What exists?
Where is it? What appeared? What disappeared? Active, passive, agentless and agent-based methods can complement each other, depending on technology, access and architecture.
ASSET INTELLIGENCE & DISCOVERY
Before observing the environment, discover what is actually in it.
Workstations, servers, virtual machines, network equipment, devices, software and workloads change continuously.
New assets appear. Others disappear. Systems are updated, moved or replaced.
Without a reliable view of this environment, infrastructure, security, observability, support and planning decisions start to rely on incomplete information.
Add Solution implements Asset Intelligence & Discovery strategies to turn technical discovery into a structured, continuously updated view of the assets that support operations.
NETWORKSERVERDEVICE
DISCOVER · IDENTIFY · CONTEXTUALIZE
SOFTWAREOWNERCHANGERELATION
ENGENHARIA APLICADA
Não é possível proteger ou observar de forma consistente aquilo que não é conhecido.
A Add Solution conecta descoberta, identificação, classificação e contexto para construir uma visão operacional dos ativos.
Arquitetura, execução e operação tratadas como partes da mesma responsabilidade.
THE ACTUAL ENVIRONMENT
What you do not know about is still part of the environment.
The inventory you know and the environment that actually exists are not always the same.
01KNOWN ASSETSVISIBILITY
02UNKNOWN ASSETSVISIBILITY
03NEW ASSETSVISIBILITY
04CHANGED ASSETSVISIBILITY
YOU CANNOT OBSERVE, PROTECT, OR MANAGE WHAT YOU DO NOT KNOW EXISTS.
DISCOVERY × ASSET INTELLIGENCE
Finding is the start. Understanding is the goal.
Discovery establishes what is present. Intelligence adds identity and context.
What does it mean?
What it is, how it is configured, which software it has, what changed and how it relates to operations.
FROM ASSET TO CONTEXT
A list gives you a count. Context turns inventory into intelligence.
Information gains value when identity, classification, relationships and history are preserved.
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DISCOVER
Presença e identidade.
- 02
IDENTIFY
Presença e identidade.
- 03
CLASSIFY
Organização e contexto.
- 04
ENRICH
Organização e contexto.
- 05
RELATE
Organização e contexto.
- 06
TRACK
Mudança e entendimento.
- 07
UNDERSTAND
Mudança e entendimento.
DISCOVERY SCOPE
Visibility across the different layers of the environment.
Actual coverage depends on technologies, credentials, reachable segments, integrations and the methods used.
Workstations & servers
Workstations, physical servers and systems that support users and services.
Virtual & cloud
Virtual machines, hypervisors, workloads and cloud resources, depending on the architecture.
Network & connected devices
Switches, routers, access points, printers and other IP-connected assets.
Software & operating systems
Operating systems, installed applications, versions and available attributes.
DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS
The environment changes even when the inventory stands still.
Continuous discovery helps detect presence, absence and change without promising that one method can find everything.
Distributed environments
Branches, remote sites and networks spanning different operational domains.
Dynamic infrastructure
Assets that appear, change or disappear in virtualised, cloud and hybrid environments.
Shadow IT
Elements outside the known inventory that can create operational and security blind spots.
Continuous change
History and baselines help establish when configuration, software or presence changed.
COVERAGE GAP
A tool can show complete coverage of what it knows—and still leave part of the environment outside its view.
Discovered assets, monitored assets and assets covered by security controls are related sets, but not necessarily identical ones.
01DISCOVEREDCOVERAGE
02IDENTIFIEDCOVERAGE
03MONITOREDCOVERAGE
04SECURITY COVERAGECOVERAGE
05OPERATIONAL CONTEXTCOVERAGE
COVERAGE IS NOT JUST A PERCENTAGE. IT IS KNOWING WHAT IS INSIDE, WHAT IS OUTSIDE, AND WHY.
Versions, changes and lifecycle need context.
Visibility into software and operating systems can support identification of older versions and EOL/EOS status, planning and licensing, depending on data quality and available sources.
Inventory also needs to be reliable.
Duplicates, stale records, missing fields and inconsistencies require rules for updating, reconciliation and governance. Deduplication is neither perfect nor automatic in every scenario.
CONTEXT FOR OBSERVABILITY
Asset Intelligence provides other disciplines with identity and context.
Asset information should not become another silo. APIs and integrations, when available, share knowledge with operations, security, Service Desk and planning.
