Abstract
Configuration management tools help administrators in defining and automating system configurations. With cloud computing, host numbers are likely to grow. IaaS (infrastructure as a service) offerings with pay-per-use pricing models make fast and effective deployment of applications necessary. Configuration management tools address both challenges. In this paper, the existing research on this topic is reviewed comprehensively. Readers are provided with a descriptive analysis of the published literature as well as with an analysis of the content of the respective research works. The paper serves as an overview for researchers who are new to the topic. Furthermore, it serves to identify work related to an intended research field and identifies research gaps. Practitioners are provided with a means to identify solutions to their organizational problems.
Recommended Citation
Hintsch, Johannes; Görling, Carsten; and Turowski, Klaus, "A Review of the Literature on Configuration Management Tools" (2016). CONF-IRM 2016 Proceedings. 71.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/confirm2016/71