SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED ASSET MANAGEMENT
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1. A method for optimizing asset value within an organization, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of assets managed by the organization;
for each of the plurality of assets;
identifying at least one business service supported by the asset,measuring one or more metrics associated with the asset, anddeveloping a profile for the asset that includes the identified at least one business service and the one or more metrics;
constructing an asset usage model of at least one asset from the plurality of assets using at least one developed profile of the at least one asset, wherein the asset usage model includes one or more associations between the at least one asset and one or more business services supported by the at least one asset.
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for optimizing asset management within an organization. The invention includes an asset management database that comprises the identity of a plurality of assets managed by the organization and associations between at least one of the plurality of assets and one or more existing organizational requirements serviced by the at least one of the plurality of assets.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing asset value within an organization, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of assets managed by the organization; for each of the plurality of assets; identifying at least one business service supported by the asset, measuring one or more metrics associated with the asset, and developing a profile for the asset that includes the identified at least one business service and the one or more metrics; constructing an asset usage model of at least one asset from the plurality of assets using at least one developed profile of the at least one asset, wherein the asset usage model includes one or more associations between the at least one asset and one or more business services supported by the at least one asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for optimizing asset management within an organization utilizing an asset management database, the asset management database including an identity of a plurality of assets managed by the organization and associations between at least one of the plurality of assets and one or more existing organizational requirements serviced by the at least one of the plurality of assets, the method comprising:
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identifying an additional organizational requirement of the organization; determining whether the additional organizational requirement is serviceable using one or more assets from the plurality of assets managed by the organization; updating the asset management database with at least an association between the additional organizational requirement and the one or more assets from the plurality of assets when the additional organizational requirement is serviceable using one or more assets from the plurality of assets; initiating a procurement request for one or more additional assets to service the additional organizational requirement when the additional organizational requirement is not serviceable using any of the plurality of assets managed by the organization; and updating the asset management database with at least an association between the additional organizational requirement and the one or more additional assets. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for optimizing asset value within an organization using an asset management database, the system comprising:
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an information manager that identifies a plurality of assets managed by the organization, wherein for each of the plurality of assets, the information manager; identifies at least one business service supported by the asset, measures one or more metrics associated with the asset, and develops a profile for the asset that includes the identified at least one business service and the one or more metrics; a mapping module that constructs an asset usage model of at least one asset from the plurality of assets using at least one developed profile of the at least one asset, wherein the asset usage model includes one or more associations between the at least one asset and one or more business services supported by the at least one asset, wherein the asset usage model is stored in the asset management database.
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19. A system for optimizing asset management within an organization utilizing an asset management database, the asset management database including an identity of a plurality of assets managed by the organization and associations between at least one of the plurality of assets and one or more existing organizational requirements serviced by the at least one of the plurality of assets, the system comprising:
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an information manager that identifies an additional organizational requirement of the organization; an assessment manager that determines whether the additional organizational requirement is serviceable using one or more assets from the plurality of assets managed by the organization; a mapping module that updates the asset management database with at least an association between the additional organizational requirement and the one or more assets from the plurality of assets when the additional organizational requirement is serviceable using one or more assets from the plurality of assets; an implementation manager that initiates a procurement request for one or more additional assets to service the additional organizational requirement when the additional organizational requirement is not serviceable using any of the plurality of assets managed by the organization; and wherein the mapping module further updates the asset management database with at least an association between the additional organizational requirement and the one or more additional assets.
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