Asset management and documentation

- [Instructor] The topic I want to talk to you about here…is something that most server administrators tend to…either ignore completely…or just do a very shoddy job at.…And that is something called…asset management and documentation.…Now, I really need to admit that even I,…as a server administrator, when I used to regularly…be in charge of different networks and different servers,…I have to admit, I wasn't even the greatest…at asset management and documentation.…

And the main reason why has to do with two things.…One, typically, if I want to stereotype here,…most people who get into this business who are…computer administrators have an analytical mindset…to where they tend to remember numbers and things like that…so you just think you can remember everything.…And number two, it can be very tedious.…So let's start off with asset management.…When it comes to asset management,…let's talk about different individual parts here.…

First, let's talk about licensing.…When you purchased software, and by software it can be…