CIM is an open standard defines element management in IT environment. It represents as a common set of objects and relationship between them.
Common Information Model (CIM)
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Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
WMI is the Microsoft implementation of Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)# and Common Information Model (CIM)#. It is particularly useful for retrieving and managing the Windows operating system’s information.
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Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)
WBEM comprises a set of system-management technologies that manage distributed computing environment in a unified manner. It can be based on CIM# infrastructure and schema, WS-Management for web services, and CIM operations over RESTful services.