Software Asset Management

Since quality software is so crucial, it's surprising that so little attention has been given to its management. Software Asset Management protects your organization's software and helps you recognize what you've got, where it's running, and any licensing overlap. SAM is essential in today's business world.

Implementing SAM in your organization is easy and we’re here to help. Often SAM can be accomplished through four easy steps:

1. Perform a Software Inventory
Begin by taking a survey of all the software installed on your company’s PCs, workstations, servers and other devices, and collect the information in a report. You can choose to do this manually or you can use a software inventory tool to perform your inventory automatically.

2. Match Software to Licenses
Once you’ve identified which software titles you’re using, the next step is to match your license documentation to the software itself. It will be easy to see if you are over-licensed or under-licensed for certain software titles.

3. Review Policies and Procedures
Now that you’ve identified what you have and where it is, the next step is to review and/or write policies and procedures that your employees can use to ensure proper software asset management. Sample topics may include software acquisition, deployment, use and recovery.

4. Stay the Course
The final step is to establish an ongoing plan, construct a library for your media licenses and keep up your company’s documentation up-to-date.

EasySAM offers customised SAM services for to cover a basic SAM service as outlined above, or a more comprehensive SAM service in line with the ISO 19770 SAM certification. All our SAM services start with understanding your position and requirements. Only then can we match your needs with our service offerings. As a SAM specialist, but not a licence provider, we can provide a truly independent licence reconciliation service.