For companies and ISV’s often software is looked at as cost necessary to do business. Unfortunately this model of thinking has led to the idea that software piracy can be a quick way to cut costs. Software should be treated as an asset, not as an expense. And since it is intangible, it cannot be managed the same way that we manage physical assets. Software Asset Management is the idea that you treat software as you would a physical asset, securing it from theft and making sure that it is properly updated. Tune into the next few posts where we will go more in-depth into the idea of Software Asset Management

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