2025 Software Asset Management Office Hours: Year-End Recap Managing Software Asset Management (SAM) can often seem like navigating a landscape that's constantly changing. The obstacles range from ensuring accurate foundational data to tackling the...
Here we share implementation leading practices for Software Asset Management. We also include a helpful Implementation Readiness Checklist to help further guide you with a successful implementation. Note - majority of successful customers utilize a c...
Sharing visual architecture designs I’ve worked on for SAM.You might find the SAM one online, but this is an updated version with improved structure and clarity.These diagrams can be super useful for:-Customer workshops and value discussions- Interna...
Hello Community, While working on a client project, I learned a few things and wanted to share them with you all. The client's requirement was to enable multiple currencies on the platform because they wanted to manage their purchase orders and l...
SAM Managers need to create software model(s) manually which used to make the process of determining compliance on ServiceNow a tad bit inefficient. Hence, we had introduced a feature to automatically create software model in Madrid Release. Softwa...
If you’re just getting started with Software Asset Management (SAM), you’ll quickly come across the term normalization. In simple terms, normalization ensures that your software data like product names, versions, publishers, and editions is consisten...
I recently finished the SAM simulator and teammates who were unable to finish frequently reached out to me for help. So, I wrote a step-by-step guide to assist the SAM simulator in the hopes of helping others who might be having trouble navigating th...
Welcome to the Software Asset Management Quick Start Guide If you're just starting your Software Asset Management journey, then you've come to the right place. This guide will help you get up to speed on activating and realizing value from ServiceNow...
Hi ServiceNow Folks,ServiceNow is offering Free "Software Asset Management (SAM) Fundamentals" Course, below is the link. SAM Course: Link Thanks and Regards, Abdul
What are all these fields, and do I need to be concerned with them? Since the availability of the Software Asset Management application in the Jakarta release, there have been many inquiries about the attributes contained in the cmdb_sam_sw_install ...
Going through the Software Asset Management (SAM) Professional Fundamentals course the first time, I found the data model and architecture pretty spaghetti. It made sense when reading the chapters but I could not compile a clear overview in my mind. ...
Welcome to ServiceNow® Software Asset Management Congratulations on purchasing ServiceNow® Software Asset Management (SAM)! With ServiceNow SAM, you’ll take control of your software assets, reducing compliance risk and lowering software costs. This...
The Power of Accurate IT Asset Data with ServiceNow's Comprehensive ITAM Content Library ServiceNow’s comprehensive ITAM Content Library delivers complete, accurate, and continuously updated IT asset data—natively integrated into various ITAM workf...
Let's start with a video. What follows after the video is the complete set of instructions that the video refers to. The Quick Solution If you find yourself retiring a Software Entitlement and replacing it with a new one, you may be wondering how...
Asset Management and Configuration Management are distinct areas of focus, and yet it can be very difficult to differentiate assets from configuration items. Understanding the difference will facilitate the creation of well-defined Asset and Config...
Software Asset Management Properties You have all seen them and maybe you are your organization’s expert who breaks through the mystery of what they do and how they impact SAM functionality or you are just as perplexed as many people and don’t have ...
Dear Team, I have developed the Software Asset Management Solution session in accordance with the Out-of-the-Box (OOB) guidelines outlined in the step-by-step guide. This guide details a session lasting between 15 to 20 minutes, broken down into mana...
It always helps to understand how ServiceNow products work foundationally and how they are connected to other products, which is the purpose of the following product architectures. Hardware Asset Management - Product Architecture Blueprint Cloud ...
The Path to Value for a SAM Program in ServiceNow Implementing a SAM program within ServiceNow provides organizations with a systematic method to monitor, manage, and optimise their software assets. To fully leverage your SAM program, it’s crucial to...
Software Asset Management Software Asset Management (SAM) accelerates time to business outcomes, providing a more complete picture of on-premises software, SaaS, and cloud resources. No matter where you are on your journey, the resources and too...
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