Given the information security implications of the loss or theft of equipment containing sensitive personal or commercial information, this process is one of the most important hardware asset management processes.  

This process deals in detail with what it takes to properly implement your organisation' SAM system.

This process is all about the risk management register.

This process is about equipment that is serviceable but not actually in use, and it is important that these items are identified so they can be reused where possible.

A key element of this process is the development of exception reports that allow equivalent data-sets to be compared to identify discrepancies between the reports.

This process makes sure software budgets are accurate from year to year and that information is captured in savings tracker.

This process is designed to ensure that procurement best practice is followed, and to minimise the theft and fraud that is all too common before assets are deployed into service.

This process ensures that you are importing accurate entitlement.