A SAM review requires the right people, processes and tools. The purchase of a SAM tool can automate the asset discovery and inventory process, but it can not completely eliminate the manual component. The use of the appropriate tool is essential to the success of 'License Reconciliation' and ongoing SAM, so we have established partnerships with a range of SAM tool vendors.

We do not recommend one tool in particular as the right tool for your business depends on the particular platforms and technology you have in place, the size of your software real estate, and your budget. Click on any of the logos to the left for further information on each SAM tool and use the 'get a quote' for pricing. If you require any further information to help you choose the right tool then please call us.

SAM tools capabilities basically fall into three categories and most perform all three functions:

Repository Tools
Repository tools are designed to act as the data repository for the tracking of procurement, inventory, maintenance, and retirement information relating to the software and hardware that your business owns. This allows for the continuous and accurate reporting of financial, physical and asset information of interest to your business. Repository tools require some manual data input but do have some automated capabilities for importing license information from various data sources and work well with the inventory data produced by discovery tools such as Asset Search.

Discovery Tools
Also known as Inventory or Tracking tools, a discovery tool will automatically collect the physical data from your networked hardware/software assets (e.g. memory, processor and software versions) including remote users that dial in. Rather than collecting all the inventory data each time, a discovery tool only records and sends the changes made to an asset, saving valuable bandwidth.

Metering Tools
Metering tools, or software usage tools as they are also known, track an applications usage. They can be used to monitor and control the use of unauthorised applications (e.g. games and screen savers) and can produce the greatest cost savings by identifying unused software that could be utilised elsewhere in your company.