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May 2022

5 Important Tools for an IT Asset Management (ITAM) Process

The number of IT assets organizations possess is growing rapidly, but managing this growth doesn’t have to be complicated. Efficient IT asset management comes down to having a process and plan in place to quickly and consistently track all assets. With this in place, you can improve the speed and delivery of IT services across organizations.

Benefits of Asset Management Planning and How to Implement It.

Lots of organizations do not get the expected result they want from their asset management system. They start thinking that this software is not good for them. However, the main reason is that they do not research and they do not make plans. It is crucial for understanding what exactly your organization’s requirements are and what problem you want to solve with this software. After that, one should do asset management planning before purchasing asset management software!

Building a resilient IT asset management process for hybrid workplaces with ServiceDesk Plus Cloud

In the final episode of this season's ManageEngine's Masterclass 2022, we unveil the all new asset life cycle workflow builder and discuss how to streamline the asset management process in a hybrid work environment with ServiceDesk Plus Cloud.

IVANTI INSIGHTS: Healthcare and Cyber Security with Daniel Brody and Chad Holmes

We’re back and ready to roll with this week’s episode where our host Chris Goettl interviews Chad Holmes and Daniel Brody from Cynario. Today they discuss healthcare and security through EMT devices and much more. Be sure to follow us on our socials @goivanti for more episodes like this!. Ivanti automates IT and security operations to discover, manage, secure and service from cloud to edge.

IT Asset Naming Conventions: Why You Need a Name for Everything

One of the most important aspects of a good experience in the field of IT is organization. Regardless of the size of your IT practice, keeping everything neat, tidy, and easy to understand is something that will surely save everybody a lot of time and effort. A good way of ensuring this is by understanding how to properly name your assets.

How EAM Software Overcomes Organization's Common Challenges?

EAM software can be extremely useful to an organization as it not only provides complete control and visibility of assets but also guarantees security and compliance as well. However, there are several challenges that EAM software overcomes. What are those challenges that we will explore in this blog now! So, without wasting any time let us begin. But first, let us cover the basics first!

Hardware Asset Management (HAM) Explained

A well-run IT team keeps track of every asset in their domain, including hardware, software, and licenses. The specific task of managing hardware assets is known as hardware asset management. This involves keeping tabs on hardware from the time it’s requested and purchased to when it’s phased out of use and disposed of. As you can imagine, this can be a daunting task when handled manually.

5 Reasons Why Manufacturing Industry Must Utilize CMMS Software

All assets used in manufacturing are complex and huge. They work continuously for long hours, and it impacts the performance of an asset. It is important that they are always in good condition. If you do not keep them maintained, you can suffer huge losses due to sudden equipment failure. Manufacturing assets are costly, they cannot be replaced easily, and they are not easy to sell as well. But you can easily maintain them with CMMS Software.

Ivanti Has Earned A Spot In G2's Top 50 IT Management Products

We’re thrilled to announce that Ivanti Neurons is the recipient of the “Top 50 IT Management Products for 2022” award by G2 users. The annual Best Software awards list is curated to rank the most renowned software companies and products globally to help aid users in their buying decisions. We are truly honored to receive this award from G2.

How to Increase ROI of Hotel Industry? Described Inventory Management Strategy.

The hotel industry is huge, and they are inventory intensive as well. For example, hotels have lots of facilities where customers can spend their time such as restaurants, cafes, showrooms, etc. These all facilities have an abundance of inventory and hotels themselves have rooms that are the biggest inventory for hotels as they help in generating revenue. Therefore, it is important to have an inventory management strategy so that inventory is not wasted.

IT Heroes Podcast - EPS 07 Menaces of Cyber Warfare

In this episode of IT Heroes, our host Andy Ellwood, VP of Product Marketing, and Giridhara Raam, Cybersecurity Evangelist are discussing Cyber Warfare in detail. The episode is composed of discussion around Russian-Ukraine Cyber Warfare, Hackers involved, Challenges, and how can firms prepare themselves against such horrendous threats.

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As businesses grow, the support teams often struggle to keep up with increasing workloads. There is often more than one issue, service request, or customer query that needs resolving, and the staff can be under-equipped to attend to them in real-time. Hence, it is vital to ensure that your IT support staff should be able to maintain high levels of productivity, swiftly address customer demands, and efficiently manage all incoming support requests.

