SAM TechnologyApplying automation and intelligence to deliver trustworthy data and drive maturity in your SAM programmeCore to managing software licence costs and compliance is maintaining an on-going balanced licence position. As the pressures and demands of delivering IT services to users and supporting organisational efficiency can take priority, leveraging efficiency is key to successfully implementing a formalised SAM programme.

Putting in place tools developed for the purpose of Software Asset Management combined with strong process development will enable baseline management, cost optimisation and compliance, whilst providing Management Information that enables strategic procurement decisions.

Applying our understanding and experience of SAM technologies Insight will manage the selection of inventory and licence management technology platforms to suit your needs. Insight’s consultative approach enables best fit with your requirements and management objectives, whilst making the most of investments already made and exploiting opportunity for integration to deliver further value.

Where Insight implements a managed service we will evaluate your existing technology and manage implementation of our Snow SAM Suite platform, utilising our shared Licence Desk approach to deliver benefits in your environment with maximum efficiency.

SolutionsComponents of a SAM technology solution will typically be delivered through a two part solution where an inventory tool (potentially part of a suite such as SCCM) provides data feeds of inventory to a licence management solution which takes care of intelligent processing as shown in the diagram overleaf

Why Insight?• Best in class services without

systems integrator price

• Project governance methodology to underpin success

• Market leading technology and services

• Outcome and result focused – incentivised to deliver services and retain your business

• Independence to enable your choice of solution

• Unrivalled accreditation and credibility

• Global capability

• Independent SAM and licensing teams empowering decisions

• A financially stable and credible long term partner

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InSIghT SoluTIonS

SAM technology adoptionIn order that an accurate view of software baselines is maintained it is necessary to automate a management solution to reduce the risk of error and enable effective use of management information. The use of manual processes and spreadsheets with limited control adds to the potential for human error, whilst the intricacies of licensing models and infrastructural understanding can equally make the effort required resource heavy.

Ensuring success of SAM technology adoption Insight follows a structured methodology when evaluating and implementing solutions.

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Diagram 1: SAM tool function

Diagram 2: Insight’s approach to SAM technology selection and adoption

Processes - intelligence applied, such as de-duplicating virtualised and native data, applying licence upgrade and downgrade rights

Administration - reports, alerts and functions which enable visualisation and data usage

Competence - the solution must be able to handle the complexities of licensing in a variety of environments, deal with metrics and a broad variety of license use rules

Inventory - data from the environment captured across the estate

Software recognition - critical for accurately reporting software inventories

Integration - data from multiple sources -VMware, AppV , SCCM and purchasing solutions for up to date licence purchase details

Understand environment and requirements Model solution options Recommend approach

Implementation, deployment

and configuration

Proof of Concept or Evaluation Solution design

Training and handover Ongoing support

Insight will support the process of evaluation and safeguard solution design to ensure on-going ROI and project success – incorporating, where appropriate, data staging from multiple inventory sources and procurement systems such as SAP.

Insight can guide you through the choice of on-premise and cloud solutions, providing advice and guidance on key functional, practical and cost considerations to ensure your choice of solution delivers ROI without unnecessary overheads.

Once selected Insight project manage the implementation whilst enabling your resources to fully utilise and benefit from the value your new solution will bring to bear.

Insight Management PackLeveraging our experience Insight has developed a set of deployment, configuration and management services which underpin sustained solution success and fast track solution ROI.

By leveraging our data management configurations your solution will be configured with filters, parameters, alerts, data validation settings and management reports to ensure your team makes the most of your investment.

Insight’s solution management functions will be implemented as an element of our adoption and deployment services, whilst additional support can be called upon to assist you maintain the health of your solution on-going.