Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Microsoft to the Asset Intelligence catalog. These updates contain information about
newly released or validated software.
Asset Intelligence synchronization point
This is a Configuration Manager site sys-
tem role that you can use to connect to an online service that Microsoft hosts, known
as System Center Online, and then download Asset Intelligence catalog updates. You
can either schedule or manually initiate catalog synchronization. You also can use the
Asset Intelligence synchronization point to upload custom software title information to
System Center Online. Microsoft will then categorize it.
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Asset Intelligence home page
The Asset Intelligence node in the Asset And
Compliance workspace displays a summary dashboard of Asset Intelligence informa-
tion. It includes summaries of the Asset Intelligence component status, the catalog
synchronization status, and inventoried software status.
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Asset Intelligence reports
More than 50 reports present Asset Intelligence infor-
mation in an easy-to-use format. Many of these reports link to more specific reports,
which enable you to query for general information and procure detailed information.
Report categories include hardware, license management, and software.
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ASSET INTELLIGENCE
You can learn more about Asset Intelligence at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library
Asset Intelligence catalog
The Asset Intelligence catalog contains information for more than 500,000 software titles and
versions, representing more than 20 families and 90 specific categories, and includes the fol-
lowing:
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Support for manually importing software license information for software titles in use,
including both Microsoft and non-Microsoft titles
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Hardware requirements for many software titles in the catalogSupport for adding
custom software categories, families, and software labels
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Support for uploading software title information to the System Center Online service,
which then categorizes it
You can review contents of the Asset Intelligence catalog and customize certain elements
by clicking the Asset Intelligence node in the Assets And Compliance workspace. The Asset
Intelligence folder includes the following nodes:
Catalog
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Inventoried Software
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Hardware Requirements
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