New 2022 Report: Alarming Ransomware Trend Shows No Sign of Reversing

It’s no secret that ransomware threats skyrocketed – in both volume and boldness – during the pandemic. Threat actors capitalized on the sudden transition to remote work and the resulting lapses in security. Now that the working world is beginning to settle into a permanent Everywhere Workplace, you might think the ransomware trend would begin to reverse. Not so, according to a new report from Ivanti. The report details ransomware trends from Q1 2022, and the findings are bleak.

What comes first: ITAM or configuration management?

IT asset management (ITAM) and configuration management are critical for IT modernization initiatives. Although both strategies provide guidance for tracking IT assets, their objectives are quite different. ITAM is about managing IT assets from a cost, risk, and value perspective. Configuration management tracks IT assets from an operational and support perspective.

What Are the Best Practices of Maintenance Management in an Organization?

These days lots of organizations are paying attention to maintenance management. All maintenance managers want to keep their organization’s assets well maintained. In order to do that, the best practices for Maintenance Management must be utilized. In this blog, we will tell you the best practice of maintenance management for all organizations. So, let us begin! But first, let us know about maintenance management!

What is UAC Virtualization? Benefits and Pitfalls

UAC stands for “User Account Control”. This is a field of software management that isolates the operating system’s core components from potentially damaging changes. It refers to the level of access that in Unix-like systems is called “root” and in Windows systems is known as Administrator privileges. User Account Control was initially rolled out as part of Windows Vista to allow only admin accounts to give and take away these permissions.

ITAM 2.0: The Evolution of IT Asset Management

It’s always something, isn’t it? It seems that just as you’ve gotten your organization up to speed with ITAM guidelines, some newfangled idea comes along to stir things up. But IT is (or should be) all about continuous improvement. Stationary things wither on the vine; things that move, evolve. ITAM 2.0 is precisely about keeping things moving along in the right direction. And, like it or not, managing your asset inventory is always going to be open to improvement.

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Before the pandemic, assets were managed through a spreadsheet or a register and were managed manually by the Asset Manager/IT Agent (in some cases). When the pandemic forced people to work out of their homes, assets management became complex. Manual allocation of assets, monitoring software licenses and upgrades, and keeping track of assets were tedious. It became impossible to manage remote assets without using an asset management solution.

What Are Asset Infinity's Software Features Helpful in Completing Equipment Management Tasks?

Automated equipment management software can do multiple equipment management tasks with or without human intervention. Equipment management software is helpful to lots of organizations and their managers, especially maintenance managers as they must keep track of assets and their performance, maintenance, and lifecycle as well.

What Are the Importance and Features of an Asset Reservation System in Your Business?

Assets are crucial in order to run the daily operation efficiently. But how will your employees know if that required asset is available or not? If not available, then what will happen? This is where an asset reservation system comes into play! It will solve all your asset availability problems! In this blog, we will know what an asset reservation system is! Why it is important & what are the key features you should be looking for in an asset reservations system!

Defined Best Practices of Maintenance Scheduling and Planning

When you want to perform effective asset management, then maintenance is one of the major pillars which cannot be ignored. Asset maintenance and scheduling is a continuous procedure as there are assets and pieces of machinery in abundance, especially in big enterprises. That is why it is important to know best practices for maintenance planning and scheduling!

Inventory Management in the Hospitality Industry: Importance and Benefits

The hospitality industry has a broad variety such as restaurants, cafes, hotels, lodging, food & drink services, event planning and management, travel, and tourism. For small size organizations managing inventory is not a big issue but when their business grows managing inventory becomes hectic and complicated. Since the hospitality industry is full of inventory and important assets that is why inventory management in the hospitality industry is crucial to running the business efficiently.

Wearables Are Hot! And Zebra's WS50 Is No Exception with Velocity

A new generation of wearable computers has entered the market. These new devices are the result of technology convergence, which is the tendency for technologies that were originally unrelated to become more closely integrated and even unified as they advance.

5 Best Help Desk + Asset Management Software Solutions [2022]

With a constant stream of new technology and customer questions, it can be challenging to manage it all while keeping up with all the necessary tasks to ensure things are running smoothly. For example, help desk asset management software was designed to help with providing IT support services to customers while also managing company assets.

7 Essential Features for Choosing Barcode-Based Asset Tracking Software

Barcode is one of the oldest & pioneer asset tracking technology. It provides simple and effective asset tracking and along with that, it is cost-effective as well. Several technologies have evolved with barcode technology one of the examples is QR (Quick Response) code technology. Barcode-based Asset Tracking Software offers quantifiable benefits such as asset location tracking, saving assets from theft misplacement, data & information tracking, and data analysis.