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RFID has been a topic of conversation in asset management at least five years, although adoption was slowed by the lack of stable standards and technical issues.  IT asset managers were often still justifying and rolling out bar coding or asset tags as a start to improved inventory and deployed asset management. Walmart’s inability to make all their suppliers use RFID and their own issues deploying the technology gave IT executives ample reason to stick with existing bar codes or to rely on what can be found electronically. After all, IT assets are mainly reportable, unlike crates of dish detergent.  Time has passed and the technology has delivered on its promise of improved inventory for some.  So, is it time to look again at this technology?  I think it is -  IF the technology has already been used elsewhere in the organization. 

If the organization has invested in RFID and is improving inventory systems to require the information, it is possible that the project will stall or lose financial advantage without multiple uses for the technology or the improved data.  Since IT asset management has the advantage of vastly reportable assets already, we are not usually the first to use this technology, but if the organization has a great deal of asset movement - especially unauthorized movement - perhaps we should change that. 

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