An It Manager's Guide to Hardware Asset Management


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An IT Manager's Guide to Hardware Asset Management: The perfect guide for implementing an IT Asset Management (ITAM) program. This book will teach you what IT Asset Management is, and how it can substantially benefit your organization. Get a grasp of your IT Assets today and start learning how to effectively organize and manage them. Acquire the knowledge on how to setup up a successful IT Asset Management program from the ground up.This book is aimed towards all IT professionals that seek to learn the skills and fundamentals of Hardware Asset Management.




Pocket CIO – The Guide to Successful IT Asset Management


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Create and manage a clear working IT asset management strategy with this unique guide Key Features A detailed IT Asset Management (ITAM) guidebook with real-world templates that can be converted into working ITAM documents Includes in-depth discussion on how risk management has changed and the possible solutions needed to address the new normal A step-by-step ITAM manual for newbies as well as seasoned ITAM veterans Book DescriptionThis book is a detailed IT Asset Management (ITAM) guidebook with real-world templates that can be converted into working ITAM documents. It is a step-by-step IT Asset Management manual for the newbies as well as the seasoned ITAM veterans, providing a unique insight into asset management. It discusses how risk management has changed over time and the possible solutions needed to address the new normal. This book is your perfect guide to create holistic IT Asset Management and Software Asset Management programs that close the risk gaps, increases productivity and results in cost efficiencies. It allows the IT Asset Managers, Software Asset Managers, and/or the full ITAM program team to take a deep dive by using the templates offered in the guidebook. You will be aware of the specific roles and responsibilities for every aspect of IT Asset Management, Software Asset Management, and Software License Compliance Audit Response. By the end of this book, you will be well aware of what IT and Software Asset Management is all about and the different steps, processes, and roles required to truly master it.What you will learn Close the hidden risk gaps created by IT assets (hardware and software) Create and manage a proactive ITAM and SAM program and policy A clear, concise explanation of what IT Asset Management and Software Asset Management is, the benefits, and results The best ways to manage a software audit and how to be prepared for one Considerations for selecting the best technology for a specific company including what questions should be asked at the onset Increasing ITAM program and project success with change management Who this book is for This book is intended for CIOs, VPs and CTOs of mid to large-sized enterprises and organizations. If you are dealing with changes such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, new products or services, cyber security, mandated regulations, expansion, and much more, this book will help you too.




IBM Maximo Asset Management. The Consultant's Guide: Second Edition


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This book was written by a Maximo consultant for Maximo functional consultants to help them lead implementation projects better and faster. This is already the second edition of this book, revised and extended. The book covers the topic of how to implement IBM Maximo Asset Management efficiently and bring value to customers. The book begins by describing how to prepare the project and run the workshops. There is an explanation of how to design the system and what deliverables will be. The following chapters focus on the project organization to make it productive. This part of the book can be helpful also for managers of Maximo implementation teams. The second part of the book describes Maximo applications, their interactions, and processes. You will also find here a lot of configuration examples and sample content of the project deliverables. See what my readers have to say… “…I must thank you for your contribution towards the industry and how much it can help young and upcoming business consultants like me in getting things right. Knowledge is invaluable. Thanks for your time in creating a medium to share it globally…” —Hashmeet “…The book has immensely helped me in planning the activities and deploying the project….” —Kushal “…Very well written for a consultant to understand how to approach projects. Utilize many of your talking points with my clients. Great work!...” —John




ITIL V3 guide to software asset management


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Appropriate for anyone involved in the governance, management and use of software assets within an organisation, 'ITIL V3 Guide to Software Asset Management' contains a practical approach to the management of software assets.Aligned with ITIL V3 and ISO/IEC 20000, this book has been developed to assist with the implementation and maintenance of all the necessary Software Asset Management (SAM) processes and procedures. It gives realistic and pragmatic suggestions for the content of a business case for SAM within an organisation.It provides readers with advice and guidance on the roles involved, together with templates and examples of some of the key documents. Includes examples of a SAM business case, the contents of a software policy, a policy on the use of hardware and software, and an acknowledgement of hardware/software policy.




ITAMOrg® Hardware Asset Management Specialist Courseware


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ITAMOrg® IT Hardware Asset Management Certifications is suitable for individuals wanting to demonstrate they have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor the Hardware Asset Management practices. Hardware Asset Management (HAM) is important for every organization. Management and control of hardware influences the risk on most asset types such as Software, Cloud & Services and People and Information assets. E.g., if you are not in control of what hardware is in use it is not possible for you to control your software which will result in software license in-compliance and other risks. The Hardware Asset Management Specialist Certification brings participants IT Service Management best practices together with Hardware Asset Management best practices. This will help an organization to implement Hardware Asset Management lifecycle processes and showing how IT Service Management can support HAM lifecycles to be in control and support the other Asset types. The purpose of the ITAMOrg Hardware Asset Management Specialist (HAMS) course and certification is to provide knowledge on best practices and use of Hardware Asset Management (HAM) in the challenges that Hardware Asset Managers face on a daily basis. This certification is based on a practical approach to strengthen the participants understanding of how ISO 55000 and IT Service Management best practice relates to everyday use of HAM, Hardware standards, Hardware lifecycle control, control of retirement and disposal and organizational issues that saturates many businesses in today’s digital world. This Courseware is suited for the ITAMOrg® 2020 HAM exam. There is also a sample exam added of the ITAMOrg® 2020 Hardware Asset Management in case the participant prefers to refresh its knowledge. The Exam is delivered in English.




