assyst Product suite 5

Designed from inception

to integrate all ITIL processes into a single application

Configuration Management
Configuration Management provides information that is essential to the delivery and support of IT services. It is
responsible for the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive and accurate infrastructure model, which can be
shared by all IT processes across the organization. A Configuration Management System (CMS) is an essential tool in
understanding and managing the delivery of IT services.
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Improved Support

License Compliance Reduced Cost Laser Printer

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Management System
Laserjet 2300
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IT Planning Quality of Service

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Master Complexity, Regain Control

Do you have the information you need to provide quality IT support?
Are you suffering from the impact of change?
Is your infrastructure cost-effective?
The assyst solution integrates an
enterprise CMS with all other IT Service
Management (ITSM) processes in a single
enterprise application. Supported by
automated processes and a pre-integrated
Configuration Management Database
(CMDB), the assyst CMS powers the data
requirements of all the ITIL processes. The
assyst CMDB is a centralized database,
modeling all infrastructure Configuration
Items (CIs) and the relationships between
them. It stores information on services,
SLAs, IT users, IT staff and all other data and
knowledge involved in the management of
Configuration Management
IT services.

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configuration items and their relationships.

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analysis automatically flags variation between the live CMDB by reconciling asset data entered from disparate external
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Financial Management Record initial and ongoing accurate and current. As a result, IT decisions will be based on
costs of services and the underpinning infrastructure facts, not assumptions, allowing you to strategically manage
Configuration Management
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and control one of your organization’s largest investments.
Contract Management Ability to define contracts (e.g.
warranty, maintenance, license support and lease) with
defined pertinent information and reminders
Flexible Product Structure Set up and manage your IT
infrastructure your way – multiple levels of information “The assyst solution has acted as the key enabler
can be held for management information and decision for sustained annual six figure financial savings
support purposes. by the ability to track assets, their specification
and suitability for re-use.”
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Service Desk and IT Service Management Software

Established in 1988, Axios Systems is the world’s leading independent provider of Service Desk and IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions. Its
software, assyst, is a fully integrated, out-of-the-box solution, available in on-premise and SaaS models, which helps organizations optimize IT
infrastructure efficiency, reduce overheads and lower the total cost of IT ownership.

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