INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Software for Business
ServiceNow has announced the industry’s first
software asset management solution that
gives businesses the power to fix licensing
issues before they affect their bottom line.
Licensed software is now found in every
enterprise department and managing
compliance to these complex software
contracts has become a minefield for IT.
ServiceNow launches
industry’s first software
asset management solution
W
ith vendor software audits
on the rise, it has become
more important than ever to
address licensing problems fast or risk
facing severe financial penalties.
Software Asset Management
combines catalogue, procurement and
orchestration all in one system of action.
With a few simple clicks, enterprises
can quickly and easily allocate and
reclaim software licenses to address
non-compliance and avoid the pains
associated with vendor audits.
IT can also eliminate budget-draining
software waste (shelf-ware), resulting in
significant cost-savings for the enterprise.
Now enterprises can confidently make
the most of their licensed software to
move their business faster.
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Software license and maintenance
costs account for nearly one-third of IT
budgets and complexity goes beyond
just the software installed on end-user
devices. The growth of software-as-
a-service means that organisations
need to adopt a way to measure
and manage consumption of cloud
software, especially with the rise of
shadow IT.
Adding to the complexity, some
software vendors base their licenses
on service capacity and other factors,
which can be difficult to track when
running on an array of public and
hybrid clouds. In addition, most
companies still manage their software
by manually updating spreadsheets
and hoping that they do not get
audited by their vendors.
“With vendor
software audits
on the rise, it has
become more
important than
ever to address
licensing
problems fast
or risk facing
severe financial
penalties.”
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