Ni2 Configuration Center

The N(i)² Configuration Center operates as a stand-alone product, and ships with a robust feature-set to help IT staff share information between IT domains. It includes configuration management, multi-environment, catalog and template management, reporting capabilities and a highly visual interface for holistic views on impacts to services and business.

Multi-tenancy for Secure Federation
N(i)² offers clients a software architecture where a single instance can serve multiple client organizations (tenants). This feature also allows for true federation by securely accessing data from 3rd party applications.

Multi-Domain Configuration Management
N(i)² provides modeling and configuration management tools per domain, allowing for greater precision when creating relationships and dependencies between CIs from different domains. Specific engineering rules are provided per domain, including Network, Connectivity, Services, Organizational, etc.

Advanced Visualization Capabilities
N(i)² visualization not only displays CIs and their relations within a schematic view, but also contextually visualizes CIs according to IT domain (hardware device on the map for the outside planner, hardware device on the rack elevation view for the data center manager, hardware in the network cloud for the network manager…)

Planned Change Impact Assessment
Multi-environment Management allows for the creation of multiple "As Intended" scenarios based on real-time information from the CMDB without affecting its integrity in the "Golden State". IT managers gain the ability to make decisions based on careful planning and analysis. No other CMDB offers built-in mechanisms to plan change with such clarity and certainty.

An extended scope of CIs
Built on an extended object model, the N(i)² Multi-domain CMDB system supports any CI type (discoverable or non-discoverable, logical or physical), with the tools to add any attribute to it. Whether a service CI, a business CI, infrastructure CI, or a relationship defined by creating a CI, each CI is an independent object.

Open Object Model for Complete Federation
N(i)²’s open object model allows the CMDB to interface with other systems and objects to populate the database. Highly generic and easily extendable, it has been designed using best concepts from inventory object models including CIM and SID to address all possible configuration items (from OSI layer 1 to 7 and above to business layers). N(i)² also offers an API to customize interfaces to other data sources.

Multiple Views
The N(i)² Multi-domain Configuration Management System dashboard is equipped with multiple viewing capabilities including hierarchical, peer-to-peer, location and business context views - all of which can be viewed simultaneously with a few clicks.

Catalog and Template-driven
The client-side architecture of the N(i)² Multi-domain Configuration Management System was built on catalogs and templates to facilitate the standardization of procedures and technology selection, reinforcing maintenance of product compliancy and optimizing resource utilization. It also gives an organization the ability to quickly populate and maintain population of the N(i)² Multi-domain Configuration Management System.

Rule-Based reconciliation
The N(i)² Reconciliation Engine provides rule-based reconciliation with multiple external sources of information, resulting in a single, reliable dataset. These rules can control which source of information is most accurate and filter which information should be reconciled. They support standard models such as CIM, SID, OSS/J IM, DEN, etc. Multiple inputs can also be reconciled including project scenarios, requests and items using discovery tools.

A spatial engine
The N(i)² Multi-domain CMDB System imports and integrates GIS maps to help locate resources. Gain a better view on all infrastructure, including floor plans and distances between physical and logical resources.

Extensive Reporting Tools
Facilitate decision-making with instant reports on the impacts of a change, compare costs, or evaluate performance of your assets.