{"id":94571,"date":"2026-06-25T09:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T09:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/it-documentation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:41:12","slug":"it-documentation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/it-documentation\/","title":{"rendered":"IT documentation software, automated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"lo-section-dark lo-hero\" style=\"padding: 5rem 0 4rem;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center g-5\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-hero-meta\">IT asset management<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.4rem);\"><span class=\"accent\">IT documentation<\/span>: audits show up unannounced. Your documents don&#8217;t.<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIT documentation software makes your IT infrastructure data available in a range of\n\t\t\t\t\tformats: from ready-made reports and customizable dashboards to\n\t\t\t\t\temergency manuals and license audits to graphical network maps. IT\n\t\t\t\t\tdocumentation with LOGINventory meets the requirements of audits, NIS2,\n\t\t\t\t\tor ISO 27001.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex gap-3 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/free-trial\/\">Start your trial license \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-outline-light btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/discovery-call\/\">Discovery call (15 min)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"app-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"titlebar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lights\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumb-mono\">loginventory.local \/ Documents \/ Overview<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timestamp\">last_run: 09:47:12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lo-table-scroll\"><table class=\"hero-table\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Document<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Format<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Updated<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th>Status<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>Emergency manual (BSI template)<\/td><td>PDF<\/td><td>earlier today<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">Current<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>Server documentation<\/td><td>PDF<\/td><td>6h ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">Current<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>License compliance report<\/td><td>Excel<\/td><td>1h ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">Current<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>Network map<\/td><td>PDF<\/td><td>2h ago<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">Current<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr><td>ISO 27001 overview<\/td><td>PDF<\/td><td>yesterday<\/td><td><span class=\"pill ok\">Current<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"frame-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>5 of 23 documents \u00b7 Auto-send: active<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\u21bb Next run: 21:00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: #fff;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center mb-5\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">What you get<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 34ch; margin: 0 auto;\">\n\t\t\t\tReady to answer, without anyone maintaining documents.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M14 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V8z\"\/><polyline points=\"14 2 14 8 20 8\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"13\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"13\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"17\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"17\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">No lead time for answers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">The current state is already there when asked.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAudit, certification, insurance question, an outage at four in the morning: the\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdocumentation isn&#8217;t gathered on the spot, it&#8217;s already there. That moves the effort away from the moment it&#8217;s needed.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M17 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-4-4H5a4 4 0 0 0-4 4v2\"\/><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\"\/><path d=\"M23 21v-2a4 4 0 0 0-3-3.87\"\/><path d=\"M16 3.13a4 4 0 0 1 0 7.75\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">One version for everyone<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">Not five folders with five different truths.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tColleagues, management, auditors, and service providers see the same data. As a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument, in an inbox, or read-only in a browser, depending on who&#8217;s asking.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card kern-nutzen-card h-100\" style=\"border-radius: 8px; padding: 2rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--lo-grey-edge); box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(217,217,217,0.5);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 8px; background: var(--lo-primary-dark); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><polyline points=\"23 4 23 10 17 10\"\/><path d=\"M20.49 15a9 9 0 1 1-2.12-9.36L23 10\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Stays current on its own<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 0.8rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); font-size: 0.95rem;\">No maintenance slot on the calendar.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDocumentation starts aging the day it&#8217;s finished. Here, it&#8217;s tied to the\n\t\t\t\t\t\tongoing inventory: whatever changes on the network shows up in the next version.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"lo-section-darker\" style=\"padding: 5rem 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow orange\">In what form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); color: #fff; max-width: 34ch; letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDocumentation means something different to everyone. That&#8217;s why it comes in several forms.\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); max-width: 62ch; margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 1.02rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tOne person wants a report to file away, the next wants a chart on screen, the auditor wants evidence, the technician wants the plan with the switch ports. All of them draw from the same inventory database.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-4 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;\">Reports<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReady-made templates for client, server, and switch documentation, access rights, lifecycle, license inventory. Applied to whatever selection is currently on screen. As PDF or Excel, with the company logo pulled from your settings.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;\">Dashboards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCharts for platforms, hardware, software, configuration, and Active Directory, included out of the box and extensible yourself. A click on a data point filters the other charts too. For the question you didn&#8217;t know to ask in advance.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;\">Manuals and templates<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEmergency manual to the BSI template, operations manual, management summary, GDPR folder, ISO 27001 overview. Running text with the inventory data built in, instead of retyped numbers.