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Specification
The full specification below is extracted from
Chapter 12: Digital Transformation And Advanced Topics.
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Purpose: Illustrate the progression from traditional IT management to fully transformed graph-based approaches
Visual style: Staircase diagram with 5 levels, ascending from left to right
Levels (with descriptions):
Level 1 - Manual Tracking (bottom left):
- Icon: Clipboard and spreadsheet
- Description: "Spreadsheets, manual audits, periodic reviews"
- Characteristics: Static, error-prone, outdated information
- Color: Red
Level 2 - Database-Driven CMDB:
- Icon: Traditional database cylinder
- Description: "RDBMS-based CMDB, structured data entry"
- Characteristics: Rigid schema, difficult to query relationships
- Color: Orange
Level 3 - Automated Discovery:
- Icon: Radar or scanning symbol
- Description: "Agent-based discovery, scheduled scans"
- Characteristics: Improved accuracy, still periodic updates
- Color: Yellow
Level 4 - Real-Time Graph:
- Icon: Network graph
- Description: "Graph database, continuous discovery, real-time queries"
- Characteristics: Dynamic, relationship-focused, instant impact analysis
- Color: Light green
Level 5 - AI-Enhanced Intelligence (top right):
- Icon: Brain or AI symbol
- Description: "Graph + AI/ML, predictive analytics, automated curation"
- Characteristics: Self-healing, intelligent recommendations, proactive risk detection
- Color: Dark green
Visual elements:
- Arrows connecting each level showing progression
- Small text labels on arrows: "Automation," "Real-time," "Intelligence"
- Dotted line showing "Time to value" decreasing as maturity increases
- X-axis label: "Maturity Level"
- Y-axis label: "Business Value"
Layout: Width 800px, height 500px
Style: Modern, clean design with subtle gradients in the step colors
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