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With workplaces in transition, environmentally friendly Office in a Box keeps Re-Source Partners in growth mode
Company also recently named Ally Financial 2023 Technology Partner of the Year Troy, Mich.—April 12, 2023—Re-Source Partners, a Michigan-based IT asset management services firm serving national and global companies with a variety of IT asset deployment, warehousing, imaging and disposal services, has seen impressive growth with its proprietary Office in a Box program for remote…
Read MoreBeyond Equipment: How We became ITAM Lifecycle Experts Part 2
Earlier this month I shared the plan I had in my twenties to become a millionaire. We all know how that turned out (hint: it involved HP 4000 printers, so, no, money did not fall from the sky!). Pipe dreams aside, twenty-something me did learn more than a few valuable lessons about hardware asset management…
Read MoreExtra Paper Trays and HP 4000s: How We Became ITAM Lifecycle Experts Part 1
Extra Paper Trays and HP 4000s: How We Became ITAM Lifecycle Experts Part 1 I remember like it was yesterday. I was standing next to pallets full of HP 4000 printers. You might recall these printers from about 20 years ago. They were exciting—not only because you could add extra paper trays, a duplexer and…
Read MoreBaseline Inventory and Audit Services
Baseline Inventory and Audit Services Asset Managers come to us because they are tired of inconsistent quality, lost equipment, no chain-of-custody, and their inability to manage assets across multiple locations. A baseline inventory gives you accountability and control. This provides your organization accurate data as you transition towards a digital and automated ITAM system. An…
Read MoreHow Ford Misplaced $100K Worth of Leather (& How to Ensure it Doesn’t Happen to your IT Assets)
Remember that time your company misplaced over $100,000? Someone in your company stored assets in a basement, then moved on from the company, and left no record of this logistical change? Ford does. And all it took to find it was a building demolition. Before the Ford Product Development Center in Dearborn, Michigan got demolished,…
Read MoreSave 3% to 5% of Your IT Hardware Budget by Centralizing Receiving and Deployment
While some business operations work well when they are decentralized, receiving and deploying IT hardware isn’t one of them. Decentralized receiving leads to all kinds of problems, including: Lack of control and consistency in recording new inventory Ongoing tracking and accuracy problems if hardware isn’t captured at the start Overprovisioning of hardware and software…
Read MoreDeloitte’s 2021 Global Survey on ITAM
A recent rainy weekend here in Michigan gave me some time to catch up on some industry reading. I had been anxious to review Deloitte’s Global Survey on ITAM. It was really perfect timing as we are just now starting a series of meetings about our strategic plan for 2022 and this insight is helpful…
Read MoreThe Vendor’s Perspective to Improve IT Vendor Management
I read a recent Gartner report on 3 Steps to Improve IT Vendor Management and decided to add my two cents. As an ITAM managed services provider, I know a thing or two about the topic, too. You need IT vendors According to Gartner, “Relationships with strategic vendors are increasingly key to business performance.” I…
Read MoreControl Systems are Essential for ITAM Results
The pillars of IT asset management are people, process, and technology. Without all three working together in harmony, an ITAM program will not deliver results. The key to an exceptional ITAM program is a control system that aligns the three together. Business backbones Amazon, long known for its logistics, is dependent on control systems. So…
Read MoreITAD (IT Asset Disposition) Security Errors Can Mean Big Headaches & Even Bigger Fines
How confident are you that you are correctly managing your ITAD (IT Asset Disposition)? If you have a vendor who manages ITAD for you, how confident are you that your vendor is correctly managing it? In either case your answer should be, “100%” because if not, you could be opening yourself up to a host…
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