Soulfish Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Looking at asset and inventory management and was just wondering how everyone here does it? I've read lots of threads and done lots of searches on the subject, but I'm interested to see if there are any solutions people are using that I haven't considered or if people have any opinions on what we're looking at. Essentially we're looking for a full asset management system for everything including IT equipment. One that we're liking the look of is Asset Management Software and Asset Tracking, but unfortunately its not cheap. Our director of finance has used AssetGuard in the past and likes it. Whatever system we use we'd like it to be able to read in barcode data from some form of scanner (the parago system uses ipods/iphones to do this) to either create new assets or update asset information while out and about the site. We really don't want to use an excel spreadsheet and unfortunately due to a million and one other tasks as the moment dont have time to build/develop our own system. So what does everyone else use? Any good systems, and any we should stay away from?
Soulfish Posted June 4, 2011 Author Posted June 4, 2011 No one does any form of asset and inventory management?
glennda Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 All our camera's and stuff which we loan out are done through eclipse.net as the library had it and a spare scanner! then we use GLPI for everything else - which i presume you can use a barcode with as it all does is appear as a keyboard doesn't it? Plus we use fog which collects the data off the machines using the client and reports it back to the server - after every new update i extract the inventory and then change to fit the glpi import and import it directly into the mysql database (i heard this was easier then configuring thrid party plugins for all that sort of stuff!)
bossman Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 @soulfish: This may be of interest to you : Purchase Asset Management Software. Doesn't have the network scanning tool but does have barcode scanning built in and this is what i am using this year along with asset tags which will make the whole process a little less daunting. Bought my barcode scanner off amazon for £30.00 and it will be used this summer when I do a full IT audit. 1
timbo343 Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 Soulfish, we just use an access database but we only have about 540 machines, plus we only note down anything over a set amount (guidance provided through county). Have you thought about spiceworks, that can work well in your favour too. We also have a excel sheet with all the machines on and the locations with what licensed software is installed on them and then the image database is an access database which tells the technicians what they need to install in the relevant rooms and all works well. 1
rh91uk Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 John, how about FMS on a laptop over Wifi with a barcode scanner? That's what I am planning to do ..... 1
Soulfish Posted June 4, 2011 Author Posted June 4, 2011 We're not using FMS, so that's out. @bossman - that looks ideal. I'll have to download the trial
plexer Posted June 4, 2011 Posted June 4, 2011 We use the asset management portion of op smartdesk. 1
jayemm Posted June 6, 2011 Posted June 6, 2011 We use the Asset Management part of Sitehelpdesk, Help Desk Software, web browser based software solutions. This integrates with the fault logging, release management of this product too. I have seen other places use WASP, excel spreadsheets, access databases and I have seen that KeepKidsSafe the company behind a first day absence contact system have made one too. 1
Soulfish Posted June 6, 2011 Author Posted June 6, 2011 Thanks all. Getting in contact with a few of the suggested companies for pricing. I'll let you know who we end up going with and why
vikpaw Posted June 7, 2011 Posted June 7, 2011 We use the asset management portion of op smartdesk. That's what i was going to suggest. The new asset management which is being launched at the moment promises to be awesome, and a tidy price considering it comes with a funky helpdesk. I can't think of anything better than when a IT helpdesk request comes in, and the system automatically populates the hardware in use at that location. Worth considering i think jon 1
ccp Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 We are looking at Kaseya to take control of all our assets and helpdesk system. 1
tj2419 Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 John, how about FMS on a laptop over Wifi with a barcode scanner? That's what I am planning to do ..... Are you talking about Equipment Register in SIMS? Have you used it before? Can you use a barcode scanner with it? Cheers
MicrodigitUK Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 I use GLPI works realy well. Also about to start using it as a ICT support ticket system.
TheScarfedOne Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 +1 for GLPI particularly if you use the tie in with OCS NG for the automatic inventorying
john Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 @Soulfish have a look at the DELL KACE Thingy Hahaha @Soulfish is a MS SCCM guru so wouldn't use something that is about 100x as expensive as SCCM and I know he has had a price for it as he showed me it at the conference and I was for Kace
RabbieBurns Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 we have a custom made ms access asset database. It has evolved over the years, but has all our network gear, laptops, desktops, servers, projectors, etc all in it, and we have a couple of USB barcode scanners we use for easy querying. It still needs a lot of work to make it completely perfect, but it does us,
AngryITGuy Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 SLT at my place recently purchased School Asset Manager needs some work doing to the interface to customise it for our requirements but it seems pretty good and offers a useful reporting and auditing feature for individual rooms.
RabbieBurns Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 Hahaha @Soulfish is a MS SCCM guru so wouldn't use something that is about 100x as expensive as SCCM and I know he has had a price for it as he showed me it at the conference and I was for Kace We are looking at the Dell KACE thing. It looks pretty impressive to be honest, and although we are licensed for SCCM etc, we've just not had the time to invest my time into setting it all up. This KACE stuff is all preconfigured pretty much from what Im led to beleive? Will be interesting to have a look at it..
GREED Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 I looked into ManageEngine some years ago. Pricey but it did everything.
box_l Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 If you have an android phone you can use for school, try this. Inventory Droid It looks very cheap compared to all the big names out there. It can save all the details to a networked pc in the school too. BoX
The_Windy_Miller Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 If you have an android phone you can use for school, try this. Inventory Droid It looks very cheap compared to all the big names out there. It can save all the details to a networked pc in the school too. BoX Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering how expensive Dell's KACE is?
stevehp Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Our department is looking for an inventory system that would allow us to check in and out some of our various equipment and also scan our network for devices. I've looked at several of the websites in this thread and they seem more like network scanners or simple asset managers. Barcode reading is optional, but it would be nice. Any suggestions?
alienlyn Posted November 3, 2011 Posted November 3, 2011 I use Spiceworks - truly manna from heaven and excel for reports to Finance and the local LA
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