Making Sure Your Assets Are Well Maintained And Cared For

1. Ma k i n g S u r e Y o u r A s s e t s A r e We l l Ma i n t a i n e d A n d C a r e d F o r Mos t i ndi vi dual s , c ompani es and CEO’ s of bi g c or por at i ons under s t and t hat as s et s need t o be l ooked af t er . Ther ef or e as s et management i s nor mal l y one of t hos e aut omat i c al l y bui l t - i n r out i nes i n any bus i nes s ’ s pl anni ng. Even t hough t he t er m of t en r ef er s t o ac t i vi t i es r el at ed t o f i nanc i al pl anni ng and t he management of , f or exampl e, i nves t or s ’ as s et s , i t i s al s o wi del y us ed i n ot her s ec t or s . One s uc h exampl e i s t he wor l d of I T t hat c over s a br oad s pec t r um, r i ght f r om s t af f , s of t war e and har dwar e – al l of t hes e ar e as s et s t o t he f i r m. The wor l d of I T i s c hangi ng al l t he t i me t oo, and even t hough t her e i s a pr onounc ed mi gr at i on t owar ds t he c l oud, har dwar e i s s t i l l ver y i mpor t ant , and wi l l be f or many year s t o c ome. As s et management of har dwar e, t her ef or e, i s an i mpor t ant f ac t or wi t h r egar d t o t he heal t h of any c ompany. Over t i me c ompani es i nves t s ubs t ant i al amount s i n di f f er ent s ys t ems t o ens ur e t he s uc c es s f ul , ongoi ng oper at i on of t hei r bus i nes s . Lar ge amount s ar e t hus of t en i nves t ed i n di f f er ent as s et s , f or i ns t anc e har dwar e, whi c h mus t be mai nt ai ned and l ooked af t er – but al s o, f r om t i me t o t i me, adj us t ed or r epl ac ed. Al l of t hi s has t o be pl anned wi t hi n t he – s omet i mes s t r i c t – par amet er s of f i s c al r es pons i bi l i t y. I t i s i mpor t ant t o budget , al s o t o under s t and how muc h you c an i nves t i n I T har dwar e and t hos e pr oc es s es t hat dr i ve t he I T s egment of your bus i nes s . As s et management i s , t her ef or e, of gr eat i mpor t anc e. I t i s i mpor t ant t hat c os t - ef f ec t i ve meas ur es be put i n pl ac e t o ens ur e t hat t he as s et s ar e us ed i n

2. ac c or danc e wi t h t he c ompany’ s vi s i on, t o ens ur e t hat t hes e as s et s ar e i ndeed us ed i n s uc h a way as t o c ont r i but e t owar ds t he ul t i mat e s uc c es s of t he or gani s at i on. Pl anni ng s uc h pr oc es s es and maki ng s ur e t hey ar e managed pr oper l y ar e s omet i mes a t as k t hat c ompani es pr ef er t o out s our c e t o s pec i al i s t s who do t hi s al l t he t i me. Thi s f r ees s t af f member s who c oul d ot her wi s e get bogged down by t hes e t as ks , t o c onc ent r at e on ot her ar eas i n t he bus i nes s and add val ue t her e. As s et management t her ef or e bec omes t he r es pons i bi l i t y of a s er vi c e pr ovi der t hat s pec i al i s es i n t hi s ki nd of as s i s t anc e. The c ompany you c hoos e t o manage t hi s par t of your bus i nes s s houl d, obvi ous l y, of f er t he r el evant knowl edge and exper i enc e t o as s i s t you t o maxi mi s e your i nves t ment , t o ens ur e your as s et s ar e us ed t o t hei r f ul l pot ent i al . They s houl d be t he ones t o es t abl i s h what t he val ue of your as s et s i s and how t o make s ur e you s t ay wi t hi n your l i mi t s , but al s o t o advi s e i f t heybel i eve you c an i nves t f ur t her i n t hi s ar ea of your or gani s at i on. Ther ef or e t he as s et management c ompany s houl d make s ur e over s pend never bec omes a t hr eat t o your f i nanc i al s t abi l i t y, but at t he s ame t i me t hey s houl d anal ys e whet her you s houl d, f or your pur pos es , i nves t mor e i n t hi s s ec t or . Har dwar e, j us t l i ke s of t war e and ot her as s et s , age wi t h t i me. The c ompany t hat manages t hi s depar t ment on your behal f s houl d be abl e t o advi s e you when you need new equi pment , and al s o when c er t ai n har dwar e and mac hi nes ar e r eady t o be di s pos ed of . Thi s s houl d be one of t he t as ks t hi s c ompany under t akes on your behal f , i n a r es pons i bl e manner t hat does not br eac h your r egi ons by- l aws , f or exampl e.

3. As s et management ens ur es t hat due pr oc es s es ar e f ol l owed wi t h r egar d t o ac qui s i t i on, l ooki ng af t er and di s pos i ng of your c ompany’ s as s et s – s uc h as har dwar e. The c ompany t hat you empl oy f or t hi s pur pos e mus t wor k i n an or gani s ed f as hi on t hat i nc l udes , among, t he f ol l owi ng s t eps : c ompi l e an i nvent or y; es t abl i s h whi c h l egac y equi pment i s r eady f or moder ni s at i on, and whi c h s houl d be di s pos ed of ; r egul ar r epor t i ng, and of f er i ng advi c e t o make s ur e t he management r uns s moot hl y. Mos t c ompani es c an benef i t f r om t hi s s er vi c e, es pec i al l y i f t hey empl oy t he s er vi c es of an exper i enc ed, wel l - r es pec t ed s er vi c e pr ovi der . About Us At Bel l I nt egr at i on we pr i de our s el ves on t he qual i t y of t he I T s er vi c es we pr ovi de t o our c l i ent s f r om many par t s of Eur ope and t he As i a- Pac i f i c r egi on. W e of f er a hos t of s er vi c es t o ai d t he s uc c es s of our c l i ent s ’ endeavour s at r unni ng and gr owi ng t hei r bus i nes s es by addi ng val ue t o t hei r c or e bus i nes s i deal s wi t h r egar d t o t he uni que I T s er vi c es we br i ng t o t hei r or gani zat i ons . Our exper t i s e i s var i ed and i nc l udes al l as pec t s of s et t i ng up and of f er i ng ongoi ng advi c e i n t er ms of out s t andi ng I T s ys t ems t hat i nt egr at e t hei r c r i t i c al t ec hnol ogy wi t h as pec t s s uc h as c us t omer and empl oyee engagement f or t he benef i t of al l i nvol ved, al l t he whi l e l ooki ng at ways t o dr i ve down oper at i ng c os t s . W e ar e a mul t i pl e awar d wi nni ng I T f i r m wi t h mor e t han 20 year s ’ exper i enc e i n our f i el d. For mor e about us Vi s i t ht t ps : / / www. bel l - i nt egr at i on. c om Emai l : mar ket i ng@bel l - i nt egr at i on. c om Cal l : 44 2392 825925