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A lack of efficient asset tracking results in poor quality asset data, limiting your ability to make cost-saving decisions, increases your risk, and degrades confidence in your IT Asset Management (ITAM) program as a whole. Common indicators your current asset tracking system isn’t optimal: When items are purchased and received – model numbers don’t…
Continue reading...There are many blogs arguing both sides of the build vs. buy software argument. The “buy” camp believes you get more for your money purchasing off-the-shelf software, while the “build” camp believes you get more of what you want by creating software yourself. Is there a single correct answer? No, but when it comes to…
Continue reading...To be really good at hardware asset management, you need your field services people to participate. They’re the ones in the field deploying, fixing, moving and reclaiming assets on a regular basis. Without their help updating the asset repository as things move around, it’s extremely difficult to maintain accurate inventory without doing expensive physical inventories. Service…
Continue reading...Without an organized IT Asset Management process, you have an open door to bad data. When an item is purchased and received, and models don’t match the invoice, they are not checked in correctly. When service tickets demand the retirement of assets, equipment is often removed physically but not from asset inventory. When employees leave,…
Continue reading...Efficient receiving starts well before assets show up at the dock. It requires laying the proper foundation and integrating relevant data ahead of time. This post outlines AMI’s best practices for receiving, which you can implement on your own or with our assistance. Integrate procurement data Efficient receiving is made possible by integrating purchasing information…
Continue reading...RF Code announced today the release of the new M174 active tag, which is much smaller than its predecessor. My customers love the automation of active RFID as it completely removes the human factor. However, the tag size has been an issue. The RF Code tags are smaller than most, but they do still stick…
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