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Contract Analysis Service
Most discussions with software vendors about terms and conditions like the licensing model and license compliancy start when contracts are signed, but that’s
– obviously –
not the way to do it.
Wat is Software Asset Management (SAM)
Iedereen heeft het tegenwoordig over Software asset management oftewel SAM. Wat het allemaal wel kan betekenen voor je bedrijf en nog veel meer. En ik ben het met bijna iedereen eens. Echter merk ik vaak dat er over SAM wordt gesproken, terwijl er eigenlijk licentie beheer of licentie management wordt bedoeld. Het maakt mij eigenlijk […]
Lack of attention for Software Asset Management
Some time ago I posted this question on Linkedin: “If Software Asset Management saves money or avoids (unexpected) extra software spend, why is it not implemented in every organization?” Some comments I got were: Things become difficult when we see a misconception in terms of ideology and belief that Software Assets and Compliance related to […]
Sustainable IT & Software asset management requires a mind shift
IT & Software Asset Management up til now All the experts are still quite busy with the evolution of software asset management (SAM) to ITAM. One should ask himself how the ITAM evolution compares to other current hot topics. We look at security and IoT and other hot technical topics. The future What about sustainability? […]
Why do IT & Software Asset Management projects fail so often?
Software Asset Management (SAM) is at In2SAM a daily discussion topic. We see this day after day in various organizations around us. Companies that bought an IT & SAM tool (often on advocacy of a vendor or tooling partner) and start enthusiastically an IT & SAM project. During the project, it becomes clear that all […]
Valkuilen bij softwarecontractering*
Sorry, this entry is only available in Nederlands. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Bij de inkoop van software van grote leveranciers zijn de bepalingen van en verwijzingen in het contract, de inhoud van het licentiemodel […]
And they (SAP) ‘promised’ not to directly pursue ……
Promisses SAP spokes persons and account managers were very quick to mention to the world that, now they won the Diageo court case, they wouldn’t directly start harvesting the new situation on indirect access. And in effect that’s a bit true. They now seem to aim at the big treasure chests that are out there. […]
You’ve got a serious data issue, and might not know about it.
Eye opener I was at a NextSales meeting with a company that has a solution for anonymizing and pseudonymizing data. Risky data it is. And I must say I was happy to be there. As it turns out they have a solid solution for one of the biggest problems in the IT&SAM field: anonymization of […]
ISO 19770 as quality insurance
ISO19770 As more and more organizations are working with SAM solutions, the question is how to keep up the quality level as high as achieved at the end of the SAM implementation project. And this is a valid question. I see that at the end of these projects organizations lean back, and sigh in relief […]
The legal function in Software Asset Management.
Last week I received an email with a letter attached, inviting us to use the Progress Software Asset Management service. In the attached letter, Progress explained that using this service would be of great advantage for the organisation I work in. It would reduce the cost of licenses a lot. At the end of the […]