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Managing mobile assets – making it part of your ITAM program

Phara McLachlan — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:56 +0000

Making mobile assets part of your IT Asset Management (ITAM) program doesn’t have to be a daunting task.

Keep an Eye on the Hardware Lifecycle

Phara McLachlan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:22:32 +0000

It’s easy to deal with hardware issues as they come along, but having a solid grip on your lifecycle plan for hardware keeps you competitive and shows how efficiently your company is run. Large companies often have an entire team dedicated to managing the lifecycle process. But it is just as crucial for smaller companies [...]

Managing mobile assets – bills

Phara McLachlan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:48 +0000

Mobile bills, as we all know, can be challenging enough to read, let alone understand. And, we have all had one of those inflated bills that was 10 times more than expected.

Managing mobile devices – email addresses

Phara McLachlan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:18 +0000

With most enterprise mobile agreements, there comes some sort of management system to keep track of IP addresses, email addresses, owners, etc.

Managing mobile assets - contracts

Phara McLachlan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:00:35 +0000

Personal mobile and enterprise mobile contracts have little distinction, which can often be a problem.

Managing mobile devices - applications

Phara McLachlan — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:00:13 +0000

Apps, apps, apps – this is a recent headache for IT asset managers with the advent of the iPhone, Blackberry, Google phone, and many others.

Managing mobile assets - SIM cards

Phara McLachlan — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:14 +0000

One question that we often get from clients about managing mobile assets is - what about the SIM cards?

Managing mobile assets – risks

Phara McLachlan — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:23 +0000

Every business in this day and age must embrace mobile in order to remain competitive, and well, simply to take advantage of the benefits mobile devices provide.

Retiring software assets

Phara McLachlan — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:24 +0000

There comes a time in every piece of equipment where they are faced with the inevitable – retirement. The end of the road for hardware is much clearer cut than software, as it’s obvious when hardware has “had enough.”

Quick tips on keeping software licenses organized & updated

Phara McLachlan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:00:29 +0000

Keeping all of your software licenses organized and updated can be a challenge for any company. But with careful documentation, you can keep ongoing costs down as well as improve your chances of avoiding an expensive software license audit.

Simplifying software deployment

Phara McLachlan — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:57 +0000

Software deployment can be a headache.

Managing software installations

Phara McLachlan — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:00:59 +0000

IT managers struggle with inbound requests for software installs.

Simplifying Service Management

Phara McLachlan — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:06 +0000

IT Service Management (ITSM) can sometimes be looked at as challenging. Here are some quick tips to make a complex scenario a bit simpler.

Policies and why they are crucial

Phara McLachlan — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:00:31 +0000

Policies are often ineffective, often not understood, poorly managed, and represent more of a token gesture than a comprehensive and sustainable approach to risk management. Why are they so important? Policies not only serve as legal documents that protect the enterprise from liability, but they have also been used in court against the company if [...]

SAM for security

Phara McLachlan — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:00:08 +0000

Non-compliance with regulators and software vendors welcomes a host of problems - fees, lawsuits, bad publicity, in addition to security issues. Technology is the basis of the business world, and with every new program, internet browser and social network, come new security risks. The inability to control IT environments is a major problem for [...]