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The Benefits of Data-Driven Software License Management Strategies

Name: The Benefits of Data-Driven Software License Management Strategies
Uploaded: 2024-02-13T05:00:35+00:00
Duration: 27 s
Channel: Mike Austin
Description: A YouTube talk by Mike Austin about challenges in managing multiple software licenses and the role of software asset management (SAM) programs. The…

13 Feb 2024 · 0 min

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A YouTube talk by Mike Austin about challenges in managing multiple software licenses and the role of software asset management (SAM) programs. The speaker emphasizes the high churn in vendor licensing—Microsoft alone makes over 400 licensing changes per year on average—and stresses resource/time constraints when implementing SAM.

So managing multiple licenses and keeping track of the ever changing rules. Right. I tell people all the time Microsoft makes more than 400 licensing changes a year on average. Some of the minor, some of the major. Right. How do you keep up with that? Right. Time and resources. That's a big thing. Like when we talk to people about putting in SAM programs and doing software asset management, you know, how much resource do they have?