THE INVENTORY LOG
The Inventory Log: dated notes on CAASM and asset inventory
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Dated posts on what changes the choice of an asset inventory approach: who bought whom in 2026, who publishes prices, what agentless setup really involves, what public data says about endpoint coverage, and what NIST's draft OT guidance covers. Every post states its publication date and the dates of its sources. Vendor figures are quoted as the vendors' statements.
By The Inventory Desk · CAASM Finder · Published 2026-10-11
Desk research from public vendor pages read on 27 September and 11 October 2026. Profiles follow our published method; we did not run the products.
2026-10-12 · 3 min
Eight Estates, Eight Results: What the CAASM Finder Recommends and WhyWe ran the CAASM finder on eight example estates, from a small IT team to a SaaS-heavy company with many owners. The results, computed live, and what they show about the rules.
Method
2026-10-10 · 4 min
Agentless Is Not Effortless: The Setup Work Behind Each ApproachNo agents does not mean no work. The setup each asset inventory approach needs, from API credentials and scan windows to seeds and CMDB data models, as the vendors describe it.
Setup
2026-10-08 · 4 min
Published Prices in Asset Inventory: Who Shows a Number and Who Does NotWhich of 11 asset inventory and CAASM platforms, and the 2 systems they work alongside, publish a price, a pricing basis, a marketplace price or nothing at all, as read on 27 September and 11 October 2026, and what to ask the rest.
Pricing
2026-10-06 · 4 min
ServiceNow Now Owns Armis: Questions for Teams That Run EitherServiceNow completed its acquisition of Armis in April 2026. What is confirmed, what is not, and the questions to ask if you run ServiceNow, Armis or both.
Deals
2026-10-04 · 4 min
Endpoint Protection Coverage: Reading Lansweeper's 30,000-Organization DataLansweeper reported in September 2026 that 96% of endpoints had some protection but 68.1% ran full EDR or next-generation antivirus. What the gap means and how to measure your own.
Field data
2026-10-02 · 4 min
NIST's Draft OT Security Guide and CSF 2.0 References: What They Mean for Asset InventoryNIST released a draft of SP 800-82 Revision 4 in September 2026 and finalized a CSF 2.0 informative references quick-start guide in August. What each covers and why asset inventory owners should read them.
Standards
2026-09-30 · 4 min
Dragos Buys runZero: Questions for Current and Prospective UsersDragos announced on 21 September 2026 that it had acquired runZero and NetRise. What is confirmed, what runZero offers today, and what to ask before renewing or buying.
Deals
2026-09-28 · 4 min
Asset Inventory News, February to September 2026: What ChangedTwo acquisitions, a CMDB reconciliation workspace, an MCP server, new graph features and two NIST publications: the asset inventory news from February to September 2026, grouped by theme.
News