Docusnap 14: An overview of the top new features

Stefan Effenberger

IT Documentation Expert

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Docusnap 14: An overview of the top new features

The most important thing in brief:

  • Microsoft Azure and AWS inventory: Complete recording and visualization of Azure resources, permissions and AWS organizational structures for more transparency and compliance.
  • Advanced Microsoft 365 integration: Intune discovery for devices and apps, and detailed Exchange Online entitlement analysis, improves IT management.
  • Optimization and automation: Automatic warranty checks for various hardware manufacturers and advanced Windows battery information ensure better maintenance planning and device management.

With the latest version, Docusnap 14, the software reaffirms its role as a comprehensive solution for IT documentation, inventory, and compliance. Whether you are an IT manager, IT security officer, or IT administrator dealing with complex networks, growing cloud environments, and increasing compliance demands, Docusnap 14 offers a range of innovations to make your daily workflows more efficient. Instead of tedious manual data collection and time-consuming reporting, you can rely on automation, precise analyses, and cutting-edge security standards. With Docusnap 14, all relevant information is centralized, easily accessible, securely documented, and always up-to-date.

The latest version, released on December 3, 2024, once again demonstrates Docusnap's focus on the practical needs of IT teams. The highlights include extended inventory functions, enhanced support for cloud services, deeper compliance analysis, and an improved user interface. Below, discover the new features that will simplify your IT processes, how to use them in practice, and why upgrading to Docusnap 14 is worthwhile.

1. Microsoft Azure Inventory

With Docusnap 14, comprehensive inventory and documentation of Microsoft Azure infrastructures is fully supported. Say goodbye to unclear cloud environments.

Key Azure Inventory Highlights:

  • Capture subscriptions, resource groups, and Azure services
  • Analyze and document RBAC permissions
  • Visualize dependencies between Azure resources – even across subscriptions
  • User overview: Where does each user have permissions?

These features simplify compliance analysis and improve permission management in complex Azure environments.

Find out more about the automatic inventory of Microsoft Azure with Docusnap

2. Extended AWS Inventory

The new version also supports inventorying Amazon Web Services (AWS) services and organizational structures. This enables comprehensive documentation of your AWS infrastructure, including:

  • Organizational structures
  • Applications, containers, and databases
  • Network components and security settings
  • Storage solutions and compliance reports

With AWS inventory, you gain a clear overview of your cloud environment, simplifying IT planning and cost control.

AWS inventory with Docusnap in detail

3. Microsoft 365 Integration: Intune

The Microsoft 365 integration now includes Intune, providing IT administrators with even greater control over their Microsoft 365 environments. New features include:

  • Capturing managed devices
  • Documenting installed apps

Intune data can be analyzed directly within Docusnap to optimize device management.

Read more about Docusnap and Microsoft 365

4. Enhanced Exchange Online Inventory

The Exchange Online inventory within the Microsoft 365 scan has been expanded. New capabilities include:

  • Detailed capture of mailbox and folder permissions
  • Documentation of public folders with permissions

Stay in control of your Microsoft Exchange environment and quickly identify permission issues.

Inventory Microsoft Exchange Online with Docusnap

5. HPE Storage and Nutanix Inventory

Docusnap 14 now fully supports HPE Storage and Nutanix infrastructures:

HPE Storage:

  • Extended support for HPE Primera, Alletra, and 3PAR
  • Document hardware, storage cages, controllers, and networks
  • Visualize physical and logical data, such as volumes and LUNs

More about HPE storage inventory

Nutanix:

  • Inventory clusters, storage containers, and virtual machines
  • Capture security policies and physical hosts

More about Nutanix inventory

These features provide IT teams with complete transparency of their storage and virtualization environments.

6. Automated Warranty Queries

One of the standout features of Docusnap 14 is the automation of warranty queries for hardware from various manufacturers, including:

  • HP
  • HPE
  • Dell
  • IBM
  • Cisco
  • Asus
  • Lenovo
  • Toshiba
  • Fujitsu

Queries occur online via the Docusnap365 environment. No data is stored, and results are forwarded directly to manufacturer endpoints.

The clear advantage: Proactive maintenance planning and optimized hardware budgets.

Find out more about the automatic warranty query

7. Extended Windows Inventory

Docusnap 14 now captures additional battery information for mobile devices. This data enables companies to analyze the device condition and proactively schedule hardware upgrades.

Automatic Windows inventory with Docusnap

8. Optimized User Interface

The new version features a redesigned user interface. Key improvements include:

  • Enhanced performance
  • Scalability for large IT environments
  • A modern, consistent user experience

This makes IT documentation with Docusnap more intuitive and efficient.

Why Upgrade to Docusnap 14?

The new version of Docusnap offers numerous advantages for IT departments:

  • Time savings through automation
  • Cost control via detailed inventory
  • Transparency in hybrid IT infrastructures
  • Optimized permission management

With Docusnap 14, you have full visibility of all IT resources – whether on-premises or in the cloud.

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Next steps

To fully leverage the advantages of Docusnap 14, start with the free trial version and inventory your IT landscape – whether cloud, on-premises, or hybrid. Use the extended Azure and AWS inventory functions to document cloud environments transparently or benefit from the detailed Microsoft 365 integration.Rely on automated reports and analyses to meet compliance requirements and optimize IT processes. With Docusnap, you gain the security and visibility needed to manage your IT infrastructure efficiently.

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