asset management

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10 ways organizations can cut costs with IT asset management

March 18, 2010 7:36am PDT

Many IT departments overlook opportunities to control costs, particularly when it comes to managing their assets. Here are a few things to consider when choosing asset management tools.

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Five tips for effectively managing your software assets

December 20, 2010 3:11pm PST

A software asset management process can help you avoid the risks of noncompliance and save thousands of dollars each year in licensing fees.

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Generate graphic assets with the Android Asset Studio wizard

November 15, 2012 1:24pm PST

The Asset Studio wizard can help simplify your efforts to manage icon assets for your Android apps. Learn more about Asset Studio, as well as when automatic image generation is not the best option.

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Integrating asset management as a hosted application: Is it feasible?

May 22, 2013 10:00am PDT

Asset management presents some challenges as a solution that can be implemented on the SaaS model. Here are the issues to consider.

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Asset management with the Dell KACE M300 appliance

November 11, 2011 6:00am PST

Derek Schauland walks you through the steps of using the Dell KACE asset management appliance to track software licenses and ensure you remain in compliance.

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Audit your configuration management process on large projects

February 13, 2007 8:00am PST

Configuration audits are difficult and expensive in terms of resources and time. Nevertheless, they are vital in ensuring that the final solution is complete and correct and that you have...

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Is data an asset or a liability?

January 4, 2009 1:05pm PST

Data is the lifeblood for many organizations. But, is that data an asset or a liability? This thought-provoking question should be considered by all IT managers and real thought given to what is...

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Four step deployment process for client assets

January 9, 2012 9:46am PST

Erik Eckel shares practical deployment tips that may help your consultancy do a better job of tracking client assets.

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Say hello to my little friend: Android Asset Studio

December 6, 2011 12:08pm PST

If you're an Android developer who doesn't love to spend your days pushing pixels around in Photoshop, then do yourself a favor and check out Android Asset Studio.

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Outsourcing help desk pays benefits in asset management

May 3, 2005 7:00am PDT

This is the second article in a series on IT outsourcing in the financial services industry. Mark Vernon reports on Business Process Outsourcing, an especially hot initiative in financial...

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Locating technology drives down costs, boosts asset management

January 7, 2003 8:00am PST

Asset tracking was a burdensome and frustrating effort for one wholesale grocery enterprise. A new flexible, dynamic tool using wireless technology not only returned an expected ROI in six months,...

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iInventory computer tracking software: The Right Tool for the Job?

May 2, 2007 2:23pm PDT

iInventory is a simple program that can help organizations of all sizes track servers and computers, including maintaining an inventory that knows about changes made to hardware configuration.

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What your help desk needs to do, Part 2

September 24, 2008 6:34am PDT

The second of two posts focused on mining your help desk for gold. This post focuses on what features and functions you should look for in a ticketing system.

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World class SaaS: Building a durable competitive asset

March 4, 2013 6:54am PST

Your SaaS engineering and operations capability could be one of, if not the most critical business differentiator and can absolutely determine your company's success or failure.

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Full configuration management requires a five-step model

December 3, 2007 8:31am PST

There are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. It can be used for the process of identification, tracking, and management of all the physical assets of a...

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A five-step model for configuration management

November 12, 2007 10:32am PST

There are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. 1.      It can be used for the process of identifying, tracking, and managing of all the physical...

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EFF and the Surveillance Self-Defense Project

March 26, 2009 8:30am PDT

The EFF recently went live with a Web site that explains electronic surveillance and the laws governing it. Some consider the Web site irresponsible. Others disagree, let me explain why.

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Audit and manage your network with Network Inventory Advisor

February 10, 2012 9:26am PST

Derek Schauland tests the ClearApps Network Inventory Advisor, an application to help you manage and audit your network assets.

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Review: Web Help Desk

April 8, 2010 8:13am PDT

Web Help Desk is for any IT department who needs to track clients and assets, as well as keep an associated calendar, and see reports on all of it.

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10 steps for transforming desktops to universal clients for the cloud

November 28, 2011 3:03pm PST

If you're developing a strategy to transform your desktops and applications into universal clients, this roadmap will save you a lot of frustration.

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