ITressursside

ITressursside is a term used in information technology management to describe the complete set of IT resources available to an organization or project. It encompasses hardware, software, data assets, networks, facilities, and human resources that contribute to the delivery of IT services.

It includes tangible assets such as servers, desktops, storage systems, and networking equipment; software licenses, cloud services, and platforms; data assets like databases and data warehouses; and service components such as managed services and support contracts, as well as the people, skills, and processes that operate and maintain them.

Management of ITressursside involves inventory and tracking (often via an IT asset management system or a configuration management database), lifecycle planning, procurement, deployment, maintenance, and retirement. It aims to optimize cost, availability, performance, and security, aligning IT resources with business objectives and risk tolerance.

Governance and measurement cover policy development, compliance with laws and standards, risk management, capacity planning, and service level management. Key metrics may include asset utilization, total cost of ownership, uptime, and incident response times.

Security and resilience are integral to ITressursside, including access control, data protection, disaster recovery planning, and adherence to standards such as ISO 27001 or ITIL practices. Data governance and privacy considerations are typically part of the resource framework.

Different organizations may use the term to emphasize different aspects of IT resources, but the concept is widely related to IT asset management, IT governance, configuration management databases, and cloud resource management.