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Baseline Inventory and Audit Services
Baseline Inventory and Audit Services Asset Managers come to us because they are tired of inconsistent quality, lost equipment, no chain-of-custody, and their inability to manage assets across multiple locations. A baseline inventory gives you accountability and control. This provides your organization accurate data as you transition towards a digital and automated ITAM system. An…
Read MoreHow Ford Misplaced $100K Worth of Leather (& How to Ensure it Doesn’t Happen to your IT Assets)
Remember that time your company misplaced over $100,000? Someone in your company stored assets in a basement, then moved on from the company, and left no record of this logistical change? Ford does. And all it took to find it was a building demolition. Before the Ford Product Development Center in Dearborn, Michigan got demolished,…
Read MoreSave 3% to 5% of Your IT Hardware Budget by Centralizing Receiving and Deployment
While some business operations work well when they are decentralized, receiving and deploying IT hardware isn’t one of them. Decentralized receiving leads to all kinds of problems, including: Lack of control and consistency in recording new inventory Ongoing tracking and accuracy problems if hardware isn’t captured at the start Overprovisioning of hardware and software…
Read MoreDeloitte’s 2021 Global Survey on ITAM
A recent rainy weekend here in Michigan gave me some time to catch up on some industry reading. I had been anxious to review Deloitte’s Global Survey on ITAM. It was really perfect timing as we are just now starting a series of meetings about our strategic plan for 2022 and this insight is helpful…
Read MoreThe Vendor’s Perspective to Improve IT Vendor Management
I read a recent Gartner report on 3 Steps to Improve IT Vendor Management and decided to add my two cents. As an ITAM managed services provider, I know a thing or two about the topic, too. You need IT vendors According to Gartner, “Relationships with strategic vendors are increasingly key to business performance.” I…
Read MoreControl Systems are Essential for ITAM Results
The pillars of IT asset management are people, process, and technology. Without all three working together in harmony, an ITAM program will not deliver results. The key to an exceptional ITAM program is a control system that aligns the three together. Business backbones Amazon, long known for its logistics, is dependent on control systems. So…
Read MoreITAD (IT Asset Disposition) Security Errors Can Mean Big Headaches & Even Bigger Fines
How confident are you that you are correctly managing your ITAD (IT Asset Disposition)? If you have a vendor who manages ITAD for you, how confident are you that your vendor is correctly managing it? In either case your answer should be, “100%” because if not, you could be opening yourself up to a host…
Read MorePeter Drucker’s 5 most important questions for every IT leader
Peter Drucker was one of the most influential business thinkers in the 20th century. He worked with many of the captains of industry including Jack Welch of GE; Alfred Sloan of General Motors; Tom Watson of IBM; Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard of HP; and many others. His ideas are still foundational to our best…
Read MoreThe Operational Framework for your MSP (Managed Services Provider)
Hardware asset management can be one of the toughest challenges for businesses to manage these days. With employees working remotely, tracking and managing assets is more cumbersome than before. Plus, if your main business isn’t tracking and managing hardware assets, it makes sense to find someone whose sole expertise is. This is why many companies…
Read More6 Questions for Figuring Out When It’s Time for IT Managed Services
If your hardware asset management feels out of control, it might be time to get help. The questions below will help you identify if you’re ready to look into an IT managed services solution. Are you looking to: Digitally transform your infrastructure? Get more out of ServiceNow? Be able to track managed services in ServiceNow?…
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