De complexe wereld van software licensering
Je hoort het vaker; “vroeger was alles simpeler en beter”. Een uitspraak die op veel zaken van toepassing is, zo ook als het gaat om de aanschaf van software.
Source: blog.kpmg.nl
Software Asset Management & Security | Deloitte US | Finance & Operations Risk Transformation
Software Asset Management can strengthen security tools and processes, significantly improving a company’s ability to protect data and drive performance.
Source: www2.deloitte.com
Where are the decisions made?
The provision of software to employees is a business decision. A user-facing software app store - essentially a software catalog - ensures that requests for software have a defined workflow behind them, so any software request can’t escape from a business line manager approval.
Workflow processes ensure compliance and consistence, crucial for the organization’s drive for authorized software deployment. Here’s the link between SAM and information security, as described in the well written Deloitte article - minimizing the threat landscape -.
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End User Review [2] – We spend too much on Software
Welcome to the second in our series for our new feature – The End User Review. We have had a number of entries for this feature, so thank you very much to everyone that has contributed so far.
Source: www.itassetmanagement.net
Ma be some eye-openers in this article!
Automate Software Asset Management for effective SAM
Automate SAM using License Management as a Service (LMaaS) for effective software asset management
Source: www.licensedashboard.com
Software license management goes beyond compliance and builds on your internal governance processes. Step away from transactional licensing tasks and take your license management decisions based on 24x7 available web-enabled dashboards and reports.
Why choose a Service? – License Management as a Service | License Dashboard
Some of the benefits… Save time and money Fast implementation means no disruption to normal business activities and because our service is delivered through the cloud there’s no need for the re-engineering of any existing internal IT infrastructure...
Source: www.licensedashboard.com
License Management as a Service means
- enabling SAM teams to focus on proactive actions
- being audit ready in days rather than months
- introducing cost efficiency through ongoing management savings
- connecting (multiple) existing inventory solution to be queried by the LMaaS agent
The Complexity of Software Licensing Rules. – License Management as a Service | License Dashboard
The complexity of software licensing rules is holding consumers back from being truly effective
Source: www.licensedashboard.com
Software is designed to support productivity, not to hindr it!
Our collegues at License Dashboard made some observations why Li cense Managemen as a Service could help Software Asset Managers to focus on busines priorities rather than transactional tasks.
Libby Phillipps on IT Security and Software Asset Management • /r/ITAssetManagement
Libby Phillipps of License Dashboard discusses SAM and Infosec in this article on SAMChannel -...
Source: www.reddit.com
Our collegues at License Dashboard take a different angle to underpin license management importance. Un-identified devices and their software present so far unknown security risks to the organisation. BYOD is another potential challenger. Renew your awareness about license management an ITsecuruty risks.
The ITAM Review 12 Box Assessment Model
12 Box Assessment: We’ve completed a number of SAM assessments for end user organisations over the last few years.
Source: www.itassetmanagement.net
A sound process model and some authority will help you to implement a healthy SAM services plan; plus some insights why you may have to recruit external expertise to reach your goals
Libby Phillipps on “Looking ahead, what are your predictions for the SAM market”
As part of this month's SAMPanel debate, we are very happy to welcome a new contributor in Libby Phillipps, Marketing and Events Co-ordinator with License Dashboard
Source: www.samchannel.com
Continually changing software vendor license metrics make in-house software license management an ever increasing challenge