Ghost Assets

What are ghost assets and how are they a problem in IT asset management?

Sneaky ghost assets are items that show up in your inventories but are missing, unusable, or gone for good. This often happens due to poor record-keeping, misplaced devices, or faulty disposal practices.

To keep this from happening, companies:

• Getting this under control saves money and reduces confusion.

• Perform regular audits

• Implement automated IT asset tracking

• Validate physical inventories against their database