What is the detailed definition of SAM?
Software Asset Management is an organisation process, which is outlined in ISO/IEC 19770-1. It is also embraced within ISO 27001:2005 Information Technology – Security Techniques – Information Security Management Systems – Requirements and ISO/IEC 17799:2005 Information Technology – Security Techniques – Code of Practice for Information Security Management. Software Asset Management is a comprehensive strategy that has to be addressed from top to bottom in an organization to be effective, to minimize risk. A software compliance audit is an important sub-set of Software Asset Management and is covered in the above referenced standards. At its simplest it involves the following: • Identification of Software Assets • Verifying the Software Assets including licenses, usage, and rights • Identifying gaps that may exist between what exists on the installations, the licenses possessed, and the rights of usage • Taking action to close any gaps • Recording the results in a centralized location
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