As administrators, when we think back over the past few years, it is not uncommon for us to come to the conclusion that a great deal has changed in recent years. Not only have many areas of the company undergone major changes or grown in size. The new security structures also require extensive new hardware and software to contain the omnipresent dangers, especially from the Internet.
The same thing happens when the company is doing well and wants to connect additional locations to the internal IT. If one still has the local equipment in mind, it becomes increasingly difficult outside the local IT zones. Here you have to rely on a reasonable inventory and documentation.
The better the documentation, the less effort one has in the future
A basic inventory of all devices in the network and proper documentation are the cornerstones to keep track. It is true that you still meet IT managers who have their IT systems in their heads, or at least think they have really captured everything. Unfortunately, however, we are not yet in a position to allow other people to access this data. Therefore, the transfer of data from the head of the individual to a database for everyone is virtually imposing itself. Not only does this allow other people (with authorization) to find out about the aspects that are important to them, but it also helps the IT admin reduce his overflowing vacation account and sometimes go home on time for the regular end of the work day.
Better for everyone
But modern solutions can do even more. After all, our hardware doesn’t just stand around piled up in the garage, but performs its services at fixed defined locations. And they are also connected to different switches, which are also located at different places (floors, locations). In addition, various UPSs (Uninterruptible Power Supply) provide their services to different devices.
Due to a failure or for the planning of new acquisitions, it can be clarified in advance which dependencies exist, what is connected to what and which systems and devices will be pulled into the round if one replaces a component without thinking. In any case, such information is worth its weight in gold.
The complete solution
With Docusnap, these feats are accomplished in no time. While Docusnap takes care of updating the inventory of all equipment accessible on the network at regular intervals, you can expand the resulting data to include other information such as location, space, and even display the cabling of the systems at the associated switch.
In this way, conversion, replacement or planning for a new acquisition is facilitated by valuable information. Especially with the ever-growing IT networks, one therefore makes use of a sophisticated and comprehensive IT documentation and inventory system such as Docusnap.
If you would like to test Docusnap, we will gladly provide you with a 30-day trial version free of charge on our homepage. And to get you started right away, free support from our Docusnap professionals is included in these 30 days. Trying it out is worthwhile.
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