A large number of organizations have the necessary data to allow an adequate financial management of their computing assets. However, in many cases it is difficult to coordinate the various data sources needed: The systems in question are often not integrated and the costs related to the creation of traditional interfaces do not justify an investment.

Improve the efficiency of the computer support, simplify the updates, strengthen the negotiation power with the editors or ensure the compliance of the licenses are some of the factors that determine the value for your company of the management of computer assets.

When having an asset management system, it is necessary to know the following:

Purchasing decisions and well-founded implementations

A key benefit of the management of computer assets is knowing what assets are owned and what they are used for. Asset management data - accurate and constant maintenance - can help organizations evaluate past purchasing decisions and implementations and serve as a guide for future actions. This includes the selection of the best suppliers based not only on the purchase price, but also on the quality of the product or service and the after-sales assistance. IT asset management can also help you improve implementation decisions and avoid overbought resources that are not necessary.

Business continuity

The disasters and interruptions occur everyday. IT assets and configuration data can help leaders and staff identify the effects of events that impact business and decide more confidently about restoring services to users. Asset information can also constitute a valuable contribution in the development of redundant computer architectures and resistant to many situations.

Compliance with licenses and subscriptions

One of the biggest challenges of modern IT organizations is to control software licenses and subscriptions in the cloud to avoid the use of resources for which they are not paying or paying for unnecessary resources. Non-compliance not only represents a legal and financial risk for the company, but also a potentially expensive problem to remedy.

Total cost of ownership

The cost of an IT asset is much more than the purchase price that was paid for acquiring it. For IT assets to create value, they must be compatible, operated and maintained throughout their life cycle. The total cost of ownership is a measure of the total cost of owning and operating an asset. Effective management of total property costs helps eliminate costs due to duplication of assets or lack of use after purchase, which is why it is recommended to use an ITAD process

Standardization

Both software and non-standardized computer equipment can cost companies a large amount of money. The lack of standardization makes the IT staff less productive due to the lack of experience in the management of these non-standardized assets, so that each incident leads to a learning process. The application of standards to IT assets not only improves the productivity of computer personnel, but also users are more productive when interacting with the systems and data with which they are familiar.