This is the third blog is the “SCCM is NOT Enough” Series. In the first blog, we discussed how SCCM is not enough for IT departments. It creates limitations that lead companies to search for another solution. To complement an SCCM solution, we introduced IT Asset Management. In the second blog, we discussed the first … Continue reading 9 Ways ITAM Helps Manage IT Purchases
As part of our “SCCM is NOT Enough” blog series, let’s review the first stage in an asset’s lifecycle: Asset Request. SCCM identifies the number of computers you have but does not have the functionality to properly manage who needs what. As a result, organizations using SCCM should also use an ITAM tool to streamline … Continue reading 3 Reasons You Need ITAM for Asset Requests
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, better known as SCCM or ConfigMgr, has become the industry standard of collecting data about your IT infrastructure. There is no doubt that it is very good at collecting data. However, it lacks capabilities to specifically manage ITAM processes. Let me explain. Whether you need to streamline processes for your … Continue reading SCCM is NOT Enough
The US Government’s introduction of legislation emphasizes cybersecurity and better IT budgeting. This is the direct result of Government Agencies spending more on technology and anticipating that they will spend more protecting them and the data they contain. The Federal Government Budget for IT reached $95.7 billion for 2018, an increase of 1.7 percent from … Continue reading New Technology Laws: How it’s Affecting IT Budgets
The Federal government spends an average of $9.1 billion on commercial software which results in about 42,000 transactions. Unfortunately, it also results in spending 30% more than necessary for software. IT Asset Management (ITAM) can help prevent overspending. Although mostly known for keeping an inventory of IT assets, ITAM goes beyond by collecting IT asset … Continue reading Why the Government Sector needs ITAM
The introduction of the cloud and the accessibility of Software as a Service (SaaS) has introduced a nearly endless amount of new software services for organizations. Think about customer service software, sales platforms, and customer relationship management software. Plus, there are about a hundred pop-up bots you can install on your website these days! Many … Continue reading How to Efficiently Manage Software License Requests
The organizational structure – in other words, how information, operations, and decisions flow through the company – is key to its overall success. To demonstrate the importance of organizational structure, consider a smaller company experiencing rapid growth. Like many smaller companies, they will experience growing pains. Forbes lists the most damaging growing pains as: Inefficiency … Continue reading How to Optimize Internal Approval Processes
The Making Electronic Government Accountable by Yielding Tangible Efficiencies Act, better known as MEGABYTE, provides internal guidelines on how Federal government agencies need to manage software licenses. It has been identified as an area of potential cost savings of taxpayers’ dollars. As a result, MEGABYTE outlines best practices agencies need to adopt. They include reporting … Continue reading Tips on How To Reach MEGABYTE Compliance
Microsoft announced the end of support for Windows 7. After January 14, 2020, the tech conglomerate will cease to create patches for most users of Windows 7. There will be the option for additional support if large companies request it. However, it will come at a high price. Considering Windows 7 is still used on … Continue reading No More Microsoft Windows 7 Support – What To Do
ITIL is the Information Technology Infrastructure Library that serves as a guideline for IT Service Management (ITSM). The latest version, ITIL 4, was just released. It has been eight years since AXELOS released ITIL V3. The IT community is anxious to know what the new version means for their certification and their organization. Let’s review … Continue reading What to Expect from ITIL V4
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