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 these stages will be a theme of this course.
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