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Listen in as Al
Plastow discusses how software as a service is going to cost your
company more money while taking away your control over the software
you depend on. This quick audio/video excerpt was taken from a software life cycle management training
session developed by the Institute for Technology Asset Management and delivered by the Business
Technology Consumer Network.
The full SaaS subject matter discussion includes:
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Loss of perpetual licenses - (You remember this one - pay once and use forever...),
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Increased costs due to yearly
software “rental” - (pay them now, pay then later, pay them again, pay them more, pay their friends),
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Denial of service for non
compliance - (or any other reason the provider wishes to cite),
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Hardware cost hikes to accomodate changing compatibility issues - (because you will frequently not have a choice when the provider discontinues the version you are using),
- Trap doors & back doors into your systems - (Because "We [the copyright holders] have a right to monitor your use.")
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And more...
Software Asset Management (SAM) is one
of the core professional service areas within the over-all scope of
enterprise Technology Portfolio Management (TPM). Asset managers who are well trained in supplier-neutral methods can help put control of the business technology environment back in your hands. Virtually any
company, of any size, could reduce the costs of business technologies
by as much as 25%-30% through simple low cost changes to the business
processes governing technology spending.
Click to access this short slide/audio Flash conversation: Software As a Service - Just One More Way to Lose Your Technology Assets
It's "Al" in your head! (Now, THAT is a chilling thought...)
Want to save more money? Want to do it without buying new software, hardware, or consulting services? You do NOT have to spend money to save money! Contact us.
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When it's been superceded by that
shrinkwrap or clickwrap license your employees never read. We
constantly warn professional software asset managers and their
companies to steer clear of acquiring either shrinkwrap or clickwrap
licenses for any purpose. (Let's call them SCLs.) Read on to discover
just one more reason to avoid these common software license scams.
Shrinkwrap & Clickwrap are the most
costly & onerous licenses your company can possibly buy or use.
And many of the software suppliers would dearly love it
if you accidentally locked yourself into one—or ten or more of these agreements.
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Get ready to pay
more for your business software...much, MUCH, more.
Perpetual licenses are (were!?!) the
most cost effective license the average business technology consumer
can obtain. When you acquire software or copyright protected products
under a perpetual license, you have the right to use that product for
an indefinite period of time without additional payment.
No matter how big, or small, your
company you need to ensure that somebody clearly understands and
follows up on license terms and conditions. When a trained software
asset management professional helps build and monitor your software
license portfolio, you can save hundreds—even thousands—of
dollars over the life cycle of nearly every single computer.
The loss of perpetual licensing opens
an incredibly costly trend in software life cycle management—and
YOU will be the one paying the price. Sign in an read on for details
of how to avoid this software asset management disaster in the
making. It's free and you WILL discover some proven cost reduction
ideas. (Of course, if you have some incredibly pressing desire to
continue paying as much as double for software...)
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Software piracy! Copyright violation! License non compliance! Punitive audit action!
This is how your business is being hammered by tech suppliers and their their friends to ensure they have a constant level of ever-expanding revenue streams.
Hint: "Somebody's" quietly trying to hide the realities of punitive software audits from you and your company.
It is time for the business technology consumer to put the brakes on the apparent mantra of many of the groups and organizations--these businesses that represent the legal rights of products protected by copyright law. It is almost as if these folks are constantly ordering consumers to:
Pay me now; pay me later; pay me again; pay me more; pay my friends—pay, pay, pay!
The BizTechNet Knowledge Briefing attached to this article will demonstrate many of the hidden costs of license violation--non compliance--audits. For now, realize that the REAL cost of that license violation audit is NOT what you might think. Instead, your actual cost can generally be calculated as somewhere between 3 to 6 times the published fine. Read on for the details.
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