Asset Management
With thousands and millions of dollars worth of hardware and software inventory within organizations, their management, maintenance and updations can lead to significant operational expense when manually performed. It can lead to delays in patches and updation, as well as the introduction of illegal and unauthorized applications by users, raising issues of legal liability and malware entry.
IT managers are frustrated by the tedious routine of auditing and maintaining computer systems for hundreds and thousands of users in distributed locations. Some of the frequent issues that crop up include:
- How many computers are installed with Windows XP or Vista?
- When should software licenses be renewed?
- How does one allow Windows patches to be applied automatically?
- How does one prevent the download of illegal applications?
- Which systems could be vulnerable to malware attacks?
- Is my browser patched with latest updates ?
Consequently, organizations must use an asset management solution to optimize their hardware and software inventory. This helps them gain cost control while lowering the incidence of threats.
Asset Types
- Hardware: Information with username, IP address, BIOS, disk drive, CPU, network adapter, sound card, keyboard, modem, etc.
- Software: Operating system, anti-virus, applications, Microsoft patches
- Custom: Customized definition of new assets such as switches, routers etc.
Reporting
Shield Watch Asset Management module provides in-depth reporting of hardware and software assets which can be exported to CSV, XLS or HTML & PDF formats. These reports can be used later for audit and compliance requirements
