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The Internet of Things and IT Asset Management

The Internet of Things and IT Asset Management How does the Internet of Things impact ITAM?   In October 2016, the BBC reported that Twitter, Spotify and Reddit were among the many Web sites taken offline via a DDoS attack using the Internet of Things (IoT). In...

SAP Licensing, Indirect Access and the Internet of Things

SAP Licensing, Indirect Access and the Internet of Things How does indirect access impact SAP licensing?   Certero has shared insight into indirect access and the key to getting to grips with it recently. Today we will look at indirect access in the respect of...

Why Normalized Software Inventory is Important

Why Normalized Software Inventory is Important What is software normalization? What makes normalized software important?   In all likelihood you will have many hundreds (if not thousands) of installed software titles across your organization. Each of these could...

Understanding IT Asset Control – Tracking IT Assets

Understanding IT Asset Control – Tracking IT Assets How do you track IT assets? How will this help with IT asset control?   In a previous article, Certero looked at the issues surrounding IT asset discovery and inventory. In this article, we are presuming...

The Key Issues Behind IT Asset Identification

The Key Issues Behind IT Asset Identification What are the key issues behind IT asset identification?   The old adage ‘if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it’, has never been more true than with regard to IT asset  identification. The implications of not...

Overcoming the Weaknesses of SCCM Software Recognition

Overcoming the Weaknesses of SCCM Software Recognition What the weaknesses is Microsoft SCCM software recognition? How can you overcome these?   SCCM software recognition is weak. Its capabilities are traditionally what has been expected from IT Asset Management...