V-Track has raised concerns over what it describes as a growing IT asset visibility gap across Africa, warning that poor tracking of laptops, desktops and distributed computing equipment is creating serious financial, operational and governance risks for organisations.
The company said many businesses across the continent are struggling to maintain accurate, real-time visibility of IT assets as workforces become increasingly mobile and operations spread across multiple cities and regions.
Key Highlights
- V-Track warns of growing IT asset visibility gap across Africa
- Poor asset tracking exposing organisations to financial and governance risks
- Companies relying on outdated spreadsheets and manual asset registers
- Businesses facing rising cybersecurity and audit challenges
- Distributed workforces complicating IT asset management
- Real-time asset intelligence becoming critical for financial control
- Organisations urged to adopt continuous asset monitoring systems
According to V-Track, many African organisations still depend on static asset registers and manual tracking methods that no longer reflect operational realities in modern business environments.
The company noted that the lack of accurate asset visibility is creating a disconnect between financial records and actual operational assets, leaving businesses unable to verify the existence, location or status of critical IT equipment.
Head of Asset Tracking and Management at V-Track, Valene Nagiah, described the challenge as a “silent but significant” problem affecting organisations across Southern, East and West Africa.
“Many organisations believe they have asset visibility, but in practice, they are operating on assumptions,” she said.
Nagiah explained that as digital transformation accelerates across Africa, businesses are increasingly under pressure to optimise capital spending, delay unnecessary procurement and maximise the value of existing assets.
She warned that poor asset visibility is now being linked to avoidable procurement costs, underutilised equipment, audit exposure, cybersecurity vulnerabilities and operational inefficiencies.
According to the company, the challenge is particularly severe in environments where employees work remotely or assets move frequently between offices, regions and field locations.
V-Track said organisations are gradually shifting away from periodic audits and spreadsheet-based systems toward real-time, intelligence-driven asset management platforms capable of continuously monitoring equipment status and location.
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The company stated that its platform helps organisations verify asset existence in real time, align IT asset data with financial reporting requirements, strengthen compliance systems and recover underutilised assets.
Industry experts believe the issue is becoming increasingly important as regulators tighten governance requirements and cybersecurity threats continue to rise globally.
Nagiah stressed that IT assets should no longer be viewed merely as operational tools but as strategic financial resources requiring continuous oversight and accountability.
“Organisations that cannot see their assets cannot control their costs,” she said.