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;\">License evidence<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInventory, distribution, and target vs. actual per product, in the form the vendor wants to see in an audit.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0.9rem 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/software-asset-management\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.9rem;\">Software asset management \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;\">Network map<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe topology, drawn from the inventory data: which device is connected to which switch port. For many people, this is the documentation they think of first.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin: 0.9rem 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/network-map\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.9rem;\">Network map \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-radius: 8px; padding: 1.6rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); height: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace; color: var(--lo-accent-orange); font-size: 0.85rem; margin-bottom: 0.8rem;\">Linked documents<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.82); font-size: 0.92rem; margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tManual, maintenance contract, photo, handover record, attached directly to the device. With a follow-up date when something expires.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div style=\"margin-top: 3rem; padding-top: 2rem; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); margin-bottom: 1rem;\">QR code labels<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); max-width: 70ch; margin: 0;\">\n\t\t\t\tA QR code label can be generated for every device, whether it was discovered automatically or entered by hand. The labels are themselves reports: format and content are customizable, and no specific printer is required. Scanning the code with a phone opens the device&#8217;s detail page directly, no app needed. That&#8217;s also where the handout to employees happens, with a signature, and later the return.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"editorial-section\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">How it works<\/span>\n\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 32ch; margin-bottom: 3rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\tEverything from one data source. No number gets retyped.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"app-frame on-light\" style=\"max-width: 54rem; margin: 0 auto 1rem;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"titlebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lights\"><span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumb-mono\">loginventory.local \/ Dashboards \/ Management summary<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timestamp\">As of: 09:47<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0 frame-charts\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 1.3rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: var(--lo-font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\">Devices by OS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center gap-4 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"frame-donut\" viewBox=\"0 0 128 128\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Devices by operating system: Windows 11 38 percent, Windows 10 21, Windows Server 16, Linux 14, macOS 11.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g transform=\"rotate(-90 64 64)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#04396f\" stroke-dasharray=\"128.9 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#509eeb\" stroke-dasharray=\"71.3 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-128.9\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-dasharray=\"54.3 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-200.2\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#23b247\" stroke-dasharray=\"47.5 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-254.5\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#b9c1cc\" stroke-dasharray=\"37.3 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-302\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"frame-legend list-unstyled mb-0 flex-grow-1\" style=\"min-width: 12rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#04396f;\"><\/span>Windows 11<span class=\"pct\">38 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#509eeb;\"><\/span>Windows 10<span class=\"pct\">21 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#ffaa2e;\"><\/span>Windows Server<span class=\"pct\">16 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#23b247;\"><\/span>Linux<span class=\"pct\">14 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#b9c1cc;\"><\/span>macOS<span class=\"pct\">11 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 1.3rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: var(--lo-font-mono); font-size: 0.72rem; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1.1rem;\">Devices by protection requirement<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"d-flex align-items-center gap-4 flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"frame-donut\" viewBox=\"0 0 128 128\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Devices by protection requirement: normal 68 percent, high 24, very high 8.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<g transform=\"rotate(-90 64 64)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#509eeb\" stroke-dasharray=\"230.7 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#ffaa2e\" stroke-dasharray=\"81.4 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-230.7\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"64\" cy=\"64\" r=\"54\" stroke=\"#04396f\" stroke-dasharray=\"27.1 339.3\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-312.1\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"frame-legend list-unstyled mb-0 flex-grow-1\" style=\"min-width: 12rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#509eeb;\"><\/span>normal<span class=\"pct\">68 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#ffaa2e;\"><\/span>high<span class=\"pct\">24 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span class=\"dot\" style=\"background:#04396f;\"><\/span>very high<span class=\"pct\">8 %<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"frame-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t<span>2,847 devices \u00b7 clicking a data point filters the other charts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>\u21bb updates with every scan<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<p style=\"color: var(--lo-text-soft); max-width: 62ch; margin: 0 auto 3rem; text-align: center; font-size: 0.95rem;\">\n\t\t\tSample management summary: the inventory by operating system and by\n\t\t\tprotection requirement, drawn from the inventory database. Protection requirement is\n\t\t\ta property of the device. Set once, it answers the\n\t\t\tNIS2 and ISO 27001 question: which devices need which level of protection?\n\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<article class=\"article\">\n\t\t\t<aside class=\"article-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Data source<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">the ongoing inventory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Output<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">PDF \u00b7 Excel \u00b7 print \u00b7 read-only in browser<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Automation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Task files or sends it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Branding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\">Company logo, automatic<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"label\">Requirement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"value\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/network-inventory\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">Network inventory \u2192<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>The format changes. The source doesn&#8217;t.