IDG Contributor Network: IT asset management: How to be efficient

Business leaders will tell you that overseeing a company is undoubtedly risky.

But there are ways to mitigate risk. IT inventory administration is key to businesses managing their systems more effectively and, if performed routinely, can save time and money by avoiding unnecessary asset purchases. To be effective, there are two distinct competencies that every organization should have: compliance process and an effective integrated business tool for the collection of asset information.

To this day, there are many small to medium-sized businesses that do not use an IT asset management system. Whether due to staff shortages or limited budgets, IT shops often struggle with identifying leased/purchased equipment or software, instead using spreadsheets or databases to list fragmented information.

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