Asset Discovery: The cornerstone of IT management.

To navigate a fast-paced IT environment effectively, you need to know exactly what assets you have and where they’re located. The initial step in creating a robust IT asset management (ITAM) strategy is asset discovery. With the Zecurit Asset Manager discovery solution, you can automate this process, guaranteeing that every asset in your network is recognized and tracked.

What is Asset Discovery?

Asset Discovery in IT Asset Management (ITAM) is the process of identifying, scanning, and cataloging all hardware and software assets within an organization’s IT environment. It helps organizations maintain an up-to-date inventory of their IT assets, ensuring compliance, security, and efficient resource allocation.

Types of Asset Discovery: 

• Network-based discovery: Examines the network for devices attached (e.g. servers, workstations, routers, printers).
• Agent-based discovery:
  • Agent-based asset discovery involves deploying software agents onto a network's endpoints (computers, servers, etc.).
  • These agents then collect detailed information about the hardware (CPU, memory, storage) and software (operating systems, applications, versions) on those devices.
• Agentless discovery: Uses protocols like SNMP, WMI, or SSH to collect data without installing an agent on devices.
• Cloud asset discovery: Scans cloud resources like as virtual machines, SaaS apps, and cloud storage.

Why is Asset Discovery important?

Organizations often face challenges like shadow IT, outdated inventories, and security vulnerabilities due to unknown or unmonitored assets. Asset discovery helps address these challenges by:

• Uncovering hidden assets: Identify and document assets that are not registered in existing inventories.

• Mitigating security risks: Detect unauthorized or rogue devices that could pose a threat.

• Improving operational efficiency: Eliminate redundancy and streamline resource allocation.

• Ensure compliance by keeping accurate records to meet the requirements of an audit and regulation.

Features of an Asset Discovery

1. Schedule Scanning: Zecurit offer a convenient option to schedule inventory scans across your environment for all managed endpoints, including desktops, computers, laptops, and servers. Our agent will gather all the necessary device details, along with software, hardware, and system information, and send it to the server.

2. On Demand Scan: When an admin needs to retrieve device details about specific managed endpoints or groups, our tool offers an option for on-demand scans. 

3. Custom Scan:If an admin needs to pull specific information, like just the installed software from managed endpoints or groups, we offer an option to set this up in the scan settings.

Benefits of implementing Asset Discovery

• Complete IT visibility: Gain a centralized, real-time overview of all IT assets, eliminating blind spots.

• Security enhancements: Quickly identify rogue devices or unauthorized installations that may pose security risks.

• Regulatory compliance: Ensure that your asset inventory aligns with industry regulations and audit requirements.

• Cost optimization: Detect underutilized or redundant assets, enabling better resource allocation and cost savings.

• Improved decision-making: Access accurate data to support strategic IT planning and infrastructure upgrades.

Why choose Zecurit for Asset Discovery?

Zecurit built its asset discovery solution to accommodate the needs of modern IT. Leveraging next-gen automation, advanced reporting, and out-of-the-box integrations, we empower organizations to gain unmatched visibility and control over their assets.