IT Asset Management

Introduction:  Managing the technology assets of a company has never been more important than it is today. With changes taking place more frequently and exposure to risk with unlicensed software becoming more severe, it is a requirement of every CIO to keep track of the technical assets of the company. This book tells you what to track and provides several tools to help you do it. 

Table of Contents
Introduction
I.     What is IT Asset Management ?
II.    Which Assets Need Managing ?
            A.  Computer Equipment
            B.  Software Licenses 
            C.  Phone/Fax Systems 
            D.  Telecommunications (data) 
            E.   Local Area Networks (LAN's) 
             F.  Staff 
            G.   Facility floor plans 
            H.   Vendor contracts 
III.   Define the Information to Track 
IV.   Gather the Data 
V.    IT Asset Management Tools 
            A.  Network Diagram
            B.  Servers 
            C.  Data Center Equipment (non-CPU)
            D.  Software Licenses 
            E.   Phone / Fax / Dial-up Modems 
            F.   WAN Circuits 
            G.  Vendor Support Contacts   
            H.  IT Staff
             I.  Vendor Contracts 
             J.  Desktop PC's, Laptops, and Local Peripherals   
            K.  External Client Software Licenses 
VI.  Change Management Processes 
VII. Software Usage Policy

APPENDIX
A.  Server Template
B.  Data Center Equipment (non-CPU) Template 
C.  Software License Template 
D.  Phone / Fax / Dial-up Modem Template
E.  WAN Circuit Template
F.  Vendor Support Contacts Template
G.  IT Staff Template 
H.  Vendor Contract Template 
I.   Desktop PC's, Laptop, & Local Peripheral Template 
J.  External Client Software License Template 
K.  Employee Equipment Change Request Form