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Pocket CIO – The Guide to Successful IT Asset Management

By : Phara McLachlan
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Pocket CIO – The Guide to Successful IT Asset Management

By: Phara McLachlan

Overview of this book

This book is a detailed IT Asset Management (ITAM) guidebook with real-world templates that can be converted into working ITAM documents. It is a step-by-step IT Asset Management manual for the newbies as well as the seasoned ITAM veterans, providing a unique insight into asset management. It discusses how risk management has changed over time and the possible solutions needed to address the new normal. This book is your perfect guide to create holistic IT Asset Management and Software Asset Management programs that close the risk gaps, increases productivity and results in cost efficiencies. It allows the IT Asset Managers, Software Asset Managers, and/or the full ITAM program team to take a deep dive by using the templates offered in the guidebook. You will be aware of the specific roles and responsibilities for every aspect of IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, and Software License Compliance Audit Response. By the end of this book, you will be well aware of what IT and Software Asset Management is all about and the different steps, processes, and roles required to truly master it.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface

Asset management versus asset tracking


Tracking is not ITAM. While asset tracking and asset management exhibit similar functions, there are significant differences between the two.

Asset tracking: Deals with the physical characteristics of hardware and software in support of planning, deployment, operation, support, service, and installation/use data.

Asset management: Deals with the fiscal (financial and/or contract) details of hardware and software as required for financial management, risk management, contract management, vendor management, and ownership data. Asset tracking is a prerequisite.

Asset tracking systems manage IT assets from a physical perspective, capturing information such as CPU type and speed, memory, installed software, components, and operating system. This allows organizations to know what they have, where is it, and how it is configured. Sophisticated tracking systems take this one step further and keep a complete history of all changes to the asset. Companies like to...