quantity of IT components and services to be managed have multiplied in the past. As if that weren't enough, the management of specialised components is now being added as part of the centralisation of management...
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24.07.2019AixBOMS Workflow Management
Workflows in graphical editors make us unique!
User-friendly graphics on one side – automated processing on the other side, and AixBOMS sits in between! For many common IMAC/D tasks, process definitions are already available in AixBOMS...
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24.07.2019Workflow Management as an IT Management Discipline
The Workflow Engine
AixBOMS is a software for holistic Data Centre Infrastructure Management. This means, on the one hand, that it offers a range of functions and views for today's requirements in the most important sub-disciplines through its separately deployable modules. …
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24.07.2019Process Definition for the AixBOMS Workflow Engine
The AixBOMS Workflow Designer
To take advantage of the automation of work processes in AixBOMS, you must first create a formal process definition. For this purpose, AixBOMS provides the Workflow Designer, whose graphical user interface offers clear templates with suitable preset values and selection lists for…
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24.07.2019Comfortable working with AixBOMS
AixBOMS Editors and Wizards
Working with AixBOMS varies significantly from user to user. This is largely dependent on the respective area of responsibility and the associated rights in AixBOMS. Nevertheless, for users who regularly use AixBOMS for their daily tasks, …
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
How are the readings processed?
AixBOMS pursues a generic approach to integrating measurement data from different sources. This makes sense because there is currently no standard for such data, and some manufacturers have defined their own (proprietary) protocols for it. Without their specialised tools, the data often cannot ...
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What does AixBOMS offer beyond measurements for electricity and climate?
The development of AixBOMS began as a cable documentation system at a time when DCIM was not yet a topic. Gradually, it evolved into software for infrastructure management in service-oriented networks...
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What is a custom graphics modeller good for?
Several arguments were decisive in the decision to use our own graphics modeller. For one thing, from a developer's perspective, we were bothered by the dependency on CAD software, as we had to update every new release in our AixBOMS Suite versions as well. …
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Why is a CI package needed?
Configuration Items (CIs) are complex object landscapes in the AixBOMS database that you want to manage independently, such as servers or IP addresses. In our database model, CI classes are defined for the different application areas, which represent the properties of the CIs, their...
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Does the Mittelstand need „its own“ solutions?
With AixBOMS, we offer a solution for the mid-sized sector, but from our perspective as a software manufacturer, it is not an „in-house“ solution, but rather merely a consequence of our strategy of modularity, which we have pursued from the very beginning, …
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the web client?
We offer both a web client and a dedicated Java GUI, the AixBOMS Navigator, for AixBOMS. Key advantages of the web client include its availability: …
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Can AixBOMS be holistic?
AixBOMS was developed specifically for the planning and efficient operation of data centres. Its DCIM quality has already been tested and awarded by various experts. In the investigation of its holistic nature…
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24.07.2019IP Address Management and DCIM: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Why can't IPv6 be managed with conventional tools?
IPv6 is for many the answer to the too-limited IPv4 address space. However, other criteria were also considered during IPv6 development, such as increased flexibility in structuring networks. If one were to...
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24.07.2019IP Address Management and DCIM: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Does IPAM actually belong in holistic DCIM?
IPAM is important for the entire data centre operation because…
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24.07.2019AixBOMS and External Systems
AixBOMS and ITSM
ITSM suites are used to support user services (Service Desk) and IT operations, and primarily concern tasks for Incident, Problem, Release, Change, and Configuration Management. This includes the definition, creation, execution, and maintenance of processes based on building blocks and automated workflows, as well as…
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24.07.2019AixBOMS and External Systems
AixBOMS and DDI
DDI tools are primarily used for updating DNS and DHCP server entries and for rolling out IP addresses. Modern tools can also collect information from networks („discovery function“) and display the current status of IP addresses. They help to define specifications for the structuring of...
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24.07.2019AixBOMS and External Systems
AixBOMS and DCIM
DCIM systems are used for the planning and management of data centres. In addition to the classic configuration and change management of the included hardware and software components, tasks also include their optimal placement within the available floor space…
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
Data centre management is more than DCIM because DCIM (Data Centre Infrastructure Management) is a subset of data centre management. DCIM focuses specifically on the physical infrastructure of a data centre, such as power, cooling, and space. Data centre management, on the other hand, is a broader concept that encompasses the entire lifecycle of the data centre, including its operations, services, and business alignment.
After the DCIM hype of recent years, the initial euphoria has somewhat faded. Many stakeholders have now realised that DCIM cannot offer a comprehensive solution for managing their data centres. …
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What ITSM features does AixBOMS offer?
Many customers already use ITSM suites to support their user services (Service Desk) and IT operations. They are primarily used for tasks in Incident, Problem, Release, Change, and Configuration Management. …
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24.07.2019Data Centre Infrastructure Management: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Navigator Java client?
Many manufacturers offer a user interface for operating their DCIM software, which can be accessed via any standard web browser.
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24.07.2019IP Address Management and DCIM: AixBOMS is an excellent DCIM software solution
How does AixBOMS differ from pure DDI tools?
In the networking context, DDI is an umbrella term for DNS (Domain Name System), DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), and IPAM (IP Address Management). …