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Microsoft
SAM makes it easier to
identify what you have, where it's
running, and whether redundancy may
exist.
SAM eliminates
waste, overlap, and duplicate purchases
throughout your organization. By
optimizing your software assets and
streamlining your internal processes,
SAM can help you save time and money,
improve workflow, and increase your
competitiveness as your company grows in
size and maturity.
A fully implemented
SAM plan can help you cut costs, improve
security and compliance, and also
anticipate future software needs. SAM
also helps organizations accurately
capture the costs and benefits
associated with IT projects that enable
a competitive advantage.
Financial Security
The complexities of managing
software across an organization make
controlling costs a big challenge
and can leave you feeling
financially vulnerable. Implementing
a good SAM plan controls your costs
with standardization throughout the
software life cycle. You can thereby
secure the information needed to
choose the most cost-effective
licensing programs, provide better
IT forecasting for budgeting, and
receive tax benefits associated with
software depreciation.
Volume discounts for better price
points
SAM can help you save when
purchasing your licenses, improve
relations with your software
resellers, and give you an advantage
in future negotiations. These
benefits and others are possible
because a fully implemented SAM plan
gives you a better understanding of
what types of licenses—and how
many—your organization has purchased
and deployed, and what you are
actually using and therefore need.
More liability control
A good SAM plan helps you avoid
financial penalties and legal costs
by ensuring that your licenses are
compliant, and helps prevent any
potential damage to your reputation
that could arise from a lawsuit. SAM
can also help you achieve compliance
with government regulations that
require strict standards of IT
governance and controls.
Good corporate governance
Effective corporate governance
begins with two basic steps:
identifying the risks facing your
business, and controlling and
mitigating those risks before they
can have an impact. SAM can help you
identify your business and
compliance risks associated with
software management (or lack
thereof) and establish a set of
well-defined best practices that
help ensure consistent management of
these assets throughout your
organization.
Increased employee satisfaction
A good SAM plan will give your
employees the right tools they need
to do their jobs. Trouble-free
software and IT systems that
function as they should will result
not only in increased efficiency,
but also in better overall employee
morale.
Smoother operations
Your entire organization runs better
with SAM. Initially, by providing
better automation and standardizing
processes to help reduce complexity,
SAM optimizes your software and IT
resources and lets you focus on
running your business.
Infrastructure Optimization can take
your business from a non-managed
reactive state to a proactive,
optimized, and dynamic state. You
also have an added peace of mind by
ensuring your software is genuine
and not pirated. This provides an
extra layer of security and
efficiency that pirated software
cannot, and which might in fact
interrupt your IT systems and
overall business.
Reduce/eliminate waste and
redundancy
Overlapping, non-integrated, and
outdated applications are just
harder to manage. SAM gives you the
information you need to make the
best use of your software assets and
to pay only for what you use.
Thorough and ongoing reconciliation
can reveal software overlap, as well
as software that you no longer use
and can consequently retire but are
still maintaining. SAM therefore
enables you to reduce/eliminate
maintenance plans and additional
fees on software you no longer use.
*Always check your license
agreements before transferring
software. Certain agreements may
limit the transfer or redeployment
of software.
Better market position
SAM can help your business gain the
competitive advantage it needs in
the marketplace. Up-to-date
licensing and an extensive,
comprehensive documented media
library can result in faster, easier
processes and streamlined software
functionality throughout the
organization; both with day to day
activities and in times of mergers
and acquisitions.
Increased long-term business value
Implementing SAM can increase your
organization's agility and enhance
its future value by ensuring that
you make strategic use of resources
in times of changing business
conditions. With consistent and
effective SAM practices in place,
your business is more efficient and
can respond quickly to market
conditions and opportunities.
Following the best practices in your
SAM plan results in better
information for decision making and
a higher degree of operational
excellence; ultimately driving
long-term business value.
Flexibility for the future
SAM gives you better insight into
your future software needs and
provides a scalable foundation for
growth. Instead of buying all the
newest software and updates
available, you’ll be able to decide
exactly what software is needed and
when you’ll need it. With SAM, you
can plan for your future needs now.
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