Given COVID IT Can Help You With Your Asset Inventory

During the 2019 Wall-to-Wall inventory campaign, a collaboration pilot program between IT and Berkeley Lab Property Management used and implemented BigFix to certify the existence of DOE tagged assets. Any DOE-barcoded system running BigFix on LBL’s network was automatically verified for inventory purposes, without the barcode being scanned.  This saved tremendous time for property reps and staff normally spent digging through closets and desk drawers for missing laptops. Over 3500 DOE assets were accounted for in BigFix.  

Since 2019, BigFix has now scanned over 5000 DOE assets.  Given the current COVID-19 pandemic and the Shelter-In-Place (SIP), the need for BigFix has become more crucial than ever for inventory tracking. The lab has implemented safety rules to minimize exposure to COVID-19, and many lab employees are working remotely, making tracking and scanning of inventory more difficult and challenging.

The use of BigFix during the 2019 Wall-to-Wall inventory was a successful outcome; let’s make the 2021 Asset Inventory campaign even better. 

• To read more about BigFix, go to go.lbl.gov/BigFix.
• To Download BigFix, go to go.lbl.gov/downloadBigFix.
• To learn how to install BigFix, go to go.lbl.gov/installBigFix.

Feel free to reach out to IT if you have any questions. You can contact our IT support staff by:

• Opening a chat session at go.lbl.gov/ITChat
• Sending an email to help@lbl.gov
• Calling 510-486-4357