Municipal Asset Management Software: Empowering Communities of All Sizes
Small towns and big cities manage public assets like roads, water systems, and buildings. Municipal asset management software transforms this task. For example, it replaces spreadsheets and paper logs with digital tools. These tools save time, cut costs, and keep infrastructure running smoothly. Let’s explore how these systems work, why every municipality needs them, and their key features for public works teams. What is Municipal Asset Management? Municipalities track and maintain public [...]
Novo Solutions ShareNet Asset App
Greetings from Novo Solutions! I wanted to take a few minutes to give you an update of what has been going on here at Novo Solutions and what the next year holds for our customers. 2014 – ShareNet Release Last year was a banner year for Novo Solutions with the release of ShareNet, our new Cloud Platform application. ShareNet was designed to simplify your work by helping you track, share and report on information [...]
Asset Tracking Tool – Easy to Use | Novo Solutions
A cool asset tracking tool! When most people think of an asset tracking tool thoughts typically go to keeping track of IT equipment, such as computers and electronic equipment. And while that is the case, asset management software can track so much more. Isn't everything better with a cool tool? Here are just a few of the things you can manage and track with an asset tracking tool: Office Furnishings Management - desks, chairs, file cabinets, [...]
Government Cloud Computing – It’s for You Too!
Could You Use Government Cloud Computing Institutions, such as government and banking have typically steered clear of cloud computing because of their need to ensure maximum levels of data security. But advances in protective safeguards are allowing more organizations to adopt the benefits of Cloud computing. Government cloud computing is no longer a may be possible, it is a must be possible. What's the big deal with government cloud computing for Municipalities? Flexibility: you don't [...]
IT Asset Tracking Software — 5 Steps to Manage
You may not think of your business as having a lot of assets, but when you factor in items such as furniture and equipment along with your IT, you may have a large amount of investment just lying around. Knowing what assets you have and where they are located can save you money by optimizing their use. IT asset tracking can ensure you manage your assets effectively. Here are 5 steps to effectively manage your [...]
ShareNet Software
Advancements in technology have brought huge changes to the workplace, and now with mobile technology we can bring our “offices” with us wherever we go. Emails, texts and CRM’s have replaced typewriters and Rolodex files allowing us to communicate from virtually anywhere. Application tools on our smartphones allow us to do almost anything “on the go” where in the past they could only be done from an office. As society has changed so has the [...]
Single Sign On and Microsoft Active Directory
Integrate Your Applications To Join Together - Single Sign-On In a perfect world organizations would have a single application that fulfills all of their business needs, sadly this is not possible. While it is a desirable goal to have as much integrated functionality within a single application as possible, even large, very expensive enterprise systems rarely address every need in the desired way. As a result, organizations must consider supplementary applications to address these specific [...]
The Hidden Costs of Freeware
Let’s say you are tasked with looking for software and in your research, you find freeware. It is very tempting - most of us will at least take a look. After all, why would we buy software we can get for free? Or perhaps you begin by searching for a solid solution that will meet all of your needs, but your budget is lean and you begin looking at scaled down or free solutions that [...]
5 Benefits of Cloud Software Solutions
Whether you call it a "hosted solution" or Cloud Software, this model of software delivery is a perfect fit for many organizations. While the concept of 'leasing' cloud software solutions has been around for a long time, it has been gaining popularity in recent years, and for good reason. Let's look at how economic factor Cloud Software Solutions 1. Cloud software solutions offer flexible contracts with initial lower investments than traditional software purchases. For many [...]
A Cloud is a Cloud? So what is a Private Cloud?
Here at Novo keeping our customers data secure is our highest goal. Going beyond industry standard secure cloud hosting, we have implemented “private cloud’ technology for our ShareNet Platform. So what exactly is a Private Cloud? A Private Cloud is simply a dedicated hardware environment (pooled resources) with a virtualization layer running on top. This means that multiple virtual servers can be created and managed within a set of physical servers. And since it’s [...]