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goldie_on Ask HN: How do you keep track of the hardware and software used in your company?

Thanks cweiss, haven't heard of device42 before. Having a look now. Seems light it might be what I am looking for.

goldie_on Ask HN: How do you keep track of the hardware and software used in your company?

Thanks for sharing

What I am looking for is more at a data centre level I guess that maps the infrastructure to the services provided. For example, Service 1 uses Server A and Server B. Service 2 uses Server B and Server C.

Then, once you have everything mapped out, it is easy to see when planning what services would be impacted if we wanted to upgrade Server B to a new operating system. We would know that we need to check compatibility for both Service 1 and 2, and not just focus on Service 1 and be reminded that Service 2 uses the same server only when something goes wrong!

goldie_on Ask HN: Task list/to-do tools like Trello, but with checkboxes?

This is the 'right' way on a kanban board. The column indicates the status. A card should move from To Do, to Doing and then into the Done column when completed.