The hardware and software purchased by your organization represent a significant investment, yet maintaining an accurate inventory of what has been purchased can be problematic and time consuming.
Inventory information can be utilized in a variety of ways, and but its primary usage falls into two categories: compliance and planning. With the Casper Suite, inventory information is integrated into the management framework, so inventory criteria are fully searchable and can be used to scope management tasks.
IT departments face both internal and external pressures to ensure compliance with the variety of laws that govern the software residing on an end user's computer.
As a discipline, the goal of planning is to ensure that acquisitions and investments yield the greatest possible return. Machine replacement, software purchases and renewals, and component upgrades are a few factors that exemplify how capacity and resource planning can reduce costs and more efficiently target the needs of your business, school, or organization. Knowing what you have at any given moment, allows you to determine what you need.
