Software Identity Lifecycle Management
In today’s volatile business climate, organizations need to keep a close eye on their IT resources to ensure that every asset is accounted for, cost effective, and being put to proper use.
Now, more than ever before, it is essential that IT decision makers have a clear and accurate picture of their IT ecosystem. However, as the army of valuable IT solutions continues to grow, many organizations are discovering that simply keeping track of their IT assets—much less optimizing them—is more than traditional IT departments can handle on their own. To help visualize, organize, and coordinate IT assets, companies around the world use the IT asset lifecycle.
What are the stages of the IT asset lifecycle?
The IT asset lifecycle usually follows a formalized process and is often tracked and supported by software tools. Although different organizations in different industries may have their own versions of the IT asset lifecycle, most follow the same basic format. Here, we explore the six stages of the IT asset lifecycle:
Keeping track of software you have purchased if you are working within a medium to large organization, is already a difficult and time consuming action. However, does your organization have a clear pathway to request and procure software? How can you ensure that software users get the correct versions of software within a timely manner? Can you identify and track which applications are going to stop receiving error support and/or updates within the near future?
Software asset lifecycle management is the process of managing software from the beginning to the end of it’s useful life and typically includes:
- Requesting an application
- Procuring the application
- Deploying the application to the correct users
- Monitoring the usage of the application
- Servicing the application via regular updates/patches
- Retiring the application from your IT landscape once the application has reached end of life.
Our Software Asset Lifecycle Management services focuses on implementing and maintaining processes within your organization that cover the above stages of software use throughout your IT landscape.
This particular service is multifaceted and the level of service we provide to clients will greatly vary based on their requirements. For some, it could be as simple as maintaining a software catalogue wherein employees can request applications for their devices, other clients opt for full coverage and want us to handle the software application lifecycle from end to end.
Whatever your requirements, ITAM solutions can help you by planning and implementing procedures with clearly defined roles and responsibilities for each stage of the software lifecycle, allowing you to further develop your organization’s SAM practise.
Why ITAM solutions ?
Which added value do clients experience?
Clients with our Software Asset Lifecycle Management service report that they have reductions in the time spent for managing software lifecycles across the board. This can be attributed to the fact that, even if you do not request the full service and only implement a few stages, ITAM solutions always implements processes that encourage departmental synergy, leading to a more proactive mindset regarding software asset management within the organization.