01ASSET INTELLIGENCECONTEXT
02MONITORING HEALTHCONTEXT
03NETWORK FLOWCONTEXT
04APM BEHAVIORCONTEXT
05LOG EVIDENCECONTEXT
CLEAR BOUNDARIES
Related disciplines. Different responsibilities.
A mature architecture combines capabilities without confusing their roles.
Discovery ≠ monitoring
Discovery asks what exists. Monitoring asks how it is doing.
Discovery ≠ vulnerability scanner
Inventory provides context, but does not replace vulnerability assessment.
Discovery ≠ NAC
Identifying assets is not the same as controlling their admission and network access.
Discovery ≠ CMDB or ITAM
Discovery can feed a CMDB or ITAM. It is not automatically either one.
Discovering the environment also requires controls.
Scope, least privilege, dedicated credentials, secrets protection, segregation and audit trails must be part of the design. Where applicable, PAM strengthens management of this access.
PAM & Identity SecurityTechnology serving the strategy.
Add Solution can design and implement architectures using Lansweeper for discovery and asset visibility, integrating the platform into the operational context according to requirements and available capabilities.
ADD SOLUTION METHOD
Running a scanner is simple. Building continuous visibility takes engineering.
Discovery is a technical function. Asset Intelligence is an operational capability.
- 01
Discover
Cobertura e identidade.
- 02
Identify
Cobertura e identidade.
- 03
Classify
Cobertura e identidade.
- 04
Contextualise
Contexto e integração.
- 05
Relate
Contexto e integração.
- 06
Integrate
Contexto e integração.
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Operate
Uso e evolução.
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Evolve
Uso e evolução.
WHEN TO REVIEW
Signs that current visibility needs to improve.
The problem often appears as a mismatch between inventory, operations, monitoring and security.
Inventory relies on spreadsheets or manual surveys.
An assessment helps identify gaps and prioritise improvements.
Assets appear on the network without context or a known owner.
An assessment helps identify gaps and prioritise improvements.
Monitoring and security have different coverage.
An assessment helps identify gaps and prioritise improvements.
There is no consolidated view of software, versions and operating systems.
An assessment helps identify gaps and prioritise improvements.
Remote and cloud environments are difficult to keep up to date.
An assessment helps identify gaps and prioritise improvements.
Changes are noticed only when they have an impact.
An assessment helps identify gaps and prioritise improvements.
ASSESSMENT
Assess your asset visibility How much of your environment do you really know?
Add Solution can assess current asset coverage, discovery methods, data quality, remote environments, cloud, software and integrations to identify blind spots and build an Asset Intelligence strategy suited to operations.
PERGUNTAS FREQUENTES
Decisões importantes sobre Asset Intelligence & Discovery
Respostas objetivas para dúvidas técnicas e operacionais que costumam surgir antes de um projeto.
01Como a Add Solution aborda um projeto de Asset Intelligence & Discovery?
Fontes múltiplas, regras de reconciliação, piloto, cobertura e validação reduzem duplicidades e pontos cegos. A solução é dimensionada a partir do contexto do cliente, com responsabilidades e critérios de aceite definidos antes da execução.
02Quais informações precisam ser avaliadas antes da definição da solução?
Redes, ranges, credenciais, fontes, ambientes remotos, cloud, software, ownership, mudanças e qualidade dos dados. Esse diagnóstico evita recomendações genéricas e ajuda a priorizar aquilo que efetivamente reduz risco ou melhora a operação.
03A solução pode aproveitar o ambiente tecnológico existente?
Discovery pode alimentar inventário, CMDB, monitoramento, vulnerabilidades, licenciamento e service management. O que deve ser mantido, modernizado, integrado ou substituído é decidido por aderência técnica e valor operacional, não por uma premissa de renovação total.
04Como a Add Solution reduz riscos durante implantação ou mudança?
A execução considera dependências, janelas, validações, comunicação, evidências e rollback quando aplicável. Mudanças críticas são divididas em etapas verificáveis para preservar a continuidade.
05Como o ambiente continua evoluindo após a entrega?
Novos ativos, mudanças, registros obsoletos, conflitos e falhas de coleta precisam de governança contínua. A continuidade pode ser assumida pela equipe do cliente, pela Add Solution ou por um modelo combinado, conforme o escopo contratado.
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