3 Reasons Why You Should Centralize Procurement of Your Software Licenses
By John SmithIn my dealings with customers that are using Engineering and ERP applications I find that the most frequent cause of oversupply is due to local and uncoordinated software procurement...
View ArticleAll Major Vendors Decide to Eliminate Software Licensing!
By John EmmittRumors have been swirling for weeks and now the news is out—all of the major software vendors have decided to eliminate software licensing. This will allow their customers to just buy the...
View ArticleUsing IT Configuration Management to Support Software License Optimization
By Natalie Overstreet Lias and Martin KurzinskiAs more organizations adopt best practices based on standards such as IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL), infrastructure teams increasingly demand...
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Webinar: Meet the BYOD, Computing Anywhere Challenge
By John EmmittAs today's workforce becomes ever more mobile and flexible, organizations are adopting virtualization technologies that deliver desktops and applications anytime and anywhere. Users want...
View ArticleWhen Performing a Microsoft License Reconciliation – Start with MSDN
By Mandi Sue BleauWhen working with a new customer on a Microsoft software license reconciliation, the question that I start with is – how are your Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) licenses being...
View ArticleWhose job is it to manage software licensing?
By John EmmittWhose job is it to manage software licensing? This was the title of a blog posted by Brian Von Hatten of Scott & Scott LLP. Brian goes on to say that there has been a large increase...
View ArticleWhat does optimization of your SAP landscape actually mean?
By Matt Schaefer We often discuss the concept of optimization of our SAP assets as if it is well understood, but what are we really talking about? There are essentially three aspects of SAP...
View ArticleYou have optimized your SAP landscape...but now you have to account for a new...
By Matt SchaeferIt's a very common scenario where it is necessary to bring a new SAP system into your SAP software license optimization efforts. This can happen for a variety of reasons-- the scope has...
View ArticleApp Store Essentials: Leveraging Software Asset Data to Achieve Continuous...
By Laura NoonanWhat comes to the business user’s mind when asked about the enterprise app store concept? An easy-to-browse online catalog. A shopping experience similar to Apple’s App Store or Google...
View ArticleManaging Software Assets as Enterprise Software Evolves
By Randy LittlesonAn interesting article over at ZDNet entitled “The Evolution of Enterprise Software: An Overview” provides some interesting insights on how enterprise software has been evolving and...
View ArticleApp Store Essentials: Using Your App Store to Aid the Software License...
By Laura NoonanIn many companies, more than one third of total IT spend goes toward software licenses. Software is a huge investment, so it’s no wonder that IT executives are looking for effective ways...
View ArticleGarnering CxO Support for Software Asset Management Investments
By Lisa Erickson-HarrisSoftware expenditures for most large corporations are sizable, if not dominant, expenses in the IT budget. New models for software licensing are evolving and arriving on the...
View ArticleM&A is a Major Source of Software Compliance Problems
By Randy LittlesonThere's a great article on the FinancialDirector site entitled "Don't let software licensing fall between the M&A cracks" that clearly illustrates how M&A is a major source of...
View ArticleHow to Determine the List of Strategic Software Vendors
By Natalie Overstreet LiasIn a workshop recently, I was asked a question I’d never considered in detail before. We were discussing a phased approach to Software License Optimization based on the...
View ArticleIt's Pronounced S-L-O (for Software License Optimization)
By John EmmittThis CNN article covers the story about Steve Wilhite, the creator of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), receiving the Webby Award on Tuesday. At the award ceremony, his five word...
View ArticleDifferent License Models Require Different Optimization Strategies
By Chris HughesFrom a Software License Optimization perspective, the way in which software is licensed has an impact on how its license consumption is optimized. The primary SAP license models, for...
View ArticleEnterprise Software Asset Management Survey Now Open
By John LipseyEnterprise software represents a major portion of most organizations’ IT spend. We know much of that software budget spend – as much as 25-30% -- could be saved through better Software...
View ArticleContent Is King—In this Case, its Software Licensing Knowledge that Matters Most
By Chris HughesOnce upon a time, there was a license manager named Sally who needed to determine her organization’s software license compliance position. She opened up her enterprise Software License...
View ArticleThe Future of Mobile Devices in Engineering
By Pete JohnsonNumerous articles, including this one at TechCrunch, point to the rapid proliferation of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets. Various sources discuss that the average...
View ArticleSeeing the Bigger Picture of SAP Licensing
By Chris HughesSAP license optimization typically involves three main techniques:Retire SAP user accounts that are not actively being usedIdentify duplicate users not found by License Administration...
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