Features the IT Asset Management System Should Include

From day today, the number of various devices used by companies is continually growing. Desktops, laptops, printers, handheld devices and networked devices such as mobile, telecom, servers and other appliances used by employees in different departments demand the expansion of the IT department's responsibilities.

Using devices by multiple people makes tracking the custody of the assets more and more difficult and therefore requires a new approach to asset management using the newest technologies. Nowadays, all companies from small business to a large corporation use the IT asset management system to manage and control their assets.

• eliminating the manual paperwork and 

• simplifying the asset management process.

• provide real-time information about the asset: serial number, model, manufacturer, location, and so on; 
• provide the asset’s contractual details, including lease and software agreements; 
• enables tracking the depreciation on fixed assets; 
• provide an alert on a maintenance schedule; 
• alert the asset has not been touched for some period; 
• provide recording the asset costs and physical information; 
• provide automatic updates and records about people having custody of the asset; 
• provide asset custody throughout its life; 
• provide the asset disposal options: reuse, redeployment, resell and recycle; 
• cover software management, including tracking software licenses, usage, and compliance; 
• provide reconciling with the asset inventory database; 
• provide a connection with mobile devices; 
• provide a connection with barcode readers; 
• provide customized reports, including disposal asset reports;