OMTCO has extensive experience in all aspects of Software Asset Management, including licensing expertise and customer-sided counter audits. Should you have any questions or comments, please contact your OMTCO representative.
Please feel free to read OMTCO’s informative reports from the “Successful SAM” series:
- Building A SAM Business Case – The Mechanisms Governing Software Asset Cost Reduction (Released June 2013)
- Top 200 SAM Terms – A Glossary Of Software Asset Management Terms (Released June 2012, Updated May 2013)
- Six Questions That Managers Should Ask About Software Asset Management (Released July 2012, Updated April 2013)
- IT Costs – The Costs, Growth And Financial Risk Of Software Assets (Released May 2013)
- Vendor Audit – Top 10 Customer Rights From Announcement To Settlement (Released October 2012, Updated March 2013)
Building A SAM Business Case – The Mechanisms Governing Software Asset Cost ReductionReleased June 2013 | by Dr. Yvan Philippe Luxembourg In this report we give valuable advice to help with understanding the cost structure of Software Assets and provide different scenarios to aid you in building a SAM (Software Asset Management) business case. We give advice to help understand the mechanisms behind software asset costs and risk – vital if a company is to target and reduce these costs. Furthermore, we propose a framework to analyze your own software costs, itemized by cost categories. Lastly, we provide tables showing the correlation between time and implementation (essentially the financial end-result), with the impact on CAPEX and OPEX. With this input you will be able to build a business case for Software Asset Management (SAM) for your organization. |
Top 200 SAM Terms – A Glossary Of Software Asset Management TermsReleased June 2012, Updated May 2013 | by Tim Sommer This glossary explains terms and abbreviations used by licensing professionals in Software Asset Management (SAM). It will help you to understand the meanings behind current, and former, Software Asset Management (SAM) terms and licensing vocabulary. This report is aimed at those in management (with little experience in licensing) faced with the challenges of Software Asset Management. It may also help software asset managers and licensing experts convey information to their management. |
Six Questions That Managers Should Ask About Software Asset ManagementReleased July 2012, Updated April 2013 | by Dr. Yvan Philippe Luxembourg This report is aimed at those in management (with little experience in licensing) faced with the challenges of software asset management. These six decisive questions tackle the main challenges companies are faced with regarding software asset management. They will help you to discover the disparities in your organization and to define your objectives for software asset management. |
IT Costs – The Costs, Growth And Financial Risk Of Software AssetsReleased May 2013 | by Dr. Yvan Philippe Luxembourg This report is aimed at those in management (with little experience in licensing) faced with the challenges of software asset management. In this report we give valuable advice to help understand the cost structure of software assets and arriving at a sound decision regarding software asset management in your organization. |
Vendor Audit – Top 10 Customer Rights From Announcement To SettlementReleased October 2012, Updated March 2013 | by Tim Sommer Has your organization been confronted by a vendor audit? An unusually high penalty claim? You should know and reserve your crucial top 10 rights in an audit situation – from A to S. We offer valuable guidance to customers preparing for, managing, or about to settle, a Compliance Audit. |