Does your IT Asset Management tool really manage licences?

by Sean Robinson 9. November 2009 10:58
Over the last 10 years, nearly every aspect of managing an IT environment has increased in complexity. From desktops, laptops, PDAs and servers to software, contracts and maintenance agreements, the task of managing the thousands of IT assets spread across an organisation has become an extremely difficult one.

By implementing an effective technology solution, however, along with appropriate business processes, you can quickly and efficiently manage your IT investments and leverage better control of costs related to compliance, procurement, budgeting and forecasting.

When it comes to choosing the right tools, surely all you have to do is to select the cheapest one, or one which integrates best with your existing infrastructure? Wrong! Unfortunately, when it comes to managing your IT assets, there is one snag – licensing! [More]

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After completing more than 600 projects in the last 6 years and being directly involved in the development of the International Standard for Software Asset Management (ISO/IEC 19770-1), Sean Robinson is now regarded as one of the leading authorities in Software Asset Management (SAM) . Currently as Director for Licence Dashboard Ltd, Sean continues to be responsible for the development of Europe's leading licence management tool, Licence Dashboard.

FAST, the Federation Against Software Theft Ltd, has recently appointed Sean Robinson, to its Board.

FAST is the UK not-for-profit organisation that promotes the legitimate use of software, focusing on educating business users, promoting standards, lobbying the Government for intellectual property (IP) protection and ensuring copyright compliance for the health of the industry.

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