SAM Tools is the next level of Software Asset Management and a step up from the SAM Workbook service:
- Snow Software Adoption Tracker
- cut down version of Snow providing all installation information and usage data for applications and end-user devices/servers in use
- perfect add on to The SAM Workbook without taking the next step to a fully managed SAM Service
The SAM Club can provide a fully managed service with Snow Software or License Dashboard providing a more proactive approach to Software Asset Management.
- Incorporating aspects of the SAM Workbook with complex analysis of SQL Server for example which are more suited to an Excel spreadsheet.
- Software Renewals Management
- Vendor Effective License Position – Based on Microsoft and 4 other vendors of choice (e.g. VMware, Citrix, Adobe, Veritas etc) a quarterly compliance report will be provided
- Metering Information – For per user license models, review of existing deployments and usage with renewals and requests for additional licenses
- Product End of Life information – where products used are becoming end of life, report for consideration due to potential security risks with products no longer in support
- Product Classification – where similar products are in use, information provided for consideration with consolidation on product of choice
- Assistance with Annual budgeting forecasts with the license information held for renewals