Software Asset Management

Learn how a proactive software asset management program reduces costs through software asset optimization, license optimization, and detailed visibility into ownership, usage, and security risks.

Define software assets and licenses, optimize entitlement and provisioning, and reconcile usage to ensure compliance and reduce excess licenses through proactive management.

Explore software asset management and its subsets, including license management and software compliance, focusing on lifecycle cost, license optimization, and cross-unit integration to maximize value.

Explore the full spectrum of software licensing types, from device-based and named-user licenses to network and concurrent licenses, subscription and cloud-based models, client access licenses, volume and enterprise licenses.

Learn to measure outcomes in a software asset management and license optimization program using operational and financial metrics, such as license mapping, unused installations, and cost savings.

Explore how to reconcile software licenses by matching inventory consumption data with entitlement, gather quality data from multiple sources, and prepare for audits to avoid under-licensing or over-licensing.

Establish a standardized software license management process to ensure compliance, optimize entitlements, track licenses, and collaborate with inventory and asset procurement.

Prepare for software license audits by establishing an audit response team, front-loading documentation, and aligning policies with purchases; stay cooperative, ask questions, and track contracts and licenses to mitigate risk.

Explore the five-phase vendor auditor license compliance review process, from id investigation to settlement, including internal and customer notifications, audits, and data reconciliation.

Explore the DINROS model for software asset management, guiding discovery, normalization, reconciliation, optimization, and sharing to achieve complete visibility and compliant, cost-efficient licensing across physical, virtual, cloud, and endpoint devices.