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What is the future of software? (and what does it mean for SAM?)
What does the future hold for software? How will it be delivered, how will it be priced, and will we ever be able to move to a usage-based pricing model? In my opinion, all enterprise software ... -
EULA’s explained in simple terms
EULA stands for “End User License Agreement”. The EULA can also be known as a software license agreement. What does this mean? The EULA is basically a legal contract between an end user and a vendor ... -
Process of the Month – Named User Verification Process
This is another area of Software Asset Management that often gets over-looked; namely the updating and maintaining of data concerning named user licenses. This could be viewed as another déjà vu moment; insofar as the core ... -
What does it take to manage floating licenses?
This article was written and contributed by Ori Kaplan, Support Manager at OpenLM. Floating Software Licensing is a method of sharing a limited number of licensed applications throughout an organization (or part of it). Floating licenses are ... -
The Dangers of Click-Through Licensing
When you install a new piece of software either from the Internet or from a network drive within your organisation, you will have come across the click-through licensing concept. The click-through license is usually in the ... -
Secret Diary of an IT Manager: It's tough without budget
This article serves as the diary of an IT Manager and the issues that he/she faces on a day-to-day basis without a dedicated ITAM structure in place within their organization. What you read is 100% based ... -
Modern SAM requires ‘Environment Recognition’ as much as ‘Software Recognition’
This is part one of a two part series on ‘Environment Recognition’. Part two will be published in due course. Here at ITAMS, it’s been interesting to witness the increased interest in the ITAM market and ... -
Process of the Month – Scope Verification Process
Donald Rumsfeld once made a speech concerning “known-knowns, known-unknowns and unknown unknowns” (what a star!) The scope verification process seeks to find out those known-unknowns. Any devices coming onto the network and within the scope of ... -
Software Audits: Skillful Preparation for Complex Compliance Negotiations
This article has been contributed by Christof Beaupoil, President and Co-founder, Aspera Technologies Inc. Software compliance audits are always an inconvenience for the affected companies, especially when it comes to time and money. In conjunction with ...