IT Asset Management
One of the biggest problems you may face is obtaining a clear picture of the hardware and software assets in your IT environment. As your organization grows, service delivery can erode if the business cannot obtain a clear view of the IT infrastructure, assess the business impact of IT assets enterprise-wide, and tie those assets to cost centers in the organization. Often, organizations resort to manually tracking assets, but this approach lends itself to inaccuracy and poor accountability which in turn leads to cost overruns (lease rollovers, over/under-licensing, true-ups, invoicing errors, etc.) and compliance-related issues (BSA and vendor audits, software license compliance, regulatory compliance, etc.). For instance, preparing for a Windows 7 migration can pose serious challenges if you lack accurate information reflecting when assets are due for renewal. Visibility into contracts, leases, warranties and SLAs is paramount. A Windows 7 migration becomes even more difficult if you cannot even identify which assets in your inventory are likely migration candidates. Another pressing concern is software license compliance, especially when you are facing an audit and the number of licenses deployed exceeds entitlements. With no way to reconcile owned vs. deployed licenses, you could face stiff fines and penalties from software vendors or industry watchdog groups. But knowing your IT asset base can also empower you. The right information can help you at the bargaining table with vendors, and by identifying situations where you are over-licensed, you can significantly cut costs by right-sizing your license pool.
Novell Endpoint Management solutions provide identity-based IT asset management capabilities that offer full transparency of all your hardware and software assets, thereby eliminating the inaccuracy and cost of manual tracking. Our solution features industry-leading software asset management capabilities such as license management to achieve compliance, software usage tracking and trending to help you drive better prices during vendor negotiations, and contract management to minimize IT and purchasing headaches. Novell Endpoint Management solutions are built on flexibility and choice. They run on your choice of operating platform and database and can easily discover and inventory a wide range of desktop and server operating platforms, including Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and UNIX. Finally, Novell Endpoint Management solutions feature a single management console where you can easily track all of your assets, seamlessly integrated with our endpoint lifecycle management and security management capabilities, thus providing you a holistic endpoint management solution. By leveraging these IT asset management capabilities, you can lower operational costs, reduce IT complexity, and demonstrate compliance.
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