BENEFITS

Automated IT documentation

Automated documentation reduces effort and risk. XIA Configuration discovers your environment, generates detailed documentation, and keeps it continuously up to date.

Why automate your IT documentation?

Manual documentation is slow, inconsistent, and almost impossible to keep current in a modern, fast‑changing environment. Automated documentation ensures that every configuration change is captured, recorded, and available instantly.

  • Always accurate: eliminate outdated or incomplete documentation.
  • Zero manual effort: free your team from repetitive, low‑value work.
  • Audit‑ready at all times: produce consistent, detailed reports on demand.
  • Full infrastructure visibility: understand your environment across on‑premises and cloud.
  • Faster onboarding: give new engineers immediate access to reliable documentation.
  • Reduced operational risk: prevent errors caused by missing or incorrect information.
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How XIA Configuration Server automates documentation

XIA Configuration Server automates the entire documentation lifecycle, ensuring your records stay complete and up to date without manual intervention.

1. Automated discovery and update cycles

XIA Configuration Server scans your servers, network devices, virtualization hosts, and cloud services on a schedule you control, daily, weekly, or after hours, ensuring your configuration data is always accurate and current.

2. Centralised, searchable documentation repository

All collected configuration data is stored in a central, searchable repository with a unified data model, making it easy for your team to access the information they need quickly.
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3. Automated reporting and document generation

Generate high‑level summaries or full technical documentation automatically. Use built‑in scheduling for management reports, or the PowerShell API to produce detailed “as‑built” records.

4. Configuration drift detection

Identify unauthorised or unexpected changes by comparing systems, helping you detect and remediate configuration drift before it becomes a problem.

Key benefits of automated documentation with XIA Configuration Server


Always‑up‑to‑date documentation

XIA Configuration Server continuously refreshes your documentation, ensuring it reflects the current state of your environment.

No manual effort

Automation removes the need for repetitive, time‑consuming documentation tasks, freeing your team to focus on higher‑value work.

Improved audit and compliance readiness

Generate consistent, detailed documentation that supports audit trails and compliance requirements.

Full visibility across your infrastructure

Gain a complete view of your servers, Active Directory, network devices, and cloud platforms in one place.

Consistent documentation

Standardised documentation ensures everyone works from the same information.

Faster onboarding

New engineers can get up to speed quickly with clear, reliable documentation.

Full visibility across hybrid environments

Whether your infrastructure is on-premises, in the cloud, or a hybrid of both, XIA Configuration Server provides a unified view across your entire estate:


Audit-ready documentation in any format

Whether you need to present to management, provide evidence to an auditor, or integrate data with other systems, XIA Configuration Server generates fully branded, professional documentation automatically.

  • Microsoft Word: Fully customizable, branded documents ready for collaboration and annotation.
  • PDF: high-quality, branded reports ideal for stakeholders and auditors.
  • CSV: raw configuration data for analysis, inventory management, or custom reporting.
  • XML: structured data for seamless integration with helpdesks, and automation tools.

Standardize documentation across your organization

Deliver documentation that looks like it took weeks to produce, in minutes. XIA Configuration Server lets you standardize the look and feel of every report to match your corporate identity.

White-label reporting

Apply your own logos, headers, footers, and colour schemes to create clean, professional documentation that reflects your brand.

Client-ready deliverables

For Managed Service Providers, branding is a competitive advantage. Generate high‑quality, audit‑ready PDFs that reinforce your value and professionalism.

Consistent standards

Ensure every department follows the same documentation template, creating a unified and authoritative source of truth for your IT infrastructure.

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Authenticity you can prove

In high-stakes compliance environments, trust is everything. XIA Configuration Server allows you to digitally sign your technical documentation to guarantee its integrity.


Verified source

Confirm that reports were generated by your authorized system and haven't been spoofed.

Tamper-proof

Provide cryptographic proof that the document has not been altered since the moment it was signed.

Audit trustworthiness

Give auditors a clear chain of custody for your configuration data, reducing compliance risk.

Why choose XIA Configuration Server?

XIA Configuration Server is designed for IT teams that need reliable, automated documentation across complex, hybrid environments.

  • Agentless architecture: no software to install on your endpoints.
  • Broad platform coverage: on-premises and cloud services.
  • Enterprise‑grade reporting: detailed, consistent documentation for audits and compliance.
  • Proven reliability: trusted by organisations that depend on accurate configuration data.

View example documentation

See the structure, depth, and professionalism of the documentation XIA Configuration generates automatically.

Start your free trial

Begin automating your IT documentation today with a fully featured trial of XIA Configuration Server.