I agree 100%. It sounded to me like he wanted another way to gather hardware information... as in to make sure SCCM was correct.
Keeping track of assets <> inventory of what is on machines. On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Sherry Kissinger < sherrylkissin...@gmail.com> wrote: > My opinion (and it's just an opinion, I could be wrong). When people ask > me why they shouldn't use the SCCM database for "asset management" here's > what I tell them. ConfigMgr is designed for managing current systems. If > someone puts a box in a closet for a year--it's still an Asset, and it's > still an asset owned by your company. But it's no longer in the ConfigMgr > database. If you were using CM as your "definitive resource for everything > about that asset"--the info is long gone. > > To me, it would make more sense to have/get/create a different database; > for asset management of physical hardware. As part of the input, ensure > that the serial number is in that database. That way, using SQL reporting, > you can tie that other database to the CM database, for more robust > reporting--but if there's a physical asset in the other DB that isn't in > CM--at least you still know you used to have it... somewhere... and if > that other database hasn't been updated with a notation for > "disposed"--you are more likely to assume it's in a closet somewhere. > > Yes, yes... I know that sometimes when a motherboard is replaced the > serial number isn't input back--but that's a process issue; and should be > able to be remediated on the small percentage that happens on. > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Daniel Ratliff <dratl...@humana.com> > wrote: > >> Sorry, CA SAM for software, CA APM for hardware. >> >> >> >> *Daniel Ratliff* >> >> >> >> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto: >> listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Daniel Ratliff >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:11 AM >> *To:* mssms@lists.myitforum.com >> *Subject:* RE: [mssms] Hardware Asset Inventory management with SCCM >> >> >> >> We use CA SAM. The most difficult part is tieing into the hardware >> procurement system from your PC mfg or reseller. Another difficult piece is >> tracking stock that isn’t deployed yet. SCCM can do neither of these >> natively. >> >> >> >> *Daniel Ratliff* >> >> >> >> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [ >> mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com <listsad...@lists.myitforum.com>] *On >> Behalf Of *Todd Hemsell >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:03 AM >> *To:* mssms@lists.myitforum.com >> *Subject:* Re: [mssms] Hardware Asset Inventory management with SCCM >> >> >> >> Why can't it be the definitive source? That is a silly notion. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 5:56 PM, Jim Walker <jim.wal...@paccar.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hey folks, >> >> I know this is probably a rehashed topic, but what are some of the good >> products out there you guys are using to compliment SCCM with Hardware >> Inventory? (not software inventory/normalization, but could do both?) >> >> We’re happy with what SCCM tells us, but it can’t be our definitive >> source of information about hardware assets… >> >> >> >> _Jim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >> which it is addressed >> and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this >> material/information in error, >> please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. >> >> >> >> The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to >> which it is addressed >> and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this >> material/information in error, >> please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. >> >> > > > -- > Thank you, > > Sherry Kissinger > > My Parameters: Standardize. Simplify. Automate > Blogs: http://www.mofmaster.com, http://mnscug.org/blogs/sherry-kissinger, > http://www.smguru.org > >
