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Managing Microsoft: Software Asset Management Perspective
May 2012		Doc # 235108		Vendor Needs and Strategies

Printed Page Length: 5 pages

By: Amy Konary
Research Vice President, Software Licensing, Provisioning, and Delivery
Team: Cloud Computing
Team: Open Source
Team: Pricing Strategies
Team: Software as a Service
Team: Software Business Strategies
Team: Worldwide Software Research

Price $ 3,500.00

Abstract

This IDC study is a companion piece to a previous study (see Software License Audits: Enterprise and Vendor Perspectives, IDC #234159, April 2012) that investigated the state of software license audit activity in the enterprise software market today.

"Microsoft is committed to helping customers plan, deploy, and manage their software effectively and efficiently and offers tools and services through its various software asset management (SAM) initiatives," said Amy Konary, research vice president for Software Licensing and Provisioning at IDC. "Customers of Microsoft should familiarize themselves with these offerings and take advantage of them where it makes sense."

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Subscriptions Covered:

Software Licensing and Provisioning

Companies Covered:

Microsoft Corporation

Topics Covered:

Applications, Hardware, Software, Software licensing

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