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Learn how to select the right tools for your organization and where to turn for help.

Microsoft has a collection of asset inventory and management tools that help organizations of all sizes with their SAM efforts. Some tools are licensed for on-premise use through programs like Open, Select, and Enterprise Agreements, while others are hosted services available through subscription.

Microsoft System Center Tools

  • Microsoft System Center Service Manager provides built-in processes based on industry best practices for incident and problem resolution, change control, and asset life-cycle management. By coordinating information flow throughout the System Center suite, Service Manager helps your IT department adapt to new business requirements, reduce costs, and lower time to resolution.

  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager helps you control your organization’s IT infrastructure by providing visibility into your existing hardware and software assets, who is using them, and where they are. Configuration Manager provides rich reports that help IT administrators optimize software and hardware usage.

  • Microsoft System Center Essentials is a new management solution specifically designed for midsized businesses. With Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 technology built in, System Center Essentials integrates physical and virtual server management and monitoring into a unified solution with a single console.

  • Learn more about Microsoft System Center

Windows Intune

The Windows Intune cloud service helps customers centrally manage and secure PCs through a simple web-based console—whether they are in the main office, at a branch office, or on the road. Windows Intune helps customers protect, update, monitor, configure, inventory, and troubleshoot PCs no matter where they are.

Learn more about Windows Intune

Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit is an agentless tool designed to simplify and streamline the IT infrastructure planning process across multiple scenarios through network-wide automated discovery and assessments. Available as a free download, this solution accelerator provides usage information for network computers, including servers in the Core CAL Suite.

Learn more about MAP

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Other Tools

The comprehensive SAM Optimization Kit was developed to help you understand software asset management and how it can benefit your organization.

Learn about the SAM Optimization Kit

In addition to using automated discovery tools, you may find it helpful to seek outside assistance. A SAM Partner can help you take inventory of your software, track your licenses, review your policies and procedures around software acquisition and deployment, and much more.

Find a SAM Partner

Use the online Microsoft License Advisor to easily find and choose the Microsoft Volume Licensing program that can best help your organization simplify license management, optimize your IT infrastructure, and get the most value for your IT investment.

Learn more about License Advisor