The document introduces a course on IT Asset Management (ITAM) and Hardware Asset Management (HAM), taught by Laurence E. Tindall, an expert in the field. ITAM involves tracking hardware and software assets to optimize management, ensure compliance, and maximize value, especially in the context of growing regulatory demands like GDPR. The course offers practical insights into asset tracking, financial management, and organizational policies to enhance IT asset decisions.

1. Course Introduction:
IT Asset Management (ITAM) –
Hardware Asset Management (HAM)
Instructor: Laurence E Tindall

2. Laurence E Tindall
▸ IT Asset Management Guru
▸ 5 Years experience of IT Asset
Management
▸ Publisher of “An IT Asset Manager’s
Guide To Hardware Asset Management”
About Me
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www.linkedin.com/in/laurence-tindall-28757912a/
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3. What is IT Asset
Management (ITAM)?

4. IT Asset Management (ITAM) is a set of business practices implemented by an
organization to track its hardware and software assets. IT Asset Management joins
inventory, financial, and contractual functions into one business practice.
As Hardware Assets are the backbone of an organization and support its services,
accurate tracking, management, and accountability is paramount.
Since technology is changing every day, the need for IT Asset Management is ever
growing. As the technology industry is ever changing, the refresh cycle of assets is
becoming more and more frequent. This applies direct pressure onto businesses to
ensure all IT investments are tracked and accounted for at all times.
What is IT Asset Management
(ITAM)?

5. With the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), more
businesses than ever before are seeing the need to track all of their IT assets and
software to protect their business and reputation.
Hardware Asset Management (HAM) ensures the financial cost of each asset is
tracked to help businesses make systematic purchasing decisions when it comes to the
refresh of assets. Hardware Asset Management also involves managing; warranties,
contracts, vendor agreements, and software licenses.
What is IT Asset Management
(ITAM)?

6. Without Asset Management, organizations wouldn’t know:
• What assets they own
• Where they are located
• Who is using them
• How much value is gained from them
• How they support the business
• What potential risks they pose
• What information is on them
One of the most fundamental goals of IT Asset
Management is to ensure the maximum value is gained
from every asset purchased.
What is IT Asset Management
(ITAM)?

7. • If you would like to learn more about IT Asset
Management (ITAM), check out my Udemy course
today
• SlideShare users are able to access the course for a
special price of $9.99 by using the following link:
https://www.udemy.com/course/it-asset-
management/?referralCode=772C2700AC12BDF0C1
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• You’ll learn about; tracking IT assets, the RMA
process, Configuration Management Database
(CMDB), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) process, Install,
Move, Add, and Change (IMAC) process, and much
more!
• Get access to FREE process flows, cheat sheets,
and various other ITAM documents
Check Out My Course!