Recarta IT - Consolidation and Virtualisation specialists

When it comes to effective IT asset management, there is much to take into consideration. Many large organisations have lost track of the number of IT devices they have bought and where and when they have been installed. It is common to find IT assets to be widely dispersed across various sites and managed by different departments.

The costs to maintain these IT assets in operational mode, including hardware and software support services, represent a large proportion of an IT budget, so companies need to ask themselves how they can control or reduce the total cost of ownership.

We perform a three stage process in order to achieve a reduction in TCO and increased productivity for end users:

• Inventory audit – to get a listing of all IT assets with as much detail as possible for each item – exact location, model and serial number, software version running, etc. This is vital information for any ongoing or future maintenance contracts.

• Analyse - to make an evaluation of all the IT assets and identify key issues e.g. which equipment is close to, or actually beyond, its supported life by the vendors? Which devices are the most error prone and have resulted in the most service / help desk calls? Are there software versions running that are unstable?

• Remedial action – typical improvements may include: replacing or removing unreliable hardware; reducing software license expenditure by categorizing users and which applications they most frequently use; ensuring business-critical devices have higher levels of maintenance, while less critical equipment is covered by a spares backup or next-day service.

This process can dramatically help operational teams and bring real cost benefits to your business – current research shows that organisations carrying out such an audit and carrying through the necessary changes have an average lower TCO of between 15 and 20%.

Recarta can provide all the expertise you need to achieve this level of saving for your company, so why not contact our sales consultants on 0844 800 7821 to find out more?