Avoid costs, lower risk with IT asset management

Without proper control, IT assets impose high cost and risk to your organisation. As software costs increase and security and compliance requirements become more stringent, the need to be aware of and in control of the devices in your network - regardless of physical location - has never been more important.

Managing software assets continues to evolve from a tactical nuisance into a strategic imperative.

To enable organisations to achieve the goals of improved control and compliance for IT assets and to help reduce cost of ownership while ensuring the right business outcomes, most organisations have a need for a good life cycle asset management system.

Some of the key questions answered by asset management system are:

* What assets do we have?
* Where are they?
* Are they being used and who is using them?
* What is their value and how much are they costing?
* What contracts are associated with them?

The main benefits include:

* Improved control of assets, which results in better compliance and risk management.
* Avoidance of unnecessary costs, such as buying news assets when existing ones can be used, software penalties and more.
* Return leased assets on time saving on costs.
* Improved planning due to comprehensive asset information.
* Improved financial asset justification through use of charge-back to the business units.
* Improved and faster office and people moves and changes through quick and accurate view of related assets.