SpotON – our blog around digital compliance in enterprises
SpotON – Digital Compliance
Read here regularly on selected topics, developments and news from the areas:
SAM & Cloud – use software legally compliant and cost-effective
IT Security & Threat Intelligence – protect the IT landscape effectively
Data & Digitization – manage digital assets across the lifecycle
Complion Insights – look behind the scenes of digital compliance consultants
18/04/2024
Software lifecycle management: from procurement to decommissioning
Discover the keys to effective software lifecycle management! From procurement to decommissioning - find out how you as a software asset manager can maintain control over the entire lifecycle of your software licenses.
Software plays a decisive role in the success of a company. Therefore, effective software lifecycle management is of paramount importance. As software asset managers, we are responsible for ensuring that an organization efficiently plans, procures, deploys, uses, maintains and ultimately decommissions its software licenses.
From hierarchy to ...? Why the classic management model has had its day
In situations of uncertainty, there is often a reflex for leadership or advice and the delegation of decision-making needs to others. "Mrs/Mr XY said that we should do it this way!" – the classic when it comes to shifting responsibility onto others. Why is that actually the case? This article is intended to make you think: about your own work, your role in the company – a plea to take responsibility.
While many companies have had a solid software asset management (SAM) in place for years, they are often still at the very beginning when it comes to cloud financial operations (cloud FinOps for short). In this blog post, we will explain the areas in which Cloud FinOps can benefit from the experience of SAM and the special features of Cloud FinOps that need to be considered.
Profitability levers for Microsoft licensing - Part 2 (Azure)
Last week, the first part of this blog post looked at various efficiency levers for saving costs when licensing Microsoft products and still maintaining the necessary compliance.
In the following part 2, the topic "Profitability levers for Microsoft licensing" is rounded off with a look at potential savings options for Microsoft's cloud platform - Azure.
