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Unlock cost-savings: How to make smarter ITAM business decisions using…
Unlock cost-savings: How to make smarter ITAM business decisions using data aggregation
Get a holistic view of Software Assets
They're everywhere
On prem
Personal Devices
Cloud
Mobile
It used to be really simple
You need to discover more assets
They're more diverse
Diverse assets need different management strategies
Aggregation of multiple sources
Data cleansing and normalisaton
Gaining access to sources of data
Assessing discovery quality
Understand usage
JML
Function-level usage
Discover entitlements too
Harness the power of clean data
Build a proactive audit defence
Certainty over deployment
Agility to make changes to comply
Processes & Controls to prevent inadvertent non-compliance
Compliance with vendor requirements such as ILMT & LAW
Monetize your ITAM program
Gain the upper hand in renewals & negotiations
ITAD
Cost Avoidance
Authority
Truth
Proof
Understand Data-Information-Knowledge-Wisdom
Data
Vast array of data available
Information
Structured data (i.e. normalised)
What, When, Who
Knowledge
What the information we've gathered means
Detect patterns
Choose how to present it
Identify trends and risks
The How
Example: We know that SQL Server is deployed across our estate, we know our compliance position today
Wisdom
How we should respond to the knowledge we've gleaned about our environment
The Why
Example: Based on our deployment and knowledge of Microsoft's strategy, should we continue to buy perpetual licenses or go with Microsoft 365 instead?
That things will change over time, and therefore we need to continually update our knowledge (e.g are we still compliant?), what does that Oracle policy update mean for our compliance position? What does the fact it's May and Oracle's year end mean?
Current challenges
Remote work
Budget pressures
Rapid transformation