Phase 3 i where you start collecting proof of purchase documents for software entitlements (owned software) and reconciliation and license optimization. Now when things get to be real fun. Over the years most companies have done a horrible job of controlling the acquisition of software. This is especially true in fast growing or start-up companies. [...]
Now that you’ve identified and normalized all the Software Publishers in your environment you can begin the task of identifying and normalizing each publisher’s applications. As with the publisher information there are several areas on your system that will contain the information you need. You’ll also see a lot of variation with how a publisher [...]
The first process in any software asset management (SAM) project is the identification of a “normalized” software publisher and this can often be a challenging task. Software publisher that will be installed in your environment literally cross all industry lines. The list includes: Traditional software publishers, such as Microsoft, Symantec, Adobe, etc. (The biggies) Shareware/Freeware [...]
