ServiceNow SAM (Software Asset Management) Fundamentals
Software Asset Management (SAM) SAM is stewardship of software asset from planning through sunset SAM Goals are : Maintain compliance Optimize spend Support software audits SAM Process Flow : Common Terms Softwaere Allocation One or more use rights assigned to a specific device or user. Software Normalization The process of standardizing discovered software installation data to defined norms. Software Reconciliation The process of producing a compliance position by comparing the number of software rights acquired against the normalized software inventory. Software Remediation Options for resolving license rights compliance issues identified during reconciliation. Software Reclamation The process of identifying unused software and uninstalling it so that the software rights for the user or device can be repurposed. Software Asset Lifecycle There are eight stages in the Software Asset Lifecycle that follow the asset from planning through sunsetting. How the assets moves through the...