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 <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, CA SAM for software, CA APM for hardware. > > > > *Daniel Ratliff* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Daniel Ratliff > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:11 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Todd Hemsell > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:03 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *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 <[email protected]> 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
