IT ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Submitted by, Himanshu Tyagi CS-A 3rd year

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CONTENTS
Company profile Introduction to IT Asset Management System Asset life cycle

Why we need ITAM?

Implementation of ITAM Key actions of ITAM Goals of ITAM Benefits of ITAM Conclusion

COMPANY PROFILE
DMRC, a joint venture company of Govt. of India and Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi. DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION was registered on 03-05-95 under the Companies Act, 1956.

The present metro network covers about 184 kms. with 137 stations and carries more than 16 lakh passengers every day.
The present annual income of the company is more than 1600 crores of which approx 1000 crores are from ticket revenues.

 Its main mission to cover the whole of Delhi with a Metro Network by the year 2021 and Delhi Metro to be of world class standards in regard to safety, reliability, punctuality, comfort and customer satisfaction. The company has already commenced expanding the network under Phase-III which will add another 140 kms at a total cost of 40,000 crores by March 2016, which will make Delhi Metro the 7th largest metro in the world.

INTRODUCTION TO IT ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

IT asset management refers to any set of processes and procedures that helps an organization keep track of its technology resources.
IT Asset Management System helps in creating and managing a data repository of the inventory pertaining to the hardware and software of IT resources in an organisation. Asset management can help you better understand how your staff uses technology, with the goal of becoming more efficient and standardized in your purchasing and decision making.

 For an IT organization, the following assets, among others, all need to be tracked: Base machines Installed components Peripherals Operating system Licensed software Phones

SOFTWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Software Asset Management applies to the business practices specific to software management. It includes software license management, software subscriptions management, configuration management. SAM can help you in controlling the costs and business risks for a stronger, healthier financial position. SAM protects your software investments and helps you recognize what you have, where it's running, and if your organization is using your assets efficiently.

HARDWARE ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Hardware Asset Management involves the management of physical components of computers and computer networks. Inventory hardware assets, including computers, servers, laptops, and mobile devices that connect to your network. Implementing an automatic hardware asset management system will help you gain better visibility into your hardware assets and better control your IT infrastructure resulting with reduced IT costs.

ASSET LIFE CYCLE

Procurement

Deploy

Use

Decommision

Upgrade

Salvage

The first phase in the asset lifecycle is procurement. When an asset is procured it enters the asset management system and begins to be managed.

 When an asset is deployed, the system should be updated with relevant data such as location, responsible party in the organization, configuration, vendor, warranty, and any other data that will be useful in managing the asset.
Usage phase sees the usage of the assets so that it could be updated by the operational software. The software version may be changed, or a new hard drive may be added. When this happens the configuration information for the asset should be updated accordingly. When an asset is no longer being used, it is decommissioned. In the salvage phase we track the assets because they may still be useful to organization so that they can be redeployed

WHY WE NEED ITAM?

Avoiding duplicate purchases. Automating reports and inventories. Saving time. Planning and budgeting. Standardizing your IT environment. Complying with software license agreements.

IMPLEMETATION OF ITAM
INTRODUCTION TO PHP: PHP is a general-purpose scripting language originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. For this purpose, PHP code is embedded into the HTML source document and interpreted by a web server with a PHP processor module, which generates the web page document. PHP can be deployed on most web servers and as a standalone interpreter, on almost every operating system and platform free of charge.

CREATING CONNECTION
<?php $con = mysql_connect("localhost","root",abc123"); if (!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); }

Creating database and table

if (mysql_query("CREATE DATABASE dmrc",$con))//creating database { echo "Database created"; } else{ echo "Error creating database: " . mysql_error(); } mysql_select_db("dmrc", $con); //creating table $sql = "CREATE TABLE Departt ( department varchar(15), s_no int )";

Insertion
<?php $con = mysql_connect("localhost","peter","abc123"); if (!$con) { die('Could not connect: ' . mysql_error()); }

mysql_select_db("my_db", $con);
mysql_query("INSERT INTO Persons (FirstName, LastName, Age) VALUES ('Peter', 'Griffin', '35')");

mysql_query("INSERT INTO Persons (FirstName, LastName, Age) VALUES ('Glenn', 'Quagmire', '33')");
mysql_close($con); ?>

KEY ACTIONS OF ITAM

Decide what youll track.
Pick the right tool.

Create a baseline inventory.

Assess your licensing compliance.

Look for savings.

Look for inefficiencies.

GOALS OF ITAM
ITAM business practices have a common set of goals: Uncover savings through process improvement and support for strategic Decision making. Gain control of the inventory Increase accountability to ensure compliance Enhance performance of assets and the life cycle management Risk reduction through standardization, proper documentation, loss detection.

BENEFITS OF ITAM
Inventory control Total cost of Ownership Software license compliance Operational monitoring and control Decision making about it resource deployment Standardization and complaince More informed purchasing

Conclusion
An asset management system is an important, foundational piece of the overall systems necessary to manage IT infrastructure.
Without a good asset management system the organization will waste time and resources managing inventory, buying unnecessary equipment and software, and maintaining license compliance for software. With a functioning asset management system the organization can expect to reduce the total cost of ownership for IT infrastructure and provide a solid foundation for the operational system necessary to keep the infrastructure operating efficiently.

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