✅ Can You Really Manage IT Assets Without an Agent?

Some IT asset management (ITAM) solutions today claim:

“You don’t need to install any agents. We can detect and manage your assets directly over the network.”

It sounds appealing — no installation hassle, quick setup, minimal friction.
But here’s the question we must ask:

🔍 “Where does your security visibility come from? How are you collecting real usage data?”

There’s a major difference between tracking assets that exist, and understanding how they are actually being used.
Especially when it comes to detecting unauthorized software, identifying potential risks, and optimizing costs, a simple asset inventory just doesn’t cut it.

🧩 The Limitations of Agentless ITAM

Agentless asset management typically uses the following methods:

1. Network Scanning
   • Detecting devices via MAC and IP address.
2. Integration with Active Directory or Google Workspace
   • Associating devices with user accounts.
3. SaaS API Integration
   • Retrieving app usage data from cloud platforms.

While these approaches allow you to quickly scan devices, they fail to collect any meaningful data under the following conditions:

• Laptops used offsite (e.g., remote work)
• Devices that are offline or disconnected
• Unapproved software installations
• Real usage activity (time, frequency)
• Devices still held by former employees
• Use via personal or unmonitored networks

📌 In other words: they only show what’s online — not what’s truly going on.

🔒 Where Do Real Security and Usage Insights Come From?

In modern asset management, true security and optimization require more than just visibility.
They demand real-time data and the ability to understand context.

Without an agent, the following critical metrics become nearly impossible to collect:

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✅ Only agent-based solutions can help you optimize operations and prevent security risks at the same time.

🧠 Why SELLEASE Is Committed to Agent-Based Management

At SELLEASE, we don’t just care whether a device exists.
We focus on how it’s being used in real work. That’s why we rely on lightweight PC agents.

📌 What Makes the SELLEASE Agent Different?

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📌 Additionally, SELLEASE supports on-premise deployments for customers with strict internal security policies — data never leaves your control.

📉 What Changes When You Manage Based on Real Usage?

Companies that adopt SELLEASE move beyond surface-level asset inventory and shift to usage, location, and software-based operational insights.
Here are two real-world cases that show how that looks in practice:

✅ Case 1: “We thought we were out of laptops — turns out 27 were collecting dust.”

A fast-growing IT startup in Seoul was purchasing new laptops every quarter to accommodate incoming employees.
After implementing SELLEASE, the platform identified 27 devices that had not been used for over 30 days.
The agent's location data revealed many were in branch storage rooms or under desks from departed employees.

✅ Results:

• No new purchases needed — devices were reallocated
• Over ₩15M saved in hardware costs
• Depreciation schedule adjusted for accounting accuracy

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✅ Case 2: “We were paying for software no one was using.”

Company B subscribed to Adobe, JetBrains, Notion, and other SaaS tools across departments without centralized tracking.
SELLEASE usage analytics revealed that nearly 30% of accounts had less than 1 hour of usage per month, and some belonged to ex-employees.

✅ Results:

• Redundant licenses were canceled
• Annual savings of over ₩23M
• Teams consolidated to fewer, more effective tools

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🚨 If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Secure or Optimize It

Just knowing your assets exist doesn’t mean you know how, where, or why they’re being used.
And it’s that deeper insight that protects your business from risks, waste, and inefficiencies.

💬 Avoiding agents because they seem heavy or annoying?
The truth is: Agentless tools tell you what you own.
SELLEASE tells you what matters.

🏁 Conclusion: Real Asset Management Starts with Real Behavior

Agent-based asset management isn’t just a technical preference —
It’s a strategic foundation for measurable, actionable operations.

With SELLEASE’s lightweight and secure PC agent, you can:

• Collect real usage data from each device
• Identify idle or underused assets
• Detect unauthorized software automatically
• Support accounting with accurate depreciation data

If you're looking to improve asset control, security, and cost-efficiency at the same time —
now’s the time to adopt agent-based asset management with SELLEASE.

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