Posts by Mike Loria
Connect 4: Bringing Together the Right Departments for ITAM Success
Connecting the Dots This past Christmas, my six-year-old son got a few “old fashioned” board games from his grandparents. Soon, the one getting most wear and tear was that classic favorite, Connect 4, the game where you have to align four checkers in a row in any direction, on a vertical board. When we first…
Read MoreWill the Force Be with Us? Our 2024 ITAM Predictions
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…. I was a huge Star Wars fan. I never really fell in love with science fiction in general, but when it comes to Star Wars, I was really into it. So, when I was asked to write a blog about Trends In ITAM, I somehow…
Read MoreHidden Savings
I have this recurring dream that I wouldn’t quite call a nightmare…but I’ll let you decide. The dream is that I’ve died (happily) of old age, but, somehow, I’m in the room watching my attorney read my will to my family. He opens a file, sorts through some paperwork, shifts down his glasses, and soberly…
Read MoreBeyond Equipment: How We became ITAM Lifecycle Experts Part 2
Earlier this month I shared the plan I had in my twenties to become a millionaire. We all know how that turned out (hint: it involved HP 4000 printers, so, no, money did not fall from the sky!). Pipe dreams aside, twenty-something me did learn more than a few valuable lessons about hardware asset management…
Read MoreExtra Paper Trays and HP 4000s: How We Became ITAM Lifecycle Experts Part 1
Extra Paper Trays and HP 4000s: How We Became ITAM Lifecycle Experts Part 1 I remember like it was yesterday. I was standing next to pallets full of HP 4000 printers. You might recall these printers from about 20 years ago. They were exciting—not only because you could add extra paper trays, a duplexer and…
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 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 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 MoreCOVID is forcing Hardware Asset Management into operational and digital transformation
Tipping Point – “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.”– Malcom Gladwell, The Tipping Point As we near the end of a year that will be forever studied in history books, I’ve been reflecting on not only how business has changed this year, but how it will need to continue to adjust…
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