SAM – Software Self Audit

Software Assets management is a business practice that involves managing and maintaining the software used within an organization. An audit can occur at any time and involves an in-depth review of a business’s software usages as conducted by the software manufacturers. The result of this review process can cost businesses hundreds or thousands of dollars by law. Every software instance that your office uses requires a valid license. If the business is audited, software manufacturers will investigate and catalog the software installs on every device. If it is found that there are more software instances than valid licenses, business can face penalties or even the possibility of legal action. Software audits have