Patent ID: 7747738

Claim:
A system configured to manage a plurality of information technology (IT) assets associated with an entity, the plurality of IT assets including one or more of software assets or hardware assets, the system comprising: a common database that stores one or more asset profiles for one or more IT assets of the plurality of IT assets, wherein an asset profile includes information related to at least one of the one or more IT assets; and at least one processor configured to provide: an asset implementation manager that receives implementation information relating to use of the one or more IT assets, wherein at least a portion of the implementation information is received as the asset implementation manager monitors at least one of the plurality of IT assets, wherein the received implementation information is stored in at least one of the one or more asset profiles, wherein the asset implementation manager accesses implementation information of at least one of the one or more IT assets stored in at least one of the one or more asset profiles, and wherein the asset implementation manager generates and/or modifies information that is stored in the one or more asset profiles, an asset ownership manager that receives ownership information relating to ownership of the one or more IT assets, wherein the received ownership information is stored in at least one of the one or more asset profiles, wherein the asset ownership manager accesses ownership information of at least one of the one or more IT assets stored in the one or more asset profiles, and wherein the asset ownership manager generates and/or modifies information that is stored in the one or more asset profiles, an asset process manager that receives process information relating to one or more processes associated with the one or more IT assets, wherein the one or more processes include at least a first participant passing information to a second participant, wherein one of the first participant or the second participant is an IT asset from the one or more IT assets, wherein the received process information is stored in at least one of the one or more asset profiles, wherein the asset process manager accesses process information of at least one of the one or more IT assets stored in the one or more asset profiles, and wherein the asset process manager generates and/or modifies information that is stored in the one or more asset profiles, and a service manager that receives service information relating to functionality of at least one of the one or more IT assets, wherein the received service information is stored in at least one of the one or more asset profiles, wherein the service manager accesses service information of at least one of the one or more IT assets stored in the one or more asset profiles, and wherein the service manager generates and/or modifies information that is stored in the one or more asset profiles.