Software Asset Management

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Using ITAM Data for Cloud Migration – Preparation, Verification and Optimization
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Migrating business processes and applications to the public cloud enables companies to move away from paying for and maintaining their own infrastructure. When an organization is considering moving to the cloud, what is the best source of data for migration planning? It’s often the data generated by the IT Asset Management (ITAM) program. ITAM data is integral to building the business case for migrating to the cloud.
December 12, 2017 Read more
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Automated License Harvesting and Benefits
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Does your organization have a process in place for re-using or harvesting software licenses? For example, when a desktop or laptop is retired, what happens to the software licenses that reside on the machine? With a reliable harvesting process, the software assets that can be re-assigned should go into a pool of available licenses for re-use. A Software Asset Management (SAM) tool that manages licenses and monitors application usage can help automate the process of harvesting.
November 6, 2017 Read more
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The Value of End-of-Life Data
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One of the basic benefits of IT Asset Management (ITAM) is gaining an understanding of the hardware and software components that make up your environment.
September 22, 2017 Read more
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Software Licensing in the Cloud Made Easy
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Over the past several years, organizations have been moving more and more internal business processes to the cloud in an effort to reduce infrastructure and labor costs while increasing efficiencies. While this approach may meet these main objectives, it creates Software Asset Management challenges.
August 3, 2017 Read more
Integration Methods & Connectors
ITAM and ITSM – From Silos to Integrated Systems
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Historically, IT organizations have suffered from the silo effect in which IT Asset Management (ITAM) and IT Service Management (ITSM) functions operated separately and information between the groups and supporting systems was not shared or integrated.
April 7, 2017 Read more
Data Normalization
Is Your Discovery Data Good Enough?
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Effective Software Asset Management (SAM) begins with the collection of data – data on your IT hardware and software assets as well as specific attributes about them. Ideally, this raw data is collected via an automated discovery tool and then fed into a normalization engine that transforms the data into software license titles. The normalization process can be done through a SAM tool or manually…regardless of how it is accomplished, the discovery data needs to be complete and accurate in order to gain the most value from your SAM program.
March 23, 2017 Read more
Oracle License Management
Identifying Your Oracle Database Instances with Confidence
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Eracent and our trusted partner Konnagar recently presented two Oracle license management webinars – “Managing Your Oracle ULA” and “Oracle License Optimization: Saving Money, Reducing Risk”. The participants posed a few interesting questions, so we thought we’d extend a few of those questions and responses to this forum.
November 17, 2016 Read more
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