Asset Management
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Warranty Management
Although not intentional, many business fail to comply with software
licensing requirements. In reality
most decision makers have little or no time to compile and maintain
a precise schema of the hardware and software assets within their organization. This scenario can create challenges and
unanticipated expense when upgrading to a new operating platform or
office wide applications. For a one time fee, our asset management
compiles a complete component level itemization of PC and server
hardware as well as license information for each server and
workstation. This process establishes centralized access to
the entire enterprise to insure all systems meet minimum hardware
and software requirements prior to network wide deployment.
The daily routines and
assigned responsibilities are enough to keep most staff very busy. Adding the
collateral task of software license management can be a
burden to say in the least. We often encounter the customer’s
preferred software filing method is a large box in the storage room
filled with years of media, licenses, and manuals. This
quick fix may save time on the front end but creates a challenge
when software or license information is needed for corrective or
complete re-installations. The confusion when retrieving software
from the big box often lead to incorrect license usage during
re-installation and ultimately license violations.
Additional challenges can come into play during warranty management. Although
your office may catalogue documentation in a way to allow for rapid retrieval,
years of receipts quickly pile up and warranty materials are often archived long
before the warranty expiration. Great improvements in computer reliability have
evolved, unfortunately device failures such as power supplies and hard drives,
are not uncommon. These failures often occur years after the original purchase
but during the warrantee coverage period. The average mid size business loses
thousands of dollars over the coarse of a few years simply due to mismanagement
of warranty coverage.
There is
a better solution to minimize the time and expense of managing both software
licenses and hardware inventory throughout your network. We provide advance
license and hardware inventory management solutions that remove the reliance on
printed material. From a central web based console all license information,
installation keys and component specifications can be immediately retrieved for
the entire network. The user friendly interface allows for reports to easily be
generated and customized based on operating systems, processor speeds, and a
multitude of criteria you select. You can view single workstation information,
entire departments, or the entire office network. If your business maintains
several locations, the web based interface also allows access to the remote
locations as well.
Benefits at a glance
- Centralized
application and software license information for entire company
- Original license keys
used for installation and registration are included on reports
- System manufacturer,
model and hardware information is catalogued down to the component level of
each PC and server
- System board, chipset,
and memory configuration is itemized
- Hardware and software
changes are automatically updated daily to a central web based console
- Provides success and
failed security and Windows update details
This information is just a
small overview of the capabilities of our asset management service. This service
is offered as a optional component to our service agreement offerings or can be
configured as a stand alone management
solution for your organization.
