Information Technology Asset Management

What Does Information Technology Asset Management Mean?

IT Asset Management (ITAM) is a type of business management that is directly tied to an enterprise’s IT infrastructure. With ITAM, professionals review the an organization’s total business hardware and software inventory and make comprehensive decisions about sourcing, use and all other aspects related to an asset lifecycle.

Techopedia Explains Information Technology Asset Management

ITAM is essentially a form of business process management (BPM) that focuses on the overall deployment, use and lifespan of products, rather than other IT management components. ITAM managers are responsible for maintaining control over inventory and ensuring that business assets fit the organization’s operating needs. Other ITAM goals include compliance with industry standards, best practices for environmental usage and efficient asset reuse or purchases.

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Margaret Rouse

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Margaret é uma premiada redatora e professora conhecida por sua habilidade de explicar assuntos técnicos complexos para um público empresarial não técnico. Nos últimos vinte anos, suas definições de TI foram publicadas pela Que em uma enciclopédia de termos tecnológicos e citadas em artigos do New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine e Discovery Magazine. Ela ingressou na Techopedia em 2011. A ideia de Margaret de um dia divertido é ajudar os profissionais de TI e de negócios a aprenderem a falar os idiomas altamente especializados uns dos outros.

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