AI-Ready ITAM: Six Tests for Asset Data You Can Trust
An IT asset manager may have several answers to a single question: who owns this asset? Procurement records, cloud accounts, …
When the Service Desk and the CMDB Disagree, Fix the CI Link First
A major incident opens against a server the CMDB shows as retired. Another server with the same hostname is running …
Gartner Guidance On Containing AI Risk: What Does an AI Central Bank Mean Functionally
On 19 October 2026, two Gartner Fellows opened Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo in Orlando with a warning about artificial intelligence (AI). …
Which Asset Management System Does IT Need: EAM, CMMS, or ITAM?
A software vendor sends an audit notice and asks for installs matched to purchased entitlements. The system holding your asset …
Four of Gartner’s 2027 Technology Trends Depend on an IT Estate Record: What a CMDB Supplies
IT leaders reading Gartner 2027 technology trends walk away with a long shortlist and a shorter set of decisions that …
How Do You Choose an Asset Management Tool by Company Size?
ITAM Managers feel the mismatch first during true-up season, when installs exceed entitlements, and no joined record shows the gap. …
How Do You Manage SaaS and Cloud Assets Alongside Hardware?
You manage SaaS, cloud, and hardware together by treating them as one estate under a shared inventory model: scheduled multi-source …
How to Monitor IT Assets in Real Time: Task Guide for IT Teams
Monitor IT assets in real time by combining discovery through agent, agentless, and API methods, a last-seen timestamp on every …
