Organizations Face Increased Cost & Risk Exposure from Software License...
By John LipseyAs if today’s sluggish economy isn’t challenging enough for today’s C-suites and boardrooms, executives are facing growing unbudgeted cost and risk exposure from an unlikely source: their...
View ArticleEfficient Software Asset management – Managing What You Need to Manage
By: Steve BryantEfficiency– producing results with an economy of effort and a minimum of waste. (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, 1999)Software Asset Management (SAM) is often seen as such a...
View ArticleTop 10 Software License Optimization Blogs from 2012
By John EmmittThe Software License Optimization blog really took off in 2012 and now averages more than 7000 pageviews per month. Here, for our first ‘Year in Review’ blog, we have the list of the top...
View ArticleInformation Technology Process Automation
By Martin KurzinskiI’ve been involved with building, selling and implementing Information Technology workflow solutions for over 10 years now. For some reason, IT has not fully capitalized on...
View ArticleFederal Government Adopts Software License Optimization
By John LipseyAmidst the deafening uproar over the fiscal cliff negotiations in late December, you may not have realized that Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – a massive...
View ArticleDepending on your Large Account Reseller to Manage Software Purchases can be...
By Mandi Sue BleauI was recently onsite at a 65,000 seat, global customer whose business structure and operations were completely decentralized. They are, essentially, a large holding company of many...
View ArticleSoftware Audit Ready and License Compliant in Under Four Weeks
By Fiona GrahamWith time fast running out and no visibility into their SAP license position, a large, global customer was concerned that they would not be ready to complete an informed and successful...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Software Asset Management Extend to ITIL Enablement and Beyond
By Gwen LyonsThe benefits of a proactive, strategic Software Asset Management (SAM) and License Optimization program extend beyond the management of IT assets alone. Real time visibility, with a...
View ArticlePicking the Right License Agreement Type to Minimize Software Costs
By Mandi Sue BleauA customer with 65,000 desktops was looking for ways to reduce software spend and to start proactively managing more of their Microsoft software portfolio. I had been working with...
View ArticleFrom Software Asset Management to Software License Optimization
By Sally SnowAs IT environments continue to grow more complex, software license management poses an even greater challenge than it has in the past, as organizations struggle to keep up with ever...
View ArticleEfficient Software Asset management – Managing What You Need to Manage
By: Steve BryantEfficiency– producing results with an economy of effort and a minimum of waste. (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, 1999)Software Asset Management (SAM) is often seen as such a...
View ArticleEfficient Software Asset management – Managing What You Need to Manage
By: Steve BryantEfficiency– producing results with an economy of effort and a minimum of waste. (Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, 1999)Software Asset Management (SAM) is often seen as such a...
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Integrating Application Usage Management Business Processes across the...
By Randy Littleson Enterprises today are investing heavily in applications, with software licenses accounting for as much as 35 percent of total IT spend. Driving maximum usage and optimizing return...
View ArticleUpdate on Microsoft Downgrade Rights
By Vincent BrasseurMicrosoft is delivering a major release at least once every three years for many products. There are a few marketing and business reasons driving this strategy. On the business side,...
View ArticleWhen Not to Buy Microsoft Software Assurance
By Mandi Sue BleauI was working with one of our Software Asset Management (SAM) consulting customers and the customer’s Large Account Reseller (LAR) to help the customer true-up and become compliant...
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Reduce SAP Spend -- The Cost of License Ratios Revealed
By Alan SwahnIf your SAP contract specifies a required ratio for Professional User licenses to Limited Professional User licenses, you may be overspending big time. It all depends on what you are...
View ArticleSoftware License Optimization Becoming the Talk of Washington
By John LipseySoftware overspend is not just a problem afflicting private enterprises. Government institutions could also solve some of their budget shortfalls by taking a closer look at how they...
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5 Reasons Why Software License Optimization is Becoming More Critical --...
By John EmmittHere's an infographic on why software asset management and Software License Optimization are becoming more and more important for both commercial enterprises and government agencies:...
View ArticleThree Reasons Why Software Asset Management Programs Have Difficulty...
By Gwen LyonsMany companies are anxious to spin up a global Software Asset Management (SAM) program to gain better visibility of their IT assets with the additional goals of cost savings, cost...
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Should I be using a Triad License Server Configuration?
By Jim GriffinI’ve been working with license servers for more than a decade and hardly a week goes by that someone doesn’t ask if they should continue to use their three-server redundant license server...
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