Why visibility matters in IT infrastructure lifecycle management

Enhance control, security, and efficiency in IT infrastructure management with improved visibility. Learn how to align IT with strategic business goals

- Shailendra Badoni

When it comes to IT infrastructure management, visibility isn’t just about seeing more. It’salso about gaining deep insights into the IT environment, so one can make informed decisions that lead to business success. Many organisations in India lack comprehensive visibility of their hardware and software assets. This can lead to higher operational costs, security risks and missed opportunities for optimisation.

▾ The critical need for visibility

Every asset has unique management, maintenance, integration and compliance needs. Achieving visibility involves not only tracking assets but also understanding their interactions and monitoring their health and efficiency within the broader IT ecosystem.

The 2024 Infrastructure Lifecycle Management Report highlights the critical role of visibility in managing the lifecycles of these assets. Proper lifecycle management makes an organisation’s infrastructure more reliable and secure.

Proper lifecycle management makes the organisation’s infrastructure more reliable and secure. It also simplifies the integration of multivendor assets across the estate. This is an important consideration, as vendors now offer a wider range of buying options such as capital expenditure, subscriptions, Enterprise Agreements and single- or multi architecture bundles.