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A Best-Practices Approach to Software Asset Management

Overview According to Gartner, 30 percent of large enterprises will experience at least one on-site software audit per year through 2008. What this means is, if you're not already vigilantly tracking what software is in use in your company and where, you need to.

This white paper from ManageSoft discusses an ITIL-based best-practices approach to software asset management (SAM) and explains how, in addition to ensuring you're ready for your next software audit, this methodology can help improve your:

Software and hardware purchasing arrangements
Negotiating position
Allocation of software licenses
Infrastructure planning processes
Risk management posture
Competitive advantage

Download this white paper to learn more about standards-based SAM and how it can reduce the risks associated with inadequate license management practices in your enterprise.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	ManageSoft	File Format	PDF
Date Published	July 2006	Downloads	119
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Knowledge and Data Management, Customer Support Services, Procurement - Purchasing, Finance, Legal, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., Resources Mgmt., ROI - TCO, Strategic Planning, IT Reliability, Sarbanes-Oxley, ITIL, Procurement and Sourcing

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