IT Asset Management Foundation (ITAMF) – Workbook - Second edition


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IT Asset Management Foundation (ITAMF) is a certification that validates a professional’s knowledge on managing the IT assets as part of an organization’s strategy, compliance and risk management. The content covered by the certification is based upon the philosophy of ITAMOrg, a membership organization and thought leader in IT Asset Management. The certificate IT Asset Management Foundation is part of the ITAMOrg qualification program and has been developed in cooperation with international experts in the field. This workbook will help you prepare for the IT Asset Management Foundation (ITAMF) exam and provides you with an overview of the four key areas of IT Asset Management: • Hardware Asset Management, including ‘mobile devices’; • Software Asset Management; • Services & Cloud Asset Management; • People & Information Asset Management, including ‘Bring Your Own Device’ (BYOD).




ITAMOrg® IT Asset Management Foundation Courseware


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ITAMOrg® IT Asset Management Foundation Certifications is suitable for individuals wanting to demonstrate they have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor the ITAM practices. Changing business practices, the introduction of new technologies, combined with customer and stakeholder feedback led to the need for understanding ITAM disciplines. The ITAMOrg guidance will be easier to navigate and understand the ITAM practical in its approach. The Foundation exam with a fundamental understanding of the ITAM elements and equips the participant to focus on the practical skills to apply ITAM practices. Key benefits: • ITAM can be successfully applied to any sized organisation, and professional role • ITAM leverages off the real-life expertise of the global ITAMOrg community, offering a overview of the ITAM disciplines and IT Asset areas to be controlled. • The exams highlight real world applications that equip professionals for success in IT Asset Management This Courseware is suited for the ITAMOrg® 2020 Foundation exam. There is also a sample exam added of the ITAMOrg® 2020 Foundation in case the participant prefers to refresh its knowledge. The Exam is delivered in English.




The DAM Book


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One of the main concerns for digital photographers today is asset management: how to file, find, protect, and re-use their photos. The best solutions can be found in The DAM Book, our bestselling guide to managing digital images efficiently and effectively. Anyone who shoots, scans, or stores digital photographs is practicing digital asset management (DAM), but few people do it in a way that makes sense. In this second edition, photographer Peter Krogh -- the leading expert on DAM -- provides new tools and techniques to help professionals, amateurs, and students: Understand the image file lifecycle: from shooting to editing, output, and permanent storage Learn new ways to use metadata and key words to track photo files Create a digital archive and name files clearly Determine a strategy for backing up and validating image data Learn a catalog workflow strategy, using Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Expression Media, and Photoshop CS4 together Migrate images from one file format to another, from one storage medium to another, and from film to digital Learn how to copyright images To identify and protect your images in the marketplace, having a solid asset management system is essential. The DAM Book offers the best approach.




Robust Control System Networks


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From the researcher who was one of the first to identify and analyze the infamous industrial control system malware "Stuxnet," comes a book that takes a new, radical approach to making Industrial control systems safe from such cyber attacks: design the controls systems themselves to be "robust." Other security experts advocate risk management, implementing more firewalls and carefully managing passwords and access. Not so this book: those measures, while necessary, can still be circumvented. Instead, this book shows in clear, concise detail how a system that has been set up with an eye toward quality design in the first place is much more likely to remain secure and less vulnerable to hacking, sabotage or malicious control. It blends several well-established concepts and methods from control theory, systems theory, cybernetics and quality engineering to create the ideal protected system. The book's maxim is taken from the famous quality engineer William Edwards Deming, "If I had to reduce my message to management to just a few words, I'd say it all has to do with reducing variation." Highlights include: - An overview of the problem of "cyber fragility" in industrial control systems - How to make an industrial control system "robust," including principal design objectives and overall strategic planning - Why using the methods of quality engineering like the Taguchi method, SOP and UML will help to design more "armored" industrial control systems.




Transportation Asset Management


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Transportation asset management delivers efficient and cost-effective investment decisions to support transportation infrastructure and system usage performance measured in economic, social, health, and environmental terms. It can be applied at national, state, and local levels. This distinctive book addresses asset management for multimodal transportation, taking account of system component interdependency, integration, and risk and uncertainty. It sets out rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods for addressing system goals, performance measures, and needs; data collection and management; performance modeling; project evaluation, selection, and trade-off analysis; innovative financing; and institutional issues. It applies as easily to static traffic and time-dependent or dynamic traffic which exists on a more local level. It is written for transportation planners, engineers, and academia, as well as a growing number of graduate students taking transportation asset management courses.