Fishbowl Inventory Case Studies Santa Barbara County Tracks IT Assets in 250 Locations with Fishbowl Warehouse®

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	Santa Barbara County Tracks IT Assets in 250 Locations with Fishbowl Warehouse® Fishbowl Inventory

Santa Barbara County Tracks IT Assets in 250 Locations with Fishbowl Warehouse®

Fishbowl Inventory

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems
Applicable Functions	Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management Asset Health Management (AHM)
Services	System Integration
Challenge	The IT Network Division of Santa Barbara County, California, was tasked with monitoring all IT asset warranties while keeping track of all purchased and consumed assets across 250 locations. The existing asset tracking system, a customized Access database, was incomplete and difficult to use. It only performed basic tracking and organizing, and lacked the ability to generate different views or lists unless customized by a programmer. The division needed a user-friendly, customizable solution that could efficiently track assets, manage warranties, and generate estimates for new assets. Read More
About Customer	The customer in this case study is the IT Network Division of Santa Barbara County, California. The division is responsible for maintaining and managing the IT for 250 locations throughout the county. This includes monitoring all IT asset warranties and keeping track of all purchased and consumed assets. The division has ten staff members who require regular access to the asset tracking system, each with different needs for information, reports, and functionality. The division oversees the IT assets across 250 different locations around the county, relying on the system to track part lists and locations of all assets. They also need to generate estimates for new assets in a quick and efficient manner. Read More
Solution	The division chose Fishbowl Warehouse as their new asset tracking system. Fishbowl Warehouse is a standalone asset tracking solution that is cost-effective and scalable, suitable for any organization seeking to track assets. It offers a comprehensive standard format out of the box and is full of customizable features. The division found it easy to import their existing data into Fishbowl. The system allows them to view what the county purchased over the years, track each asset’s location, and manage the warranties. These functions are essential for creating detailed budgets and assessing the life of assets within the department. Fishbowl also enables the division to streamline its budget while increasing its credibility when asking for additional funds. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems

Applicable Functions

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Asset Health Management (AHM)

Services

System Integration

Challenge

The IT Network Division of Santa Barbara County, California, was tasked with monitoring all IT asset warranties while keeping track of all purchased and consumed assets across 250 locations. The existing asset tracking system, a customized Access database, was incomplete and difficult to use. It only performed basic tracking and organizing, and lacked the ability to generate different views or lists unless customized by a programmer. The division needed a user-friendly, customizable solution that could efficiently track assets, manage warranties, and generate estimates for new assets.

About Customer

The customer in this case study is the IT Network Division of Santa Barbara County, California. The division is responsible for maintaining and managing the IT for 250 locations throughout the county. This includes monitoring all IT asset warranties and keeping track of all purchased and consumed assets. The division has ten staff members who require regular access to the asset tracking system, each with different needs for information, reports, and functionality. The division oversees the IT assets across 250 different locations around the county, relying on the system to track part lists and locations of all assets. They also need to generate estimates for new assets in a quick and efficient manner.

Solution

The division chose Fishbowl Warehouse as their new asset tracking system. Fishbowl Warehouse is a standalone asset tracking solution that is cost-effective and scalable, suitable for any organization seeking to track assets. It offers a comprehensive standard format out of the box and is full of customizable features. The division found it easy to import their existing data into Fishbowl. The system allows them to view what the county purchased over the years, track each asset’s location, and manage the warranties. These functions are essential for creating detailed budgets and assessing the life of assets within the department. Fishbowl also enables the division to streamline its budget while increasing its credibility when asking for additional funds.

Impact #1	Fishbowl has enabled the division to streamline its budget while increasing its credibility when asking for additional funds.
Impact #2	Through the customized reports, the division can easily demonstrate immediate needs and foresee the depreciation of assets so they can proactively preserve them whenever possible.
Impact #3	With Fishbowl’s user-friendly interface, the division's staff can use the software to create detailed estimates and requisitions without any extensive training or knowledge of the software.

Impact #1

Fishbowl has enabled the division to streamline its budget while increasing its credibility when asking for additional funds.

Impact #2

Through the customized reports, the division can easily demonstrate immediate needs and foresee the depreciation of assets so they can proactively preserve them whenever possible.

Impact #3

With Fishbowl’s user-friendly interface, the division's staff can use the software to create detailed estimates and requisitions without any extensive training or knowledge of the software.

Benefit #1	The division has been using Fishbowl for nearly five years, during which time the division runs more smoothly and systematically—a vast difference from their prior system.
Benefit #2	Each user has their own level of accessibility to data and reports specific to their needs, further expediting and streamlining processes.

Benefit #1

The division has been using Fishbowl for nearly five years, during which time the division runs more smoothly and systematically—a vast difference from their prior system.

Benefit #2

Each user has their own level of accessibility to data and reports specific to their needs, further expediting and streamlining processes.

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Santa Barbara County Tracks IT Assets in 250 Locations with Fishbowl Warehouse®

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