{"id":10486,"date":"2011-01-26T09:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devweb.rjrinnovations.com\/help-where-are-my-software-assets-2\/"},"modified":"2016-10-13T10:22:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T14:22:06","slug":"help-where-are-my-software-assets-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rjrinnovations.com\/fr\/help-where-are-my-software-assets-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Help! Where Are My Software Assets?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You know how frustrating it is to get ready to go somewhere in your car only to discover that you can\u2019t remember where you put your car keys? Are they on the table, by the TV, underneath a pile of magazines, or in your jacket? If you could just remember to keep them in the same place all the time \u2013 at least when you are at home \u2013 you\u2019d eliminate a lot of last-minute searching and aggravation. If you are not someone who loses keys, I\u2019m pretty sure that you know people who do and can relate to this experience.  And even if you know where your car keys are, is it also easy to find the keys to your desk, safe, bike lock, and so on? How many keys do you have that you can\u2019t even remember what they are used for? And what does this have to do with software asset management, anyway?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tracking down software assets follows the same principles. Information about the assets (configuration items) should be stored in a central place \u2013 i.e., the configuration management database \u2013 so that you know what you have, how they are used, where the software assets are located, and who is using them. This information should be available to you so that you can manage and track each asset through its entire lifecycle \u2014 from procurement through asset retirement. Otherwise, you may be paying software licenses for assets you no longer need and should retire. When you track your assets effectively, you can free up licenses from people who aren\u2019t using them and put the costs of those licenses toward a new service. Effective asset management also helps you to stay in compliance with regulations.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a variety of other reasons why it\u2019s so important to get better control over your software assets. Get the details in this thought leadership article, Four Best Practices for Software Asset Management. It focuses on some important practices and what they require. These practices include:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>\u2022<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Know what you have<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>\u2022<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Understand how configuration, deployment, monitoring, and measurement are done<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>\u2022<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Get control over compliance<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>\u2022<span style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>Look to the future<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you\u2019re done reading that article you should also be inspired to ask yourself this question: \u201cWhere did I put my car keys?\u201d Hmmm\u2026.I think the dog must have moved them.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Linda Donovan<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">BMC<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know how frustrating it is to get ready to go somewhere in your car only to discover that you can\u2019t remember where you put your car keys? 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