Re: Microsoft SAM

[John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx>]

Honestly, though, if you don't have control over your software
distribution/installation process you've got more problems to address.
While it isn't sexy, asset & configuration management needs to be a
priority in more IT shops.  You can't manage it if you don't even know you
have it.

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 3:34 PM, Jim Oberholtzer <
midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Microsoft SAM:  Spend Astronomical Money.
>
> It's good if you have control over when and who is buying (installing)
> software and building servers and desktop/laptops.  Then in the end of the
> day you get right with M$ by writing them a check.  Very above board and
> keeps the lawyers happy.  BUT if you don't have good control over the
> software copies (source ISOs etc) and there are folks just installing at
> will, then it can get ornery (read expensive) really quick.
>
>
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> When that happened here a few years back we were very close to going to an
> all Linux desktop.  That never materialized but we seriously had a bad
> taste
> in our mouth.  We try to do what's right.  I'll grant you that it wasn't
> always this way.  There used to be an attitude that if they had one legal
> copy of Excel per plant that was enough to put it on the rest of the
> computers at that plant.  Management's changed.  I'll admit, I raised my
> objection but did as I was told.  Again, that was many years ago.  Now if
> we
> don't like the terms and conditions we shop elsewhere.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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> From:   Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   03/13/2015 11:02 AM
> Subject:        [PCTECH] Microsoft SAM
> Sent by:        "PcTech" <pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>
> Anybody here been hit with a Microsoft SAM?  What was your experience?
>
>
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