Change and configuration management solutions are all about automation of day-to-day management of software such as operating systems, various applications, patches, licenses, configuration settings. Process of managing a software applications could include the following:

• Discovery


• Deployment


• Ongoing management


• Upgrade management


• Migration management


• Asset management


• Reporting


• Rule compliance such as HIPPA, ITIL, SOX compliance

Change and configuration management solutions could be of following type:

1. Host change and configuration management


2. Server change and configuration management


3. Network devices change and configuration management

One such change and configuration management solution is HP OpenView. Read more about HP OpenView.