Comprehensive management of the procuring of IT hardware, software and associated technology solutions. Documentation of the business case, research/analysis of possible options, vendor sourcing options, proposal/quote creation, management of approvals, purchasing, vendor coordination, purchase issue resolution, receiving and asset documentation.
Centralizing all IT assets (hardware, software and subscriptions) used by each Client including capital, monthly, and annual purchases. Reminders of pending renewals and annual budget planning.
Asset Management Services
Annual review of technology requests, recommendations for
improvements, alignment with business objectives and establish a technology budget.
Evaluate various technical solutions and project the associated initial and on‐going costs
The IT Services that Black Line provides is directly dependent on the quality of the IT related products and software solutions being implemented. Researching and souring the highest quality components increases the productivity of our Engineers, provides a stable solution to the Client, shifts the responsibility to Black Line to select the appropriate solution and streamlines the implementation because Black Line controls the entire process
There is a very large number of possible IT hardware and software solutions available to our Clients, which ones match a Client’s specific needs is even harder to select. Often we see Business Leaders purchasing the wrong solutions, even with the best intentions, leading to lost dollars and even more frustration with solutions not accomplishing the intended objectives.
In addition, once IT hardware, software or subscriptions are purchased; tracking these assets for warranty, renewals or maintenance is a difficult task and overlooked. Being overlooked leads to critical systems falling out of warranty, subscriptions not being renewed and unplanned costs hitting a businesses finances
Business leaders can expect a complete inventory of all IT related assets to be maintained, accurate and available for planning and budgeting purposes. Also, support, maintenance and management processes will be more efficient as Black Line has access to all purchase information in one place
Accurately and comprehensively managing IT purchase information is central to our IT Management processes, so IT Assets are always accurate and up-to-date. Most MSPs do not prioritize this business information nor include in their regular IT Management disciplines.
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