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Software Asset Management

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SaaS challenges: Discovery

As an old saying goes, you cannot manage what you cannot measure. So how can we discover all of the SaaS applications used by an organisation? Regardless of what all the tool vendors advertise, the answer is not that simple.

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Where is SAM in 2020?

We may have reached the point where SAM, as we know it, is irrelevant. Is it dead as many hoped about ten years ago? Definitely not. But if we continue holding on to the compliance-first, licence-centric, audit-defence-only approach, we may soon become extinct.

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Software Asset Management and geopolitical risks

The risks caused by geopolitics including loss of data, investment etc. are rather real even if you are a loyal customer.

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You have just bought Windows 10 E3 for your company. But have you?

A story of how I almost ruined a perfect family weekend. And a little bit about licensing Windows 10 E3.

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Practical recommendations on software licensing

A pleasant trend for most CIOs is the increased attention of non-technical managers to the reliability of IT infrastructure, as well as to the management of risks associated with the use of IT. CFOs go further – they now require more transparent IT budgets, clearer ROI.