Inventory Hardware

Keeping IT inventory without losing one's mind.

It's next to impossible to find a business that does not have any computers. For most companies IT does matter, so they buy more PCs, more equipment and more software just to stay in business. Large networks with hundreds of PCs are a rule, rather than an exception, and all of them need to inventory software. Pretty soon managers start asking themselves - How do I keep track of all this IT stuff and how do I inventory hardware? Can you use IT to inventory IT? How does hardware inventory software?

Hardware Infrastructure

If you ask system administrators what their networks consist of, they would probably say PCs, network equipment, software and people. An abstract 'PC user' can be thought of as a network component. Users frequently aren't satisfied with their PCs. They may think their computers are too old and slow, and computer hardware inventory outdated. Software is likely to be a source of headache because it needs to be updated (or replaced) periodically. There are also other issues regarding software, such as various levels of access privileges, passwords, and much, much more. Hardware has to be taken care of too. It breaks down, gets outdated, needs to be serviced and checked periodically before being finally thrown away (my favorite part).

This is all part of keeping IT inventory, that means hardware inventory.