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 ====== Asset Management ====== ====== Asset Management ======
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-===== Overview ===== 
  
 Computer backup and removable storage media were once considered a consumable, which could be ordered, interchangeably used and thrown away with little to no special consideration.   Computer backup and removable storage media were once considered a consumable, which could be ordered, interchangeably used and thrown away with little to no special consideration.  
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 ===== Asset Management Standards ===== ===== Asset Management Standards =====
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   * Every backup media item must be added to the asset management system at the point that it is ordered, or discovered.   * Every backup media item must be added to the asset management system at the point that it is ordered, or discovered.
-  * Every backup media item must have a unique volume serial number and that where possible that volume serial number is tied to the manufacturer’s serial number or CM Chip.+  * Every backup media item must have a unique Volume serial number and that where possible that Volume serial number is tied to the manufacturer’s serial number or CM Chip.
   * That where multiple backup media item ownership exists within the asset management system that the ownership of the tape is recorded.   * That where multiple backup media item ownership exists within the asset management system that the ownership of the tape is recorded.
   * Every backup media item should have a single fixed visual label attached. This label should remain constant for the life of the media and should be attached to the media itself and never the media case.   * Every backup media item should have a single fixed visual label attached. This label should remain constant for the life of the media and should be attached to the media itself and never the media case.
-  * That all stake holders in the media management chain should know each media item as the same single volume serial number.+  * That all stakeholders in the media management chain should know each media item as the same single Volume serial number.
   * Where possible the asset management system should be connected to all media management systems within the enterprise.   * Where possible the asset management system should be connected to all media management systems within the enterprise.
  
 ===== Asset Management Key Performance Indicators ===== ===== Asset Management Key Performance Indicators =====
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   * Number of media items not in the asset management system.   * Number of media items not in the asset management system.
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   * Number of active media existing in distributed media or tape management systems but not in the asset management system, or the other way around.   * Number of active media existing in distributed media or tape management systems but not in the asset management system, or the other way around.
  
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