Software for network hardware asset management, quite big problem!

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Published on 2010-04-15T13:20:34Z Indexed on 2010/04/16 19:33 UTC
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network-management

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Not an issue for a small network, but becomes a pain when it grows. How can I track what ever happens to my network's hardware (repairs, upgrades, whatever) if I don't want to dig into loads of Excel and Access files?

UPDATE: Looks like it's called inventory or asset management

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