Information Technology Asset Management: Everyone Should Be Doing It

by John Berry

Does your organization coordinate procurement, use configuration management databases to maintain and upgrade software and hardware, or leverage a well-conceived hardware disposal process that considers environmental, legal, and financial implications? If the answer is yes, congratulations, you have embraced the management methodology called information technology asset management (ITAM), even if you have never heard of it before. In this Executive Report, John Berry will help readers gain a better understanding of how a comprehensive ITAM strategy can help them reduce costs, avoid costs, and mitigate risks. Some of you are already on your way.