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“ It ’ s the ideal time to examine the ‘ bubblegum and duct tape ’ approach by IT teams to keep their organisation functioning ”

JENN MARKEY PRODUCT MARKETING DIRECTOR , ENTRUST
information when optimising budgets , supporting lifecycle management and determining the organisation ' s strategic approach as a whole . In order to reduce risk significantly , it is beneficial for systems to keep track of IT assets rather than humans , so they can focus on relationship building and strategic thinking .
According to Gartner in its report Prepare Your IT Asset Management for 2020 , organisations are focusing on effective asset management to manage consumption of “ on-demand services ,” given over-reliance on platform and infrastructure services . Gartner suggests that with “ increased control , visibility , and assigned responsibility , teams can reduce excess consumption including overprovisioning , and idle instances , avoiding unnecessary costs .”
Identity Asset Management According to research by Omdia for IT security company Entrust , Identity Asset
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