This brief explains how IT complexity, cloud adoption, and siloed discovery tools obstruct compliance and governance. Page 1 stresses that incomplete CMDBs lead to licensing violations, misconfigurations, and hidden vulnerabilities. Page 2 cites Log4j as an example of poor software visibility and highlights regulatory frameworks such as DORA, GDPR, and FedRAMP. Page 3 includes a diagram showing multi-cloud, on-prem, and containerized environments requiring unified discovery. Page 4 outlines key CMDB requirements: comprehensive coverage, agent-based and agentless discovery, automation, and flexible deployment.

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