This is a follow-up to my last post on Software Asset Management (SAM) in the Cloud. I received clarification from the folks at Atea on a few points that were previously unclear to me. Before my original post, I was unsure about how Atea accounted for purchases and entitlements. These are a couple of key factors for determining an organization’s...
SAM is Beginning to Sizzle: Independent Software Asset Management Survey Results
A recent independent software asset management (SAM) survey was completed by Forester and The ITAM review with a base of about 200 IT asset management (ITAM) and IT service management (ITSM) pros. SAM is a ten year old initiative that has been on the back burner at many organizations, until recently. A couple of points are clear, SAM programs are...
Software Asset Management (SAM) in the Cloud
The point of offering SAM services in the Cloud is basically the same reason as any other software as a service (SasS) is being offered these days. The key reason is for organizations to reduce the cost of hosting the service themselves. I’ve seen lots of SAM service providers offering this service but not all of them leverage Microsoft SCCM....
Avoiding Software Asset Management Program Failures
If you think about it, software asset management (SAM) programs are really a series of projects strung together to drive an organization to a higher lever of maturity. Usually, either the SAM Optimization Model or the Software License Optimization Maturity Model is used as a measure to determine the maturity level of the organization. As with any project, there are many risks...
Is software asset management another passing fad?
There are many initiatives in organizations today that come and go like shifting sand. Each day there seems to be a new burning issue to resolve that replaces the one from yesterday. SAM concepts are relatively new to folks in the US. Some may wonder if software asset management (SAM) is one of those “fad” initiatives. After my first year in the trenches, I’m...
Managing Concurrent Software Licenses for Engineering, Oil and Gas
Specialized applications such as those utilized by the Oil and Gas industry tend to be among the most expensive of all applications. Quite often these types of applications tend to utilize concurrent licensing. Here is a webinar to help you to optimize your organization’s use of this valuable asset. Attend this Webinar to learn about: Software vendor selection Software contract...
SAM Book for Noobies
A recent post by Martin on The ITAM Review invites readers to supply input for a book he is currently working on entitled: Software Asset Management – The First Ninety Days . Martin provides a table of contents and is asking folks to submit additional topics they may find helpful. Click the link to read the full article: Software Asset...
US military gunning for software license optimization: Flexera approved as US DOD vendor
It’s great to see the US Department of Defense (DOD) taking charge of their software assets, a govenement agency long known for having a sizable amount of waste in so many forms. According to one article “…Section 937 — the Software License Optimization provision — of the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The law mandates the DOD’s CIO to...
SCCM 2012 Asset Intelligence Software License Management Limitations
Do you rely on SCCM alone for software license compliance information? According to Microsoft, you should think again! About a month ago I posted on a pair of license management products from 1E that also offers integration with SCCM. Within that post, I also mentioned some similar products from 1Es competitors. One of the reasons that I recommend purchasing complementary...
Flexera Ranks Top 10 License Optimization Blogs for 2012
Generally, license optimization is a focus of mature Software Asset Management (SAM) programs. If you are interested in learning more about this topic have a look at Flexera’s Top 10 rankings post. SQL 210 and Windows 8 blog posts came in first and second, respectively . Typically, the posts at Flexera to provide useful info for SAM analysts while linking...
Take Action Against Unfair Licensing Practices
A grass-roots movement is forming within the software licensing industry that is calling for fairness. Read on if you would like to learn more about this effort. As you may know, software licenses are actually a type of legal contract. In general, the purpose of a legal contract is to protect all the parties that have entered into an agreement....
Optimizing Concurrent Software Licenses Management
Believe it or not, concurrent licensing is still a popular licensing model in the software industry. Generally, there isn’t much risk for non-compliance due to license management servers. Usually though, organizations overspend to ensure there are no outages when users make requests from the license servers. Optimizing this licensing model is a bit more complex than most SAM tools can handle. Flexera posted...
Robert Wood: Ryan, you are saying the ping uses the FQDN?, because the only way it ...
Ryan Ephgrave: Are you talking about the WOL tool? I only check for the IP when I hav...
Robert Wood: Hi we have right click tools installed with SCCM 2012, I have noticed...
Garth Jones: Wow that is cool thanks!!...
Garth Jones: Wow that is cool thanks!!...