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SAM step-by-step
Software asset management may seem daunting at first, but with the step-by-step animated training below, we’ve broken it down into four manageable steps.

1. Perform a Software Inventory
Find out what software titles your company is currently using.

Performing a software inventory is the fist step in understanding your software assets. Watch this animated tutorial and take the first step in understanding software asset management.


2. Match Software with Licenses
Locate the license documentation for each software title installed.

Now that you know which software titles are installed on your company’s PCs, it’s time to match the software with the licensing documentation


3. Review Policies and Procedures
Review or write policies and procedures to assure good software asset management practices.

Establishing and following good policies and procedures for software use and license acquisition is an important part of the entire software asset management process.


4. Develop a SAM Plan
Create an ongoing SAM plan to use moving forward.

The final step in the SAM process is to create a plan of action to use moving forward. This animated tutorial covers the details of this step.


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