Software Asset Management

If you feel software licences are not properly managed, we can assess the current situation and suggest the way forward. We can also manage software licences for you.

What is SAM?

Software Asset Management (SAM) is a best practice which incorporates a set of proven processes and procedures for managing and optimizing your organization’s IT assets. Implementing SAM protects your software investments and helps you recognize what you have.

Why SAM and what are the benefits of SAM?

SAM helps keep you compliant with licensing requirements by protecting intellectual property and your access to its benefits.

SAM eliminates waste, overlap and duplicate purchases throughout your organization. It will help to streamline IT resources and improve visibility and control of your environment now and in the future.

Benefits can include:

Cost Savings (Control over software cost, Reduces support and maintenance cost, Optimized software deployment, More data protection and Increased employee productivity)
Business risk (Improved security and preparedness, Minimizing legal risk, Smoother operation and Piece of mind as your organization grows)
SAM Advantage (Better bargaining power, Earning customer trust, Faster roll outs, Better protection in case of emergency and Improved business performance and growth potential)
Disaster Protection (Updated inventory lets you know what you have, Offsite backup ensures fast system restoration and Prof of ownership ensures continues compliance)

SAM and Licencing

It is essential for you to fully understand your Licencing options in order to optimize your software assets and accommodate future growth in a cost effective way. Different vendors have different licencing schemes. So harmonization of licences could a challenging and complex process. But it does not require the knowledge of licensing only but as well as knowledge of business in order to achieve.

Therefore it is important to have a partner who understands your business and has deep knowledge of SAM. We at RBCS are looking on SAM from business point of view, what values it brings to you.

Already having SAM in place?

And you feel you need to improve on it in order to reduce software cost, risk and compliance? We can assist you in the review of your existing SAM. We will evaluate your current implementation and status of SAM and will come out with suggestions for improvement.