Asset tracking software
Asset tracking combines physical devices, desktop softwares, barcode scanners, barcode labels, and mobile devices to streamline the tracking of assets from acquisition to retirement in an organization.
Asset tracking basically has three main functions:
- Documentation of all devices within an organization
- Identifying where these devices are at any point of time
- Scheduling Maintenance and calculating depreciation of these assets
Why do we need Asset Tracking Softwares?
Assets by the nature of it are purchased and deployed at various place. If you consider IT Assets, the deployment varies frequently as well and spread across multiple offices or locations. When a particular asset requires any troubleshooting, it might be really hard to track everything that has happened with the asset. You will not have enough data to make a decision. Asset tracking provides us with the history of Assets and all the changes that the asset has gone through over a period of time so it becomes really easy for a service desk agent to solve any issues that might occur with the asset.
Over a period of time, assets age and need to be replaced or maintained. Asset tracking creates the predictability in which this happens and we could keep track of the assets throughout its lifecycle thereby making sure our financials and taxes are in check.
License Management
License Management helps us to reduce risk, cost and complexity associated with software assets. Everyone wants to spend less on software assets while also making sure they are fully compliant with licensing rules. License management usually involves creating trial or demo for the softwares, obtaining license keys for the softwares, activation and deactivation of the softwares as well as making sure the softwares are renewed at the right time to make sure the operations run smoothly for the end users. It also involves running a frequent check on all the software licenses that we are paying for and making sure we don’t overspend on licenses.