Transparency promotes harmony: SAM

With the rapid change of pace in markets and the competitive environment, companies are being presented with new challenges. IT solutions which are optimised to meet specific requirements, can offer increased cost benefits and a strengthening of competitive positions. Consequently, the area of software is demanding more focus. Balancing costs against increased productivity and efficiency can go some way toward software management. However, add to this the increasing need for companies to react to the demands from software manufacturers for licensing verification and the task becomes far more complex. For a growing number of companies, the basis for accomplishing this is an efficient Software Asset Management system.

More than just license administration
The proportion of IT costs which software now represents is up to 30%. Software and licenses are assets, and should be handled accordingly. This is where Insight's SAM processes come in. It is not just simple license administration, but a set of comprehensive processes – from selection and procurement to the distribution and administration of the software.



The following pages will introduce you to the SAM services offered by Insight which support these processes. Our solution is tailored to meet your needs and as defined by you. This, in conjunction with our expert advice, will produce services that not only complement one another perfectly but also generates optimum benefits on their own

SAM in practice
Software Asset Management is the term used for all those processes and the infrastructures required to manage, monitor and protect the software assets of an organisation throughout their entire life cycle. Software in this sense includes both the licenses and the installed applications. SAM tracks business process as well as legal requirements.

SAM provides answers ...
Increasingly, IT administrators are being confronted with software issues:

• Which software is installed where
• How many licenses are available?
• What is the company’s licensing situation; are there too many or too few licenses, or the wrong ones?
• Do we have software assets that provide limited R.O.I.?
• Are we spending too much on licenses?
• Are we using the right licenses?
• Are the right processes in place for license management?
• Which software solutions fit our business needs?
• How are we reacting to the demands of software manufacturers for license verification?

Currently, only a limited number of companies are in a position to answer these questions. SAM will provide you with the means to effectively address these issues.#
 
… and promotes transparency
Every office workstation today has an average of € 780.– in software installed. On average 25%* of this software is improperly licensed, and with a non-use rate of 38%, license mismanagement is costing companies a great deal of money.

* Source: own analysis