Software Asset Management (SAM)
Software has become a key property of all types of customers in recent years. Like a car, software also needs regular maintenance. Software Asset Management helps to maintain software transparent and ensure its proper use in accordance with the license agreement.
A purchase of legal licensed software provides organizations with certainty that they act in accordance with the law and their reputation is not at stake. Ownership of the licensed software also provides support from the manufacturer through its updates, security patches and so on.
By using SAM you get a few benefits
• monitoring the effectiveness of using software in the
company,
• preventing unnecessary purchases,
• achieving greater efficiency of IT
investments.
The whole process has four basic steps:
1. Software inventory
- during this step, we determine the actual state of application software installed on your computers, servers and other devices.
2. Comparing the results with your license inventory
- we find out whether you have the necessary licenses or need to purchase certain software product licenses.
3. The introduction and a possible revision of processes and actions associated with the software
- at the moment when the comparison of the installed software with licenses purchased is completed, the next step should be done - the introduction of internal guidelines to use the software, which every employee should be informed about.
4. Long-term business software management plan
- is the last step, which is used to achieve effective management of software in your company. Its part is the development of the media library of software titles, but mainly the regular update of all related documents.
Another effect of SAM is higher productivity, because after the removal of illegal content users do not play and do not use non-proprietary software during working hours. A perceptible result is to avoid possible criminal liability for the use of illegal software or multimedia files, which business owners, management or IT administrators have. Criminal responsibility can be transferred to the users themselves.