Not having a properly implemented or ongoing SAM program can lead to issues in all aspects of your organization, from financial management to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance issues to security threats. These inherent issues lead to major risk exposures throughout the enterprise.
Some examples of potential issues and risk that can exist:
Issues | Risks | |
Financial management | Incomplete and/or inaccurate corporate financial reports due to absence of data on: deployed and entitled software, financial commitments in software contract terms and conditions | Unable to:
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Asset management | Inaccurate or incomplete reconciliation of data in IT asset management system and financial systems | Inadequate... |