The discovery, trace and provisioning with RFID of information technology property

摘要

Techniques for discovery, tracking and provisioning of information technology (IT) assets are described. In one implementation, a detection region for radio frequency identifier (RFID) signals is monitored and any RFID signals associated with IT assets within the detection region are sensed. A detected RFID signal is analyzed to obtain identifying information regarding the IT asset. The identifying information is formatted into an event record and the event record is stored in a memory. In alternate embodiments, the event record may be further analyzed to determine whether the IT asset complies with a policy specification associated with the IT asset and a notification of noncompliance may be issued if the IT asset does not comply with the policy specification.