network inventory audit

Finally, once the service has exhausted its value to the business (its operation costs outweigh the benefits it brings), it must be retired and replaced. This is done through managed obsolescence—the verification of the continued usefulness of a product or service within the network. When it has been determined that retirement is required, you proceed to the removal of the service from the network inventory audit and the process begins all over again with a replacement service.

The service lifecycle details many of the steps you would undergo for the addition, use and removal of almost any network inventory audit. While this description doesn’t provide complete details for the operation of the lifecycle network management method, it does give you enough of a starting point to adapt it to your own needs.