System Inventory Process

The systems inventory process is critical to the success of certification and accreditation. Businesses or govt can run a multitude of different systems. What and how is the best approach to find and located all Information systems, operating systems, internal and external connections in a large scale government information system using automated versus manual methods. Identify any automated software you can locate to assist with system inventory and provide links or URLs to the software website for others to evaluate. Provide any available scholarly research, directives, publications, memorandums to support your discussion and provide references in APA format.