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 ensures that equipment is deployed efficiently and in line with organisational service management policies and processes.

This process will provide you with a lifebelt to ensure software audits are as painless as possible for you AND your organisation.

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.

An efficient asset repair process should aim to minimise the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the equipment, ensuring that an asset is only repaired if it is economical, and that assets are repaired and returned to service in a timely manner.

This process is all about building a SAM awareness and communication plan!

A Joiners, Movers and Leavers (JML) process should offer a means of aligning IT assets to their respective owner