Microsoft software licensing management toolsMicrosoft offers a number of reporting tools and services designed to help your business better track and manage your software purchases. The more effectively you manage your software assets, the more tightly you control your organization’s technology strategy. On This PageWhy software management?Monitoring the status of your licensing agreements with Microsoft helps you avoid interruptions in your product licenses and your Software Assurance benefits. It also helps you save money by identifying software that is being maintained but not used. In addition, careful management of your technology investments enables you to: | • | Better forecast your annual software budget and manage costs | | • | Gain greater control over your product upgrade cycle | | • | Effectively plan for new software deployments | | • | Ensure good corporate governance |
Helpful online reporting toolsMicrosoft offers several online reporting tools that make it easy for you to instantly view your software purchase history and license status — at no additional cost to you. Software asset managementSoftware asset management (SAM) can help you monitor, control, and protect the software assets in your organization, throughout all stages of their life cycle. In addition to including the software you have purchased from Microsoft, a SAM policy includes your whole software and IT asset infrastructure. To learn more, visit our Software Asset Management Guide.
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