Clarity ITAM™ – IT Asset Management
Corporate data centers can be a large and complex operations. The number of physical assets – servers, switches, storage units, etc. – can easily run into the thousands and be distributed across many facilities. Existing solutions, which focus on the procurement process and vendor management are ill equipped to track the physical volume of equipment in real-time. Barcode, until now the most widely used asset tracking technology in data centers, requires that an individual must visually locate, inspect and scan each barcode label.
The Clarity ITAM™ solution uses RFID technology to eliminate many of the issues inherent in existing IT inventory management systems and methods. RFID tags not only carry more information than barcode labels, but more importantly need only be in range of an RFID reader to quickly, efficiently and accurately capture information. And with no direct line of sight necessary, large areas and difficult to find assets can automatically be discovered and counted.
Secure Your Mobile IT Assets
From 2006 to 2007 there was an 80% increase in the number of companies reporting stolen laptops containing sensitive information. In fact, Gartner Group research reports the chances of a laptop being stolen are now at 1 in 10. As a result, security audits and evaluations of IT systems are on the rise. Computing assets that cannot be effectively inventoried and monitored at all times – not just once a year – can undermine even the best security strategies, exposing an entire organization to undue risk.
Now with Clarity ITAM® IT professionals are able to accurately track every laptop and other mobile computing asset and follow who is using them. Motion-activated fixed readers can be installed at entry and exit doors, enabling each unit to be tracked as it enters or exits the facility, dramatically improving the efficiency, accuracy and reduce the high labor costs associated with managing these assets
Ensure Regulatory Compliance
Most recent government legislation have been designed to provide regulatory oversight to help protect consumer privacy rights and place tighter controls on corporate data tracking and reporting. Examples of such legislation include:
- Sarbanes Oxley
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- California Senate Bill 1386
Clarity ITAM® helps you meet these requirements while avoiding costly penalties by using RFID technology to track mobile and fixed IT hardware assets, providing auditing capabilities, and acting as a historical record of the chain of custody of computing assets.