Show HN: Simple IT Asset Management
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Show HN: Simple IT Asset Management
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#2Is it possible to see any screenshots without having to signup?
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#3Is it possible to see any screenshots without having to signup?
there is no sign up required. if you click on "View Demo" you can login using the "demo/demo" account to use the system.
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#4Is it possible to see any screenshots without having to signup?
i realized this might not have been obvious so I've updated the login page with the verbiage around demo login.
thanks for the feedback
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#5Good start. I was hoping to see a bit more granularity in the details; does/will it support custom fields?
For example, I don't immediately care about PO date/owners. My PMO does, but when I think asset management, I want facts. What's the IP address of that one node? Where is it located? Last known status (up, offline, maintenance)?
Is there anything by way of discovering devices? Will this tool let me scan devices on a LAN or a I relegated to just entering line items into the webforms? If it's the latter, then there isn't much improvement over the 'spreadsheet' problem.
This is just my constructive feedback having gone from startup to enterprise and everywhere in between at the senior level of IT Operations, but many small shops have SysAdmins doing more than waiting for something to break to sit and key every asset (especially networked) into a tool that isn't giving them beneficial information about said assets.
It just doesn't feel like there's any benefit to using this over Excel given the demo.
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#7Good start. I was hoping to see a bit more granularity in the details; does/will it support custom fields? For example, I don't immediately care about PO date/owners. My PMO does, but when I think asset management, I want facts . What's the IP address of that one node? Where is it located? Last known status (up, offline, maintenance)? Is there anything by way of discovering devices? Will this tool let me scan devices…
There's a fine line between asset management and operational management. IP address is typically an ops issue, as is up or down status.
Probably more interesting from an asset management perspective are quality attributes like mean time to failure, which might inform purchasing or renewal decisions.
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#8Good start. I was hoping to see a bit more granularity in the details; does/will it support custom fields? For example, I don't immediately care about PO date/owners. My PMO does, but when I think asset management, I want facts . What's the IP address of that one node? Where is it located? Last known status (up, offline, maintenance)? Is there anything by way of discovering devices? Will this tool let me scan devices…
thanks for the constructive feedback. The reason i created the site was i realized all the tools out there (eg. spiceworks) are the ones you have to install on your lan and they would give you all the information and index your network. However, with my personal experience working at a startup and at a big bank, the teams all share a excel which gets emailed around and has multiple versions etc. I tried to make this site simple and target the small shops where they want to manage things from anywhere. This is just a first draft and i'll be adding more features as people request them.
personally i think the main value this gives over excel is that it allows you to edit it from anywhere, run reports (it's coming!) and get notifications on upcoming renewals for maintenance on gear etc.
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#9Try to compete with this if you want to be serious, Collins is fantastic stuff:
http://tumblr.github.io/collins/
Also does this integrate with any accounting software such as Great Plains? Tamit is a several million piece of crap asset and po management system that is not impossible to create a better version of. Look at both of these for ideas on how to grow your product.
Re: Show HN: Simple IT Asset Management
#10Try to compete with this if you want to be serious, Collins is fantastic stuff: http://tumblr.github.io/collins/ Also does this integrate with any accounting software such as Great Plains? Tamit is a several million piece of crap asset and po management system that is not impossible to create a better version of. Look at both of these for ideas on how to grow your product.
Thanks for posting this. I've never heard of it before, but a brief look at its Github page/repo looks seriously impressive.