Implementing SAM into your organization will improve workflow, increase your competitiveness, and save you time and money. In addition, SAM gives you peace of mind and lays to rest the risks associated with improper licensing procedures.

Some of the benefits of SAM are easy to see, such as better control over software price points and improved employee morale. Other benefits may not be immediately apparent, though they will manifest themselves over time. They include:

Unorganized, non-updated software that’s lacking the proper patches leaves you wide open for viruses and other security breaches. SAM puts all this in order and keeps you abreast of what you need to keep your software, and your company, secure. A good SAM program will keep your company’s confidential information guarded and safe.

Unexpected problems that arise from bad licensing practices can adversely affect your company’s finances and overall workload. Having to deal with licensing issues can dramatically slow your employee’s output and lead to a potential shutdown. These issues can take time and energy away from management and strain finances while licensing issues are being dealt with. A good SAM program limits and often eliminates these issues entirely.

Failure to properly address licensing issues can adversely affect mergers and acquisitions during the due diligence period. With SAM in place, your organization will be in complete compliance and thereby speed mergers and acquisitions. A thorough SAM program will make your company more attractive to prospective investors and partners.

With SAM you’ll implement software updates and security patches in a timely, as-needed manner; thereby eliminating work stoppages or slowdowns and saving you money from unnecessary updates. SAM ensures that new programs are instantly recognized and supported by your existing hardware and software. Good licensing practices help keep your software, and overall workforce, running properly. No time or money will be wasted while your company struggles to become compliant.

Properly implementing SAM limits your legal and financial exposure should problems with your software licenses arise. Getting compliant and staying that way also helps eliminate the potential damage to your reputation that could arise from a legal dispute.