Let’s take a walk down memory lane….the year is 1994 and a mid-size national firm (1,200 PC’s) has a new software manager who realizes that the firm needs to be buying their software on a volume license,
Business…it’s so cyclical. We go through lush years when the primary focus is just “getting things done” and we grow fat, then we hit a slow down and we suddenly have to watch our dollars and the
LOL…OK, don’t misread my title…you probably still need to spend money on software purchases – my point is, you should stop the waste that goes on in most purchases. Are you getting the most you can out
After 12 years in this industry I really wish I could claim that the problems we saw at new customers this year were different from those we’ve seen for the past years…but unfortunately that’s really not the
Software Asset Management (SAM) not only makes good business sense (lowers cost of software ownership, is integral to good security and enhances the productivity of technology workers) but it is also a key component in most of
Over the years I’ve worked with a number of companies and what has become obvious to me is that – it is rare that a company knowingly pirates software. So, how do so many companies become non-compliant
I was speaking with a friend to day who asked me the question…is what you do a necessity or a luxury? I immediately responded that SAM is a necessity – but at the same time it made
I was privy to an interesting conversation a few weeks ago…the topic was “What level of non-compliance is acceptable?”. Basically the basis for the discussion was that being illegal on some licenses was to be expected but