05/31/2022
Does SaaS affect Software Asset Management (SAM)?
Software As A Service affects many aspects of SAM. Before SaaS everything was more physical. Programs had to be physically installed on our hardware assets (desktops, laptops, etc.) and this required a request, justification, approval, and negotiation before the software could be acquired and installed. As technology enables us to move away from handling physical assets – just like we no longer use paper money or credit cards as much as we favor PayPal and Apple Pay – installing new software is as simple as a few clicks of the mouse, enabling departments to bypass the typical acquisition process. Click here for the full article...
We reached out to IAITAM, Inc. the other day to find out how SaaS affects SAM and would like to send a big thank you their way for contributing to this article. SaaS and SAM Software As A Service affects many aspects of SAM. Before SaaS everything was more physical. Programs had to be physically …