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead-para\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe same inventory database sits underneath every format. A report is\n\t\t\t\t\tapplied to whatever selection you&#8217;re currently viewing. A manual is running text where\n\t\t\t\t\tthe fields come straight from the database instead of being pasted in. A\n\t\t\t\t\tdashboard shows the same values as a chart. Change something, and you change it in\n\t\t\t\t\tone place: on the network.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tBoth are built inside the program itself, not in Word: drag the fields you want\n\t\t\t\t\tinto the structure, done. A document is tied to the query it sits under. The\n\t\t\t\t\tsame template under &#8220;Windows Clients&#8221; therefore delivers different content than under &#8220;Server&#8221;, without anyone copying it.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tA scheduled task handles anything recurring: generate, save to a location,\n\t\t\t\t\tor send by email, on a schedule. For regulated environments, IT documentation feeds directly into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/nis2-compliance\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-primary-dark); font-weight: 500;\">NIS2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/iso-27001-bsi\/\" style=\"color: var(--lo-primary-dark); font-weight: 500;\">ISO 27001 &amp; BSI IT-Grundschutz<\/a>.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"article-kern\">The ISO 27001 template shows, control by control, what LOGINventory covers and\n\t\t\t\t\thow. You can adapt it to your own use case, documenting your progress toward\n\t\t\t\t\tcertification along the way.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: var(--lo-grey-soft);\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">Real-world example<\/span>\n\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 32ch; margin-bottom: 2.5rem; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\tThe emergency manual is never more than a week old.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"row g-5 align-items-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 1.1rem; color: var(--lo-text-deep); margin-bottom: 1rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Set up once, then hands-off:<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: var(--lo-text-soft);\">\n\t\t\t\t\tA scheduled task regenerates the manual every week, with the current state:\n\t\t\t\t\thost catalog, VM assignments, server roles, responsibilities. Once done, it&#8217;s\n\t\t\t\t\tsaved to a location, emailed, or both.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: var(--lo-text-soft);\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn an audit, it doesn&#8217;t matter that an emergency manual exists. What matters is\n\t\t\t\t\twhen it was last accurate.\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.18em; color: var(--lo-text-soft); margin-bottom: 1.2rem;\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPrep effort for the audit date\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-chart\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-label\">Manual<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill before\">Gathering and catching up<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-label\">On schedule<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bar-track\"><div class=\"bar-fill after\" style=\"width: 5%;\">nothing<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"delta-callout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"num\">0 h<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lbl\">Prep time. The current version has been ready since Sunday.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"padding: 5rem 0; background: #fff;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mb-5\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow\">Frequently asked questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.4rem); max-width: 38ch; color: var(--lo-primary-dark);\">\n\t\t\t\tIT documentation software, CMDB, and ITIL: explained briefly.\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"faq-group\">\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What is IT documentation?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>It shows which assets exist on the network, how they&#8217;re configured and licensed, and what their protective measures look like: the configuration of clients, servers, and network devices, access rights per user, and which asset is connected to which switch port.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What&#8217;s the goal of IT documentation?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>Collecting all relevant information in a CMDB (Configuration Management Database) and tracking its change history. Analyzable through numerous reports.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>Which standards does IT documentation with LOGINventory meet?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>IT standards such as ITIL and ISO 20000\/27001, as well as the always-current IT documentation required by BSI IT-Grundschutz. GDPR-compliant, of course.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t\t<details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What is LOGINventory?<\/summary><div class=\"faq-answer\"><p>A tool for network inventory, IT documentation, and software asset management. Free forever for up to 20 devices (Forever-Free), or a 30-day trial license at full network size for larger networks.<\/p><\/div><\/details>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"lo-section-dark\" style=\"padding: 5rem 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"lo-eyebrow on-dark\">Ways to get started<\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>See LOGINventory in your own IT environment.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"lead mx-auto\" style=\"max-width: 56ch; color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-weight: 300;\">\n\t\t\t\tPick what fits your week. Every route is non-binding.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-cards\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Trial license<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>30 days. Full feature set.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Full network size, all modules, no credit card. Setup in under 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/en\/free-trial\/\">Request trial license \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Discovery call<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>15 minutes. With a technician.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>You describe your environment: size, sites, what you want to solve. We tell you whether LOGINventory is the right tool for it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/en\/discovery-call\/\">Schedule a time \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ix\">Forever-Free<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3>20 devices. No time limit.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<p>Small environment? Lab? Personal project? Works without a contract, without a lead.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link-arrow\" href=\"\/en\/download\/\">Download directly \u2192<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT asset management IT documentation: audits show up unannounced. Your documents don&#8217;t. IT documentation software makes your IT infrastructure data available in a range of formats: from ready-made reports and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-redesign.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-94571","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95141,"href":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94571\/revisions\/95141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loginventory.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}