ADJUSTING SAM IN DYNAMIC COMPANIES  

• Flexible SAM approaches in heterogeneous and dynamic company environments
• Carve ins / carve outs, mergers & acquisitions, etc. – what should your SAM do?
• Regional challenges of license management – Vendor vs. Regional approach

MASTERING SAM IN THE AGE OF CLOUD 

• Into the Cloud:  Simplification or additional complexity? Re-design of processes and structures
• From Cloud Strategy to an Exit Strategy: How to get out of the cloud? Mastering the vendor lock-in

AUDITS 

• Avoiding – Preparing – Surviving
• Strategic approaches and preparations in dealing with vendor audits
• Licencing & Compliance
• Legal & business aspects – everything you need to know

SERVER LICENSES

• Management of server licenses: conditions of licensing, metering etc.

DISCUSSING NEW LICENSING MODELS 

• (Bad) News from the main suppliers and mega-vendors? What can we expect in 2018?
• Dealing with more complex software licenses
• Subscription models & shift of license metrics

SETTING UP EFFICIENT SAM 

• Transforming a reactive license reporting to a proactive strategic software asset management
• Ensuring compliance & Reducing costs – Progressing SAM Maturity
• Towards a holistic SAM approach: Enabling integration across multiple functions/verticals
• Bringing together contract negotiation, procurement & license management processes
• Effective SAM with limited resources

TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS 

• Assessing SAM tools & solutions
• Implementing SAM Tools
• Modelling of processes

THE FUTURE OF SAM 

• Managed Services, Software as a Service or even IT Infrastructure as a Service?
• Expectations, benefits, costs? Data protection & it security
• Ensuring data quality and automation