Asset & Change Management

Getting Started with Change Tracking

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Changes are both inevitable and necessary when you are running a business. As customer expectation and the market landscape keeps changing, you will have to take up the necessary measures to implement corresponding digital solutions and technology changes. But managing changes can be a tricky process. 

Some changes can be as simple as changing the folder organization in your data. But if you have not tracked it properly, you will soon run into confusing folder hierarchies and problems in data sharing. Every change needs to be accounted for and implemented efficiently to have the minimal risk and the right contingency plans. 

Here are some ways that will help you implement change tracking and IT change management efficiently. 

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Setting up IT budget for 2021

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The global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has proved to be a catalyst for change for organizations. Businesses have been spurred to continue investing more in IT budget to secure and support their remote workforce operations in spite of slow revenue growth due to the pandemic.

According to a survey of more than 1,000 businesses by Spiceworks Ziff Davis, 76 percent of them plan on implementing long-term IT changes in their IT budget and 44 percent plan on accelerating their digital transformation plans. It also indicates that more than one-third of IT budget increases in 2021 will be influenced by COVID-19. 

Businesses are also expected to increase their IT spending on their IT assets such as cloud and managed services, while hardware spending in 2021 is anticipated to decline. Moreover, many have dropped their plans to adopt cutting edge technologies in favor of investing in more pressing needs. 

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Step By Step Guide – Measuring ROI of Your IT Tools

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There is no argument about the fact that having a robust IT infrastructure is crucial for any business. Having said that, it is also important to understand the cost versus benefit ratio of your IT tools to determine whether they are delivering an adequate return on investment or need further optimization to be more efficient.

This allows businesses to ensure their IT budgeting is on point and they are not under or over resourced when it comes to investing in IT tools. It also enables IT monitoring to keep an eye on overall expenditure and make accurate costing forecasts for future IT projects.

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Best Practices for Hardware Monitoring

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The biggest challenge in this regard is that a lot of the infrastructure comes from different manufacturers. While these manufacturers provide solid solutions for monitoring their hardware, it can be very difficult to oversee the monitoring of all hardware. A hardware monitoring software with an integrated console can monitor all the hardware in the server ecosystem. 

Hardware monitoring should be an integral part of managing a server and infrastructure. Detecting and fixing problems before they get serious can increase uptime and ensure there’s no severe hardware failure. It’s cost-effective, efficient, and preemptive, which is why responsible businesses value hardware monitoring. 

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How To Minimize Business Losses By Monitoring Your Infrastructure

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System downtime is a part of the IT infrastructure. Very often, the system goes into a snag or downtime involving an unplanned stoppage of operations. More often than not, this is a direct result of a lack of appropriate maintenance. However, the smallest of downtimes can lead to heavy business and financial losses within the company. 

Hence, the idea is to conduct maintenance tasks and operate the IT infrastructure to reduce potential downtimes. But how can you achieve minimum downtime for your business? There are multiple infrastructure monitoring techniques to do so. Let’s check them out one by one and see how they work.

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