Once an organization has properly identified all the assets and related costs within their IT infrastructure, it is crucial that this information be managed and maintained to reflect changes in the infrastructure over time. Accurate asset management allows customers to make IT investment decisions that will enable them to optimize their IT portfolio financially- for reduced TCO and improved ROI- and technically- for increased service levels and improved operational efficiency.

WCG's Asset Management services are composed of the following elements:

• The implementation of WCG’s TCO e-Valuator database that fully captures and maintains all financial, operational and architectural information concerning the IT infrastructure.
  
• The implementation of automated 'data collection agents' that will automatically collect information from servers and desktop systems (if necessary) and periodically update the WCG TCO e-Valuator database on the installed systems configurations.
  
• The implementation of multiple logical WCG TCO e-Valuator 'client sub-nets' that will permit planners, procurement specialists, systems architects, and financial personnel to consistently update technical asset records in the database with pertinent financial or change management information.
  
• Detailed training on the use of the WCG TCO e-Valuator software to permit the customer to become fully self-sufficient in the use of the e-Valuator tools and operating methods. The ultimate benefit will be that the cutomer will able to maintain a fully accurate Asset Management system for its complete IT Infrastructure and be able to perform decision support analyses on a recurring basis.
  

An Infrastructure Audit may be required prior to delivering the Asset Management service, depending on the amount of detailed asset information currently obtained by customer management. For more information on our Asset Management services, please contact consulting@winslow-consulting.com.