Stark reminder not to ignore software compliance

by Matt Fisher 30. October 2012 05:23
As a vendor of software license management solutions, we prefer to focus on the positives of SAM, helping organizations understand how to make substantial cost savings by optimizing volume licensing agreements, re-harvesting unused applications and more. But news this week that a UK safety firm has been forced to pay the Business Software Alliance (BSA) nearly £100,000 (US $160,550) for using unlicensed copies of software from Adobe, Autodesk, Microsoft and Symantec brings into sharp focus t... [More]

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ROI in a day? Yes, it really can happen

by Matt Fisher 12. September 2012 04:36
One of the differentiators for License Manager when it comes to managing software license entitlements is the ability to import Microsoft License Statements (MLS) in their raw state.  That, in its own right, is a major labor-saver for organizations - eliminating the need to manipulate or transform data before it can be imported into the license management solution. But in the case of License Dashboard, that feature is something of an iceberg - impressive enough above the waterline, but the... [More]

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How much of a challenge really is the Entitlement side of the software license compliance equation?

by Sean Robinson 3. April 2012 08:08
Software license compliance is very much a two sided equation of usage versus entitlement.  The understanding of these two sides has similar levels of complexity and challenges in calculating. Often organizations can be distracted by the perceived capabilities of a license management tool and dramatically underestimate both the level of effort and licensing know-how that is still required to get the most from the chosen solution (let's be clear here, NO license management tool offers 100% a... [More]

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Do you really know what's on your network?

by Sean Robinson 5. September 2011 06:29
With network inventory (sometimes referred to as 'discovery') tools having now been available for over a decade, it's sometimes tempting to think that the vast majority of organizations have a good idea of what IT assets - hardware and software - are deployed across the network and therefore have a handle on their software license management. But if the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is to be believed, this is far from the truth.  The software licensing watchdog has published research wh... [More]

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License Dashboard’s team of licensing experts have, together with our partners, delivered over 800 audits and SAM projects to customers around the world.  This blog is populated by three of the key personalities at License Dashboard:

Sean Robinson is the man behind not only the License Dashboard products but also the ISO 19770-1 international SAM standard.  As a License Dashboard director, he works closely with large customers to ensure their SAM projects deliver significant ROI benefits.

Matt Fisher has over eight years’ experience bringing SAM solutions and services to market and is a well-known commentator on the SAM and licensing market.  Matt heads up business development at License Dashboard.

David Chamberlain is one of License Dashboard’s leading licensing experts, helping customers understand how to maximize their use of License Dashboard technologies to optimize their software usage and license availability.

Together, our three contributors will help you keep up-to-speed with what’s happening in and around the world of Software Asset Management (SAM) and software licensing. 

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