Webinar: SAM in the subscription economy – automating SaaS apps whilst maintaining governance

Wednesday 13th September

About this event

This webinar was presented live by Martin Thompson and Geoff Worsley from Aspera on Wednesday 13th September. This was the eighth webinar in the series of ITAM in the Cloud Era.

Topic

SAM in the subscription economy – automating SaaS apps whilst maintaining governance

Synopsis

Join this educational webinar from Martin Thompson and Geoff Worsley on addressing governance in the subscription economy.

The session will include the business case and risks of managing SaaS apps, automating management of subscription based assets and technical ideas for building a holistic solution to manage changes.

The webinar will also embrace the modern reality that a growing proportion of IT spend, especially for turnkey SaaS apps, is likely to be outside the IT department and how ITAM Review readers should collaborate with these stakeholders.

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Who should attend

CIO’s
Senior IT Decision Makers
IT Asset Managers
Software Asset Managers
Software Licensing Specialists
IT Procurement Professionals

Agenda

The business case for SaaS SAM
Common management Issues
Working with non-IT stakeholder budgets

Speakers

Martin Thompson, Owner & Founder, The ITAM Review

Martin is owner and founder of The ITAM Review, an online resource and community for worldwide ITAM professionals.

Martin is an independent ITAM consultant for organizations seeking independent guidance on ITAM strategy or ITAM tool selection. Martin also reviews tools, technology and services in the ITAM market.

On a voluntary basis Martin is the Chief Agitator at the Campaign for Clear Licensing, a contributor to ISO WG21 which develops the SAM International Standard ISO/IEC 19770 and board member of Free ICT Europe which supports the ICT secondary market.

Geoff Worsley, Country Manager, Aspera

Geoff thrives on challenges, and is passionate about driving data-driven outcomes that deliver the most cost effective licensing solutions to customers. With over eighteen years of expertise in software and hardware asset management, Geoff holds a range of SAM / Software Compliance skills acquired from experiences at PwC and more recently an end-user role at BP. Skills include service delivery, data analysis, vendor compliance positioning, audit defense, contract negotiation support to IT solution architecture recommendations for software licensing.

Why you should attend

Cost – The Webinar is FREE.
Convenience -You can participate in the webinar from a location of your choosing. No travelling/ travel costs involved.
Interaction – You have the opportunity to communicate and ask questions with the presenter and peers.

Testimonials and reviews

‘This was a great webinar — very informative. I am looking forward to the other 11 modules!’

‘Very well pitched, i.e. middle of the road to be understandable for beginners as well as for people with experience in the field. Looking forward to the next module’

‘I thought this module was well organized and well presented, bringing together some key points about how to get the ITAM ball rolling and to keep it rolling. I look forward to next month’s module’.

‘Really good & interactive’

‘Great presentation! Thanks so much for putting these together. I look forward to next month!!’

‘Thanks this is well-aimed and helped me to think about next steps I should be taking’.

‘The session was very informative with excellent examples’

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