Editorial LineaEDP
By Colasanti Alessandro , Head of Division of SoftwareONE SAM
Although organizations begin to understand the value of the Software Asset Management (SAM), there are still some common misperceptions with respect to the adoption of a SAM practice that may prove truly effective. Investing in the SAM is usually considered a one-off exercise to determine the status of compliance at a given time, but, seen in this light, a SAM project involves a significant cost in the short term that cancels the value of the investment in the long run.
More than ever, today the purchase of the software must be justified and this can only happen through the monitoring and management of its useful life. The management company must, therefore, take a step further by removing the five preconceptions with Software Asset Management and, from this base, think of the benefits of optimizing the management of its portfolio software .
1. Is the procurement that manages software licenses
When an employee requires new software, the Procurement is responsible for the purchase. Therefore, it is a common mistake of many companies think it’s the same procurement at having to deal with trace software development. Of course, the procurement should know the whole history related to the purchase order, but this does not mean to monitor its life cycle, analyze the rights to use, measure its use, track the installed base and more. The procurement has simply the bill, but nothing else that contributes to monitoring of the life cycle.
Often the objectives of procurement, there is also the need to reduce costs, and those who deal with trying to fulfill this mandate searching for the lowest price on the market. It is a strategy that does not pay in time since the real saving is achieved not only buying what is not needed, a field in which comes into play once again Sam.
2. No need to make an inventory in the event of new acquisitions / mergers
Mergers and acquisitions are among The main reasons triggering the audit. When organizations merge, in fact, often they forget to consider adequately the nature of the software license agreements that they have acquired. As a result, vendors suggest that the agreements do not coincide with the new structure of the company – both the number of devices that employees – and foster a Audit just when organizations are more focused on the logistics of change rather than on the correct alignment of the license agreements.
Check out the other preconceptions to the next page
Pages:
- Five preconceptions in terms of Software Asset Management – Part 1 & gt; & gt;
- Five preconceptions in terms of Software Asset Management – Part 2 & gt; & gt;
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