{"id":11495,"date":"2025-06-24T17:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colemandev.directivesites.com\/why-you-need-to-keep-track-of-your-it-infrastructure\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T19:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:42:43","slug":"why-you-need-to-keep-track-of-your-it-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/?p=11495","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need to Keep Track of Your IT Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When taking stock of your business assets, technology is particularly critical to pay attention to. Let\u2019s discuss why this is and what you must do to manage it properly.<\/p>\n

You Rely on Your IT Infrastructure, So Treat It as Such<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s a lot that your IT enables you to accomplish every day\u2014for most businesses, it\u2019s the majority of their processes. This means that a lot is riding on your technology.<\/p>\n

Resultantly, it needs more maintenance than just a scan here or an update there.<\/p>\n

To properly take care of an IT infrastructure, there needs to be a comprehensive understanding of every component involved. You also need the tools required to keep track of these components and how well each is functioning\u2014hardware and software alike\u2014to ensure your productivity isn\u2019t suspended needlessly.<\/p>\n

As you do so, recorded documentation of your inventory can prove to be significantly valuable.<\/p>\n

What Should Your Documentation Include?<\/h2>\n

Generally, it is a good idea to keep track of a few variables and details:<\/p>\n

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  • All network-attached devices, from the network infrastructure to every endpoint and peripheral<\/li>\n
  • The date when each component on the network was added<\/li>\n
  • How each device is configured<\/li>\n
  • Every license your business holds, with their status<\/li>\n
  • A comprehensive service history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Having this information at your disposal will enable your IT administrator\u2014whether they\u2019re a part of your in-house team or a part of an outsourced team like ours here at Coleman Technologies\u2014to be more strategic about your IT infrastructure. This includes how you plan out your future investments as well.<\/p>\n

    If you\u2019d like to learn how we can provide this kind of service to you and your team, don\u2019t hesitate to give us a call at (604) 513-9428 today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When taking stock of your business assets, technology is particularly critical to pay attention to. Let\u2019s discuss why this is and what you must do to manage it properly. You Rely on Your IT Infrastructure, So Treat It as Such There\u2019s a lot that your IT enables you to accomplish every day\u2014for most businesses, it\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":10651,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,33,77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","category-technology","category-workplace-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11495"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11495\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12113,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11495\/revisions\/12113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colemantechnologies.directivesites.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}