- What can Software Asset Management do for me?
Software Asset Management (SAM) is becoming something of a buzzword in IT, but what exactly is it? While, to some, SAM may just be the new name for license compliance, in truth it's also much more.
- The Open Network, or a Open Door to Prosecution?
The last decade has seen organizations of all types and sizes investing huge sums in establishing sophisticated computer networks, aimed at enabling employees to better meet customers' needs and create a competitive edge.
- Taking Control of Removable Media Device Usage
While the vast majority of users will have the best intentions when using portable storage media in the workplace, there are three significant security risks to be considered.
- Safeguarding the bottom line - Achieving "IT decision clarity"
Every IT decision taken (or postponed) has a knock-on effect for the bottom line of the business, whether positive or negative. But when decisions can save or cost millions, is it acceptable that managers act on best guesses rather than full clarity and confidence that they really know what's on the network? Where do you draw the line between the need to make a decision to a deadline against the need to fully research the impact of that choice?
- Dynamic State Intelligence
An IT audit is the conventional solution to address compliance issues. But rather than be regarded as a tactical expense, audit information - collected dynamically so it accurately reflects changes in the network - should become a management tool from which the organization can derive strategic and monetary value.
- A Guide to Software Asset Management
This guide has been developed to help businesses understand the fundamentals of Software Asset Management, to equip your organisation with the essential information, tools and tips to ensure that your company, however complex, has a robust Software Asset Management system in place.
- Agent vs Agent-less Auditing - Building Fast, Efficient & Dynamic Audits
As network discovery solutions have evolved over recent years, two distinct 'camps' have emerged; using client-based agents to collect hardware and software data or using an agent-less methodology…
- Centennial Discovery - The Art of Software Recognition
To be truly effective, IT asset management solutions need to be able to recognize and audit not just hardware, but also the software distributed across an enterprise. To achieve this, most auditing solutions use a 'software recognition engine'.
- Centennial Software - The Open Network, or an Open Door to Prosecution?
The last decade has seen organizations of all types and sizes investing huge sums in establishing sophisticated computer networks, aimed at enabling employees to better meet customers' needs and create a competitive edge…
- Eighth Annual BSA Global Software Piracy Study
In early 2003, International Planning and Research Corporation (IPR) completed an analysis of software piracy for the year 2002 as part of an ongoing study for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and its member companies…
- Software Use and your Legal Liabilities
Computer software is a central part of many businesses' operations. But its increased importance brings new risks. Fraud, viruses, legal challenges and simple mistakes can all have catastrophic effects on your profitability.
