Software Asset Management Solutions
For many years the issue of Software Asset Management (SAM) has
meant different things to different people. To some it was the deployment
(and very often the stagnation) of an audit tool, to others it was
a fire-proof safe full of licences and media and in some instances
the abdication of responsibility to third parties.
But, as the role and profile of software and associated licences
has risen dramatically SAM has become a vital part of modern business
management.
The constant growth in the number and complexity of software vendors’
licensing plans causes many organisations to inadvertently breach
their software licence agreements. But by adopting the principles
of SAM, businesses can enjoy on-going benefits including increased
return on investments, improved purchasing power and mitigation
of legal and financial risks.
Global initiatives such as the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act in the US, the
recommendations made in the Turnbull
report (UK) and the publication of the ‘Best Practice for
Software Asset Management’ guideline as part of the IT
Infrastructure Library (ITIL) have served to raise the whole
issue of asset management and how today’s companies, of any
size, can address the issue of SAM. |
