Auditing and
Documentation
Proper documentation of a business infrastructure gives you, the
business owner or IT professional, a complete overview of all of your IT
assets in one centralized location.
This information is vital to make informed business decisions on how to
improve your current computer network infrastructure. The information
and diagrams of your current infrastructure will make it much simpler to
plan out upgrades and other important changes that must take place to
keep your system working for you. This information will give you the
power to make to make these decisions effectively and efficiently.
This documentation will also you keep you informed of your software
licenses and other assets that belong to the business. Whether for tax,
insurance or auditing purposes you have all the information in one
location.
This is includes but is not limited to the following:
Software Licenses,
User Accounts,
Administrator or Super User Passwords for all equipment,
Desktop Computer Configurations,
Desktop Computer Software Inventory (matched up with Software License Information),
Business Specific Applications along with contact information of the vendors,
Network Diagrams,
Router Configurations,
Firewall Configurations,
Server Configurations (Shares, Scripts, Special Applications, etc),
Domain Information (Active Directory), and
Printers
It is a complete “MUST HAVE” document that will have all the information
that you or any IT professional would need to effectively manage your IT
infrastructure.