Independent Software Asset Management
We are independent licensing and Software Asset Management consultants, helping clients manage their software assets, minimise costs and ensure they are compliant.
“At Workspace, we look for trusted Partners that we can form a close working relationship with. The SAM Club provides that additional guidance and support we need to ensure we are making the right decisions with software licensing.” read more
“Wilsons and The Sam Club continue to work collectively to minimise the confusion around MS licencing and to deliver maximum value from both existing as well as new licences. Their knowledge and industry contacts are impressive and of real value.”
“The SAM club have been invaluable at helping us manage our software assets, navigate complex licencing queries when the rules are ever changing and have assisted us with continuous license & support renewal management” – Anna Lawton, IT Director – Hempsons
“At Lewis Silkin, we have worked closely with The SAM Club for a number of years. They have become part of our team providing valuable advice, guidance and acting as a sounding board giving that added assurance that we are making the right licensing decisions and remain compliant.” read more
“Ian and the team at the SAM Club have been instrumental in the way we organise and maintain our software asset inventory. They are professional, insightful and proactive when it comes to highlighting actions and available options required for RPC.”
A Software Asset Management service to suit every need
We provide a personal service and solutions to complement your existing in-house staff becoming part of your team to help manage your software assets.
Our service offerings are tailored to the organisations needs from an introductory SAM service to fully managed SAM or project work.
Our Services are charged on a quarterly fee basis, so you know exactly what to budget. As a club – every member pays a fair and reasonable fee.
Following our recent article on recovering money through the Microsoft second hand licenses market: https://thesamclub.co.uk/saving-on-microsoft-license-costs/ , The SAM Club is pleased to announce two further successful cases: • A Law firm having moved to Office 365/Microsoft 365 were no longer utilising their Office Professional Plus perpetual licenses. Having run checks…
One theme we have seen several times at The SAM Club is the spiralling licensing costs of SQL Server on premise. From client reviews we have completed we have seen several interesting scenarios including: DBA installing SQL Server Enterprise without realising the cost implications SQL Server Enterprise being installed in…
As a result of COVID-19 we expect IT budgets to come under closer scrutiny to reduce costs despite increasing maintenance costs either due to Vendor price increases or where the price is based on the US$ exchange rate with regular fluctuations. At The SAM Club, one of our main objectives…
As we enter a new decade The SAM Club is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. One thing that hasn’t changed over the 10 years is that licensing rules & compliance requirements continue to change. During our 10 years we have:- Continued to acquire long term clients that have on-going Service Agreements…
Working with the experts at independent cloud consultancy SystemsUp At the SAM Club, we are independent licensing and Software Asset Management consultants. For 10 years we have provided cost effective, practical solutions to manage software licensing, purchasing, renewals, re-harvesting and compliance. However, many of our clients are in process of…
VMware announces Price Increases starting from week ending 2nd April 2020. On 3rd February 2020 VMware announced a change to its per-CPU licensing model. As from 2nd April 2020 any software offering that VMware licenses on a per-CPU basis (e.g. vSphere) will require one license for up to 32 physical…
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