6 reasons to get started with ITAM now

Your IT department can’t do its job right unless it knows everything that exists in the environment. Those assets include hardware, software, clouds, licenses, contracts, subscriptions, and so on. ITA...

Managing Potential Access of Software Deployed on Citrix Farms

Author: Srinivas Ramanujaiah It is quite common in the enterprise world to leverage Citrix’s virtual infrastructure solutions to grant end-users access to products like Microsoft Office. The use of vi...

Effectively manage software upgrades and downgrades using ServiceNow SAM

Author: Srinivas Ramanujaiah Downgrading a software license is the process of applying a more recent version of a license to an earlier version. Upgrading a software license occurs when a newer versio...

12 questions to determine software compliance readiness

There are many potential business issues that could trigger the start of a software asset management (SAM) program. One of the most common can be summed up in one word: compliance. Whether an organiza...

Simplify software governance on a single platform

The 2020 global forecast for enterprise software spend amounts to $507 billion, with SaaS spend reaching $110 billion (1). Within the first year of implementing a SAM solution, organizations can save ...

Hardware Deployment Process

Kylie & Rory discuss the finer points to consider when crafting a Hardware Deployment Process. Watch and subscribe so that you don't miss future monthly releases.

Hardware Purchase Process

Take five minutes out of your day to hear Kylie Fowler & Rory Canavan discuss the finer aspects to consider when crafting your hardware purchase process.

Building out your ITAM Support Team

You've Worked Through Your SAM Implementation. Now What? The benefits delivered by a successful SAM and HAM implementation are numerous and varied: better software and hardware spend management, readi...

ServiceNow SAM Entitlement Import User Guide

Historically, the most challenging aspect of any Software Asset Management program, regardless of the tool, is gathering of software entitlements in a meaningful and complete way. With SAM, the simple...

The Bermuda Triangle of SAM

This 3 minute video serves to highlight the value in having workflows that communicate well in supporting Software Asset Management - without these in place, your organization will always be on the ba...

Using SAM to Create and Maintain your CMDB: Whitepaper

SAM Charter has been a principle advocate of companies creating and maintaining Software Asset Management Systems to manage software – indeed, their CEO (Rory Canavan) lobbied Working Group 21 to cons...

Deliver value faster by running SAM on a single architecture platform

For a majority of SAM practitioners, managing software assets (both on-premise and in the cloud) has primarily been done using lengthy, manual processes on an excel spreadsheet or with external legacy...

5 simple steps to get started with SAM

In 2019, it is important for professionals to revisit their SAM strategies (and their SAM solutions) and set achievable goals for the year. But where should they start? In this post, we’ll walk throug...

Your SAM Goals for 2019

With 2019 now in full swing, it’s important to take a look at some of the key trends and goals that software asset managers are using to make this year one of the best yet. From single-platform operat...