HAM: Introduction Flashcards
What are the four primary goals of IT asset management?
Improve Productivity
Financial Reporting
Cost Optimization
Decision Support
What is IT Asset Management (ITAM)?
Management of IT assets.
What is Hardware Asset Management (HAM)?
Management of IT hardware assets (as opposed to IT software assets).
What is IT Service Management (ITSM)?
Management of configuration items (CIs).
What is an IT asset?
Hardware, software, and data that needs to be financially tracked.
What is a Configuration Item (CI)?
An component that may or may not be an asset; managed from an operational perspective.
What is the Configuration Management Database (CMDB)?
Primarily a data repository, used to store information describing configuration items (CIs).
What is the Asset Lifecyle?
The sequence of stages that an information technology (IT) asset goes through during the time span of its ownership.
What is a plugin?
A software component that provides specific features and functionalities.
How many stages are there in the IT Asset lifecycle?
Nine
What are the stages in the IT Asset lifecycle?
- Request
- Procure
- Receive
- Stock
- Deploy
- Monitor
- Support
- Move, add, or change
- Dispose
What are the four tiers in the capability blueprint?
Tier 1: Trustworthy Data
Tier 2: Practical Management
Tier 3: Operational Integration
Tier 4: Strategic Conformance
How is HAM different from ITSM Asset Management?
Hardware Asset Management (HAM) builds upon the existing ITSM Asset Management capabilities. The four primary areas HAM expands upon ITSM Asset Management capabilities are:
Hardware Model Normalization
Asset Lifecycle Automation
Asset Inventory Audit (Mobile)
Hardware Asset Manager Dashboard
Which plugins are activated by default?
ITSM Asset Management* Contract Management Depreciation Expense Line Fixed Asset My Assets
Which plugins have to be activated?
Hardware Asset Management** Host Management Data Certification Managed Documents Procurement