Microsoft Windows Server License ManagementMany organizations own and deploy multiple editions of Microsoft Windows Server operating systems in their environments. However, many often struggle with efficient tracking and management of th… September 2, 2016 Eric Cassens
An Alternative Solution for Managing IBM Sub-capacity LicensingFrom the IBM Passport Advantage webpage, we see that “Sub-capacity licensing lets you license an eligible software product for less than the full capacity of your server or group of servers. It provid… July 18, 2016 Flexera
OMB’s New FITARA Guidelines for Software Asset Management: The Federal Government Got it RightThe federal government spends more than $6 billion per year on software. Without a government-wide Software Asset Management strategy in place, Flexera estimates that as much as 25 percent of that software spend – or $1.5 billion – is wasted annually. That waste occurs because software is a fundamentally complex and difficult asset to manage. Without Software Asset Management (SAM)/Software License Optimization people, processes and technology … June 3, 2016 Jim Ryan
How will Microsoft licensing for Windows Server 2016 affect you?At the end of last year, Microsoft confirmed what many had believed for some time—it will be transitioning its Windows Server operating system from the once simplistic device based licensing model to … May 17, 2016 Flexera
SAM and Governance – The Road to Hell? (Part 1)Michael Gerrard, Research Vice President at Gartner has written that “IT governance addresses two major topics: demand governance (“doing the right things”) and supply-side governance (“doing things r… April 14, 2016 Flexera
I have an ITSM solution, why do I need a Software Asset Management solution too?Many of the enterprise customers we work with already have, or are in the process of implementing, an IT Service Management (ITSM) solution such as BMC or ServiceNow. IT Service Management is focused … February 2, 2016 Flexera
Software license consumption—when does it happen?When does software license consumption actually occur? That is, what constitutes consumption of the license? The answer is that it depends on the license model being used for the software in question.… October 30, 2015 Flexera
Use Gartner’s Tool Decision Framework to Select the Right Software Asset Management ToolGartner Analyst Hank Marquis recently published a report titled: Use Gartner’s Tool Decision Framework for SAM to Create Your Roadmap. The intent of the framework is to enable IT Asset Managers and IT… October 2, 2015 Flexera
IBM License Management for Hot, Warm, and Cold Backup ServersAs mentioned in the previous blog on this topic, I wanted to dive into the IBM vendor-specific case for managing licenses in hot, warm and cold backup servers. For its part, IBM has generally used the… July 24, 2015 Flexera
You’re Getting Warmer—License Management for Hot, Warm, and Cold Backup ServersManaging datacenter server software licenses, as we all know, can be a challenge. One of those challenges is dealing with licensing terms and conditions related to backup servers. First, you have to k… June 26, 2015 Flexera
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