SAM for IT Departments
Typically IT departments and management teams are the key benefactors of an effective SAM program. For SAM to be a success in your enterprise IT departments will need to play a pivotal part as they will typically maintain & monitor the SAM database and associated processes.
Below are some of the key benefits IT departments can expect to see once an enterprise has correct control of its software assets
- Avoid legal exposure associated with running unlicensed software which can lead to a damaged reputation internally and externally.
- Identify financial exposure associated with running unlicensed software allowing you to safeguard IT budgets from inadvertent non compliance.
- Eliminate operation risk associated with a software vendor led audit.
- Understand what software is deployed, where and how often it is being used, allowing you to accurately determine your exact software licence requirements.
- Effective planning for future deployments by accurately understanding product lifecycles you have the ability to identify end of life software and upcoming upgrade requirements.
- Identify software deployed but no longer in use that can be consolidated or redeployed elsewhere in the business to deliver tangible cost savings.
- Reduce support costs by allowing you to understand where software can be standardised and identify where unused maintained software can be decommissioned.
- Deliver smoother IT operations by allowing IT departments easy access to new software as the business requires.
- Reduce security risks as you will have a transparent view of systems that need to be patched and where.