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	US Environmental Protection Agency saves money and protects data with Absolute

US Environmental Protection Agency saves money and protects data with Absolute

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM) Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Facility Management
Use Cases	Asset Health Management (AHM) Remote Asset Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Using an in-house product for asset management and asset tracking, the EPA IT team had to conduct software and hardware audits by hand, and had no way of knowing if they were within or exceeding software license limits without surveying each user individually. This left them at risk of being non-compliant with software vendor contracts. This manual process also presented time-consuming issues with patch management. Read More
About Customer	The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aims to protect human health and the environment by ensuring that federal laws and policies consider environmental protection and limit risks to human health where people live, learn, and work. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the EPA also has ten regional offices in the United States. With about one device (laptop, desktop, or tablet) per employee, the IT department of the EPA is responsible for overseeing software allocation, hardware health, access rights, and agency compliance for a fluctuating number of corporate devices, usually between 1500-2000. Read More
Solution	In 2011, the EPA sought a new solution, compared several, and chose Absolute. As a government agency, it is essential for the EPA to track, manage, and secure the computers, laptops, and tablets in their deployment — something they are now able to do easily and cost-effectively with Absolute. The EPA has often made use of the geotechnology features available from Absolute, allowing them to see the location of a device at any point in the workday. End-of-life certificates and software audit reports can be generated instantly to satisfy compliance requirements. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAM)

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Facility Management

Use Cases

Asset Health Management (AHM)

Remote Asset Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Using an in-house product for asset management and asset tracking, the EPA IT team had to conduct software and hardware audits by hand, and had no way of knowing if they were within or exceeding software license limits without surveying each user individually. This left them at risk of being non-compliant with software vendor contracts. This manual process also presented time-consuming issues with patch management.

About Customer

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aims to protect human health and the environment by ensuring that federal laws and policies consider environmental protection and limit risks to human health where people live, learn, and work. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the EPA also has ten regional offices in the United States. With about one device (laptop, desktop, or tablet) per employee, the IT department of the EPA is responsible for overseeing software allocation, hardware health, access rights, and agency compliance for a fluctuating number of corporate devices, usually between 1500-2000.

Solution

In 2011, the EPA sought a new solution, compared several, and chose Absolute. As a government agency, it is essential for the EPA to track, manage, and secure the computers, laptops, and tablets in their deployment — something they are now able to do easily and cost-effectively with Absolute. The EPA has often made use of the geotechnology features available from Absolute, allowing them to see the location of a device at any point in the workday. End-of-life certificates and software audit reports can be generated instantly to satisfy compliance requirements.

Impact #1	Automated software and hardware audits take minutes versus days, eliminating accidental oversights due to human error.
Impact #2	Underutilized software licenses can be redistributed versus buying additional licenses.
Impact #3	Misplaced laptops can be remotely frozen or wiped clean to avoid data breaches.

Impact #1

Automated software and hardware audits take minutes versus days, eliminating accidental oversights due to human error.

Impact #2

Underutilized software licenses can be redistributed versus buying additional licenses.

Impact #3

Misplaced laptops can be remotely frozen or wiped clean to avoid data breaches.

Benefit #1	The EPA manages between 1500-2000 devices.
Benefit #2	Automated audits save significant time compared to manual processes.

Benefit #1

The EPA manages between 1500-2000 devices.

Benefit #2

Automated audits save significant time compared to manual processes.

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US Environmental Protection Agency saves money and protects data with Absolute

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