Systems management can include keeping track of desktop and server assets to help make planning upgrades easier, solving user desktop problems, or distributing software to groups of systems. Systems management also includes physical visits to desktops and servers when something goes wrong or needs to be replaced. The goal changes to keeping systems always up and active, increasing the meantime between failure. Networks, their operating systems, the operating systems used by their desktops, and the manufacturers you choose for your servers and desktops all change over time. In addition, as companies grow, the computing environment often becomes more distributed, sometimes extending over several locations.
Flexibility is essential.
Need an accurate inventory of desktop assets. Visit each desktop and physically log into the system or open the box to record the necessary information. This is time- consuming and disruptive to users. Use remote access to capture hardware and software inventory of each individual workstation from a central console. Intel LANDesk Management Suite Need to monitor a large group of systems, often in different locations.