Comprehensive Hardware Inventory

The Comprehensive Hardware Inventory report provides actionable insights into hardware inventory for IT governance and efficiency. This report enables you to have a clear understanding of the hardware infrastructure that is essential for effective management, maintenance, and strategic planning. With this report, you gain access to detailed insights into all hardware assets deployed across your organization, empowering you to make informed decisions and optimize resource allocation.

The key features of the report include:

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Holistic Hardware Overview—Provides detailed insights into hardware models, manufacturers, and categories, including device specifications and lifecycle stages.

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Lifecycle Management—Tracks hardware lifecycle stages, identifies risks from outdated devices.

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Organizational Context—Maps hardware lifecycle statuses to business services, units, cost centers, and locations to pinpoint areas requiring attention.

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Cloud Visibility—Includes details on cloud devices, regions, providers, and resource types to ensure a balanced understanding of on-premises and cloud environments.

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Actionable Insights—Highlights hardware sprawl and currency risks, enabling strategic upgrades and improved resource allocation.

The Value of the Comprehensive Hardware Inventory Report

This report helps organizations to:

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Optimize hardware and cloud assets by gaining visibility into both on-premises and cloud resources for more balanced and efficient infrastructure planning.

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Address hardware dependencies and their associated risks, enabling better strategic planning.

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Prioritize device upgrades and replacements based on organizational impact, such as business services, business unit, cost centers, and locations.

With these insights, organizations can effectively manage their entire IT infrastructure, both on-premises and in the cloud, reduce lifecycle risks, and align strategies with business objectives.

Comprehensive Hardware Inventory Report Pages

This report includes the following pages:

Page Name	Details
Hardware Inventory Overview	This page includes the following details: • Models by Manufacturer—Displays hardware models grouped by their manufacturers, offering a high-level view of hardware dependencies. • Models by Category—Breaks down the hardware models by categories and subcategories for detailed classification. • Hardware Models Summary—Provides a comprehensive table detailing hardware category, subcategory, manufacturer, product, model, lifecycle stage, and the number of associated devices. • Device Summary—Lists devices with key details such as device name, serial number, domain, model, processor name, processor count, HDD details, and the number of software installs. • Software Installed on Selected Models—Provides details on the software installed on specific hardware models, including hardware category, subcategory, manufacturer, product, model, lifecycle stage, and number of installs.
Hardware Lifecycle Insights	This page includes the following details: • Lifecycle Stage Breakdown—Provides an overview of devices categorized by their lifecycle stages (for example, Generally Available, End of Sale, Obsolete, and more). • Obsolete HW Models by Year—Tracks lifecycle stage changes for hardware models across time periods. • Sprawl and Currency Risk Stats—Provides high-level metrics to identify hardware sprawl and risks associated with outdated devices, broken down by category, subcategory, and device domains. • Subcategory-Wise Currency Risks—Provides a view of hardware device currency risks by subcategory. • Lifecycle Date Exceptions—Displays lifecycle dates for hardware models, highlighting exceptions requiring action.
Cloud Inventory	This page includes the following details: • Devices by Cloud Provider—Breaks down devices by major cloud providers (for example, AWS). • Devices by Resource Region—Maps devices to their respective cloud resource regions. • Devices by Resource Type—Categorizes devices based on resource types (for example, compute, storage, networking). • Resources by Provider and Region—Highlights resources by cloud service provider and their associated regions. • Cloud Device Details Table—Provides comprehensive details, including cloud service provider, resource region, resource name, resource type, availability zone, resource size, and the number of devices tagged.
Organization Statistics	This page includes the following details: • Business Services Insights—Tracks hardware and software lifecycle currency statuses linked to business services. • Business Unit and Cost Center Analysis—Provides lifecycle insights by business unit and cost center, highlighting hardware sprawl and risks across organizational divisions. • Location Metrics—Displays hardware and software lifecycle statuses by location, offering a geographical breakdown of lifecycle risks.