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Moving Up the Software License Optimization Maturity Curve to Drive Business Value
sponsored by Flexera Software
WHITE PAPER: Defining and implementing a strategy for software asset management (SAM) and license optimization isn't easy -- but with the right tools and processes, it's definitely possible. Access this informative resource to explore the common challenges of SAM, and how you can ensure your software license optimization program is on its way to full maturity.
Posted: 18 Oct 2013 | Published: 28 Feb 2013

Flexera Software

Software and Services Financing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Financing information technology hardware is an accepted way of doing business. Clients are discovering the benefits of financing software and services and are making financing of software and services one of the fastest-growing segments of the IT financing industry. This paper explains the importance of aligning financing with IT transformation.
Posted: 18 Feb 2009 | Published: 18 Feb 2009

IBM

Disaster Preparedness: Is there a hole in your disaster recovery plan?
sponsored by Iron Mountain
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn how software escrow agreements can be a critical tool to help ensure application continuity within your business continuity plan.
Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 04 Jan 2012

Iron Mountain

Prepare for Vendor Audits and Improve Software Asset Management with Integrated IBM Solutions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read how effective software asset management supports both cost effectiveness and cost efficiency by matching inventory with actual deployments, thereby helping to reduce over- and under-licensing.
Posted: 25 Oct 2010 | Published: 15 Jan 2010

IBM

Software Compliance Management: Automating License Compliance in the New, Mixed-IP Development World
sponsored by Black Duck Software
WHITE PAPER: Software compliance management systems help ensure enterprises achieve the business acceleration they want from software reuse, while meeting the stringent requirements of shareholders, regulators and customers for proper management of company.
Posted: 13 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008

Black Duck Software

Determining the Most Effective Endpont Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details the need for a centralized endpoint management system that helps maximize business performance through quicker software deployment and maintaining compliance.
Posted: 09 Sep 2013 | Published: 31 May 2013

IBM

Avoiding Audits - How to Get Of Software Vendors’ Radar
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Software license audits bog down operations and can be costly, though the ultimate sacrifice of the audit process is the relationship with customers. View this whitepaper to identify the 4 key triggers for being identified by a vendor for an audit, and how to alter habits to avoid unjust scrutiny.
Posted: 19 Aug 2014 | Published: 19 Aug 2014

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Taking Control of Software Licensing
sponsored by BDNA
WHITE PAPER: Software licensing is full of complexity and factors outside your control. Having accurate information is the best strategy for managing vendors, negotiating with them, and avoiding vendor audits. This paper offers insight to enter conversation...
Posted: 30 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008

BDNA

Considering Software Licensing and Entitlement Management: SafeNet's Life-Cycle Approach
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: As a continuation of prior research, this white paper, commissioned by SafeNet, discusses IDC's findings on the best practices for the deployment of software licensing and entitlement management technologies.
Posted: 15 Jul 2010 | Published: 15 Jul 2010

SafeNet, Inc.

Upgrade Strategies and Third-Party Support: Taking Back Control of Your Enterprise Applications Road Map
sponsored by Rimini Street, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: How to use third-party support to get information on enterprise application software licensing renewels.
Posted: 13 Jun 2011 | Published: 09 Jun 2011

Rimini Street, Inc.