It is not uncommon for software licensing and maintenance to be the 1st or 2nd largest budget line item for a company, so for all those companies getting ready to go into their budgeting cycle during this
Hopefully by now you’ve realized that in order to manage your software (or other IT assets) you need to have an inventory tool. As you will know from my other posts, you can’t stop there…but it is
Have you ever noticed how cyclical everything seems to be in this world? Well, one of the cycles I’ve watched since the early 1990’s has been Software Asset Management. The cycle (at least in the US, I
It’s funny – when times are lush, companies feel they don’t have the time to put in a SAM program…when times are tight, companies feel they don’t have the money to put in a SAM program. Unfortunately,
I was having a conversation with a gentleman on Friday night at a business mixer and discovered that he was an IT infrastructure consultant advising a fairly large size enterprise on a new structure to support their
If you’ve followed this blog at all you know that a recurring theme is the money saving opportunities inherent in a successful Software Asset Management program (just ask our client who has outsourced their SAM program to
Is your company tightening its pursestrings? Have you been told to hold off on all “unnecessary purchases” for a couple of quarters? Did your 2009 budget just go through rather drastic cuts? Have layoffs occurred or are
Intellectual property rights cover a wide spectrum, and while I typically talk to software licensing IP – I don’t want to overlook other forms of digital IP that can place an organization at risk if used improperly.