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Fully Benefit from IT Investment |
Besides
reducing the risk of copyright infringement, proper software asset
management (SAM) can maximize the benefits from IT investment.
Control
software acquisition cost
An effective software management process minimizes software acquisition
cost by accurately identifying the current and future software needs
of your department and purchasing only what necessary, and thus avoid
excessive software licensing, by referring to the up-to-date software
inventory.
Avoid
unnecessary hardware cost
An effective software management process allows us to identify the
software currently in use, as well as expected upgrades, substitutions
and disposals by referring to the up-to-date software inventory. Removal
of software no longer in use frees space on existing hardware and
thus help avoid the costs of unnecessary hardware upgrades.
Control
software support cost
An effective software management process allows us to reduce support
costs by reducing the incompatibilities due to different brands and
versions of software. We can also avoid excessive software support
service coverage.
Ensure
software quality and reliability
An effective software acquisition and deployment process ensures the
quality and reliability of the software. Illegally copied software
can be defective or infected with a virus, or recently released but
is not adequately tested. Licensed software, on the other hand, provides
the assurance of product quality and product support services.
Increase
employee productivity
By conducting periodic software asset reviews, we can find out the
software needs from staff to ensure that they have the software
tools they need to accomplish their tasks efficiently.
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