Microsoft Server Software CAL Setup on ServiceNow SAM Pro

About CAL Client Access Licenses or CAL are a category of licenses sold by Microsoft that provide access to server software. Client Access Licenses (CALs) are applicable to server products licensed un...

License use analysis on SAM Pro

SAM Managers struggle to accurately assess the overall license consumption for software installations in SAM Pro. They also require a method to reconcile the total number of software installations for...

Individual Licensing for Broadcom vROps (vRealize Operations) – An interesting use case for SAM

Contents Purpose: Issue: Challenge: Approach: Strategy-1: ITOM– How to extract number of VMs configured/managed by vROps Strategy-2: SAM– How to align VMs count fetched from ITOM into SAM workspace. F...

Allocate License to the Host or the Virtual machine in a Hypervisor cluster as per your preferences

ServiceNow SAM Pro provides optimization opportunities to make the best available use of your available licenses. To understand this better you can review this video here: Video: Cluster License Optim...

Microsoft Windows Server License compliance and Optimization support on ServiceNow SAM Pro

Agent Client Collector for Visibility(ACC-V) for Software asset management of end user devices

Contents Purpose Pre-requisites What is it Part 1- Discovery of EUCs using ACC-V Part 2 – Consuming the output for SAM Software Usages/Metering Sam Reconciliation & Optimization Important Tables & Job...

GLAS data collection & Oracle Options & Management Pack processing, compliance in SAM

Purpose: This write-up aims to highlight all events related to the successful positioning of license compliance for Oracle Options and Management Packs in the SAM workspace. Pre-requisites: Below plug...

Integrating with Salesforce CRM and Subscription Optimization

This article provides a detailed, step-by-step guide on configuring the Software Asset Management (SAM) application with Salesforce Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to successfully load CRM subs...

Microsoft SQL Server: Inventory Discovery, Normalization and Analytics Support on SAM Pro

ServiceNow supports the discovery of MS SQL Server database and component services. To understand more on MS SQL Server, you can check the website here. To understand details about different editions ...

Software Suite Inference on ServiceNow SAM Pro

Software Suite is a group of related software(s) that is offered as a unit. Suite Inference is a ServiceNow SAM Pro feature that helps determine if the software (installed or subscribed) is a part of ...

Reduce time to value with ServiceNow's Xanadu release of Software Asset Management

ServiceNow Software Asset Management on the Now Platform Xanadu release ServiceNow® Software Asset Management offers a cohesive platform for technical teams to optimize technology spend, mitigate risk...

Enhance Your Software Asset Management with ServiceNow's Content Service

In the rapidly changing world of IT, efficiently managing software assets is crucial to maintaining compliance, optimizing costs, and ensuring smooth operations. ServiceNow's Software Asset Management...

How to Request and Install Software Asset Management (SAM) Professional Plugins

In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the process of requesting, installing, and verifying Software Asset Management (SAM) Professional plugins for your ServiceNow instance. We’ll cover the differ...

Navigating the Content Library Portal: Your Gateway to Efficient Software Asset Management

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, effective software asset management (SAM) is crucial for optimizing your IT investments. The Content Library Portal within the Software Asset Management Conten...