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The Scanlog Blog
Tips, guides, and insights on asset tracking, equipment management, and getting more from your team.
The Hidden Cost of Not Tracking Who Has Your Equipment
Without proper asset tracking software, the losses are quiet. A laptop goes missing. The projector is somewhere in Block C. Someone took the camera kit and nobody knows when it's coming back. Each incident feels small in isolation. Together, they add up to a real and measurable cost — one that rarely shows up on a budget line until it's too late. If you work in a school or university IT department, you've probably inherited some version of the same system. A Google Sheet or
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Apr 267 min read
Why Does Our Equipment Keep Going Missing? (And What To Do About It)
It is Tuesday morning. Third period starts in 40 minutes. You need the document camera for the science lab demonstration and the portable speaker for the hall assembly at 10am. You check the AV cupboard. The camera is gone. The speaker shelf has a sticky note that says "Taken - Room 14" but Room 14 is locked, the teacher is not in yet, and nobody signed anything out anywhere. So, you start the search. Corridors. Staff room. Deputy head's office. Twelve Slack messages. Two pho
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Apr 237 min read
Why Spreadsheets Are Killing Your Equipment Management (And What to Use Instead)
Still using a spreadsheet to track shared equipment? Here's why it stops working — and what actually does the job properly.
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Apr 146 min read
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