What is Software Asset Management?
TxMQ’s license experts specialize in working efficiently and confidentially. We develop and deploy custom SAM strategies that mitigate the risk and exposure companies experience in the face of an audit.
We have options from full management all the way down to as-needed license reviews. There’s an option to fit every situation and need. Most companies prefer a managed-service solution, whereby TxMQ actively engages to manage software usage and establishes best practices for change management, SDLC compliance, and more.
Chances are, you’re going to get audited
In the 12 months prior to September 2014, software-license audits reached an all-time high. It’s estimated that organizations now have a 68% chance of being audited by at least one software vendor this year (up from 54% in 2009). In all likelihood, you’ll be audited by one of your vendors. So, how prepared are you to go through that audit? Will you come out of it with an A+, thumbs up?
If you have an accountant, you should have a SAM partner!
Our philosophy at TxMQ is this: Most of us have a tax planner or accountant to handle our personal taxes (and audits if they should happen). By the same logic, companies should use a partner to manage their software-asset entitlements, usage and compliance. If you wouldn’t go through an IRS audit alone, why should you go through a software asset audit alone?
SAM should be a part of your corporate strategy
Software Asset Management should NOT be undertaken as an audit-defense practice, but as a part of an overall corporate strategic leadership. Corporate best practice should be to have a tightly integrated leadership organization that includes a SAM leader alongside corporate-compliance officers, security officers and financial overseers.
