With IT budgets shrinking, organizations are looking for ways to reduce costs. Software asset management (SAM) is the process through which you can manage, maintain your software assets. It helps IT organizations identify areas of potential cost savings and optimize their software resources. In this blog, we discuss 5 ways SAM helps reduce costs. [...]
Software license optimization is most commonly associated with reducing costs and maximizing the utilization of assets. However, there are several other benefits that are byproducts of license optimization. In this article, we will discuss 5 of these benefits. 1. Reduced Audit Risk One benefits of software license optimization is that it can reduce [...]
The process of ensuring software license compliance involves ensuring that your company is only using the software it is authorized to use. It is important to maintain software license compliance to avoid true-up costs and contract penalties in the case of an external audit. Unfortunately, compliance management is a timely and complex process, and [...]
At least one large software vendor will audit most enterprise companies this year. Unfortunately, many of these companies are too busy to define and maintain a compliance strategy. As a result, hefty compliance penalties are common. In this article, we will discuss 5 of the most common software compliance issues. 1. Accidental Overuse Most companies do not properly monitor or measure the use of their [...]
