The Benefits of SAM - Financial Security
Where SAM is successfully implemented significant cost savings relating to the procurement of software, increased employee productivity and greater operational efficiency are the result. Below are some practical examples of some cost savings Smart Licence SAM implementation services can deliver to your enterprise:
Prevent Waste & Redundancy
SAM allows you to monitor where software is deployed and helps you understand the requirements of end users. This allows enterprises to prevent the replication of purchases, identify software for redistribution and pinpoints users where lower level specifications could be used.
Greater Negotiating Power
When enterprises are in a position of non compliance software manufactures will use this to their advantage by not providing discounts on new technology requirements. If software vendors feel an issue exists, the threat of an audit may be used to secure business in a specific timeline without discounts. When enterprises maintain an effective SAM program this strengthens their negotiating position allowing access to better price points.
Tactical Infrastructure Planning
Knowing what software versions are deployed and what versions you are entitled to use allows enterprises to strategically plan new deployments and retirement of end of life or unsupported software. This will also allow enterprises to understand where to consolidate the number of software vendor solutions to make cost savings; for example Microsoft Core Cal & Enterprise Cal licensing greatly reduces cost.
Improved Software Procurement Practices
A centralised SAM process will allow your enterprise to take a more strategic approach when it comes to the procurement of software licences. A centralised SAM process will identify where cost savings can be made by consolidating the number of licence agreements & vendors. SAM also allows enterprises to time phase purchases to maximise bulk discounts.
Improved End User Productivity
SAM allows you to identify where software can be standardised preventing compatibility issues and reducing support costs.