Open Computer and Software Inventory Next Generation (OCS inventory NG) is  free / open source software with a ‘Community Edition’ licence that enables users to inventory their IT assets. OCS-NG collects information about the hardware and software of networked machines running the OCS client program ("OCS Inventory Agent"). OCS can be used to visualize the inventory through a web interface.

There is a need to build an inventory of the approximately 3,000 to 4,000 desktops across HSS Schools and College to enable collection of accurate data on the HSS desktop assets. This will enable staff in Schools and Colleges to view all Schools desktop inventory data, to enable more efficient management and maintenance of these assets.

This project aims to deliver a partially configured OCS inventory system installed on a Linux VM to be handed over to HSS to complete configuration and to run as a service for HSS Schools.