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# Effective Software Audit Response

How to build a communication plan, a sitting audit response team, and leadership support.                                                                                                              

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## Latest Trending Articles

Managing software assets can be a challenging task. With multiple platforms and licenses, and different types of renewal cycles, and licensing terms, it's like solving a new puzzle each day. 

**VIEW OUR INSIGHTS AND SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU MANAGE YOUR SOFTWARE ASSETS EFFICIENTLY.**

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Nov 16, 2023 12:00:00 AM

## Celebrating 27 Years of Excellence: ISAM's Journey in Software Asset Management

For almost three decades, ISAM has been a leading name in the world of Software Asset ...

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Nov 3, 2023 6:01:05 PM

## ISAM’s 10-Year NASCIO Membership Award

Our founder and CEO, Michael Swanson, recently received a prestigious 10-Year Membership ...

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Aug 28, 2023 2:26:05 PM

## Navigating Oracle Licensing Complexity in VMware vSphere Deployments

Some Insights on the matter

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Aug 16, 2023 5:12:00 PM

## How Machu Picchu Teaches SAM Best Practices

The Journey

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Aug 15, 2023 2:20:20 PM

## Effective Software Audit Response:  The Plan

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Jun 12, 2023 3:25:48 PM

## The Price of Legacy: How Mainframe Maintenance Costs are Straining IT Budgets

By Hari Candadai Thanks to their unparalleled stability and reliability, mainframes still ...

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Apr 19, 2023 11:46:00 AM

## How to Build a Business Case to Justify Implementing and Operating a SAM Program

Software asset management (SAM) is sometimes viewed as a job function that simply pays ...

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Mar 23, 2023 11:56:00 AM

## How to Deal with Vendors When You Have to Downsize

I recently read that a former employer laid off 80 people. Not really a big deal as it ...

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Feb 9, 2023 11:55:00 AM

## ITAM & ISAM industry trends and best practices

It is an exciting time to be in the IT Asset Management profession! Some of you who are ...

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Jan 25, 2023 11:50:00 AM

## Why a SAM Tool is not enough to operate an effective SAM Program

Congratulations! You have been given responsibility for your company's Software Asset ...

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Dec 7, 2022 11:51:00 AM

## The importance of choosing the right ITAM activity

IT Asset Management (also known as ITAM) ensures an organization's assets are accounted ...

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Nov 18, 2022 11:52:00 AM

## The Right Microsoft Agreement

Software license agreements are specialized contracts that govern the relationship ...

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