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Software Asset Management Strategies USA 2021
June 21 ‒ 22, 2021 | Swissôtel Chicago, IL, USA
Increasing SAM Maturity | Reducing Software Costs
Strategic Software Asset Management in the Age of XaaS
The annual industry show SAMS USA 2021 combines distinguished expert keynotes and interactive world café round tables, private discussion rounds, networking sessions and vendor-free audit debates. Following the reputation built in Europe as the most influential SAM event series, the Software Asset Management Strategies USA is maturing the 4th edition and brings together more than 150 SAM and IT procurement professionals from America’s top companies at the only end-user driven networking SAM event in the US – free of mega-vendors & auditors.
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Key Topics SAMS USA 2021
SAM AT TRANSITION BETWEEN ON-PREMISE AND XAAS
- Basic requirements for the SAM in the Subscription Economy
- Bring Your Own License – Which licenses can we use on which IaaS?
- License Mobility in Practice: Which server applications can be deployed with the existing licenses on AWS and which ones need to run on instances in dedicated hosts?
- AWS Marketplace & Co.: Buy per click – What is the future of IT Procurement between fast deployment and cost transparency?
- Are G Suite and Google Cloud Platform an alternative given the licensing models and costs?
- SAP Indirect usage: New sales, audit and pricing model – is everything clear now?
- License optimization in complex hybrid system landscapes
- On the other side of the Cloud: On-premise licenses – Shelfware or off to the used-software market?
- Legal aspects of used software
IT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
- Demand-oriented design of license agreements
- Negotiations with the big SW manufacturers
- Vendor and vendor management in the context of XaaS
- Avoid vendor lock-in with cloud services
AUDITS
- Audit defense strategies and dealing with multiple parallel audits
- Sovereign handling of audits: keep control & regain – tips and tricks from practice
- Changes in relationships between software manufacturers and customers
- Company-wide cooperation in audits
- Exchange of experience on audits of the largest manufacturers
Key Topics SAMS USA 2021
THE FUTURE OF SAM?
- Container-based virtualization and the consequences for SAM
- IoT in terms of license management – “Digital Access” vs. “Human Access” – What are the basics for license design?
- The API Economy from the perspective of license management
- SAM & Security: Proactive Management of Risks & Vulnerabilities via Software Classification – a Task for the SAM?
SAM IN DYNAMIC AND DECENTRALIZED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
- Company-wide coordination of software procurement processes
- Effects of M&A, Carve-ins / Carve-outs on Software Asset Management
SAM IN SMALL & MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES
- Designing & implementing efficient SAM with limited resources
- Leading successful negotiations with major software publishers as a small company?
- Open source software as an alternative?
CONTROL & MONITORING: TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS & SYSTEMS
- Technology driven enterprise-wide software license management: from theory to practice
- SAM tools, systems and reporting solutions at a glance
- AWS budgets, etc. are enough, aren’t they? Cloud Services and the evolution of SAM Tools
SAM ESSENTIALS
- Quickly reduce license costs and ensure compliance
- Building and developing an efficient SAM
- Practice-oriented key competences for new software asset managers & IT buyers
What our attendees say and why they love attending our SAM USA conference…
Movers & Shakers
“Excellent opportunity to learn and network with talented SAM professionals, without the sales pitch and pressure from software publishers.”
“Great to meet college’s, learn we are not alone in our SAM journey, and look forward to next year.”
“Very engaging and targeted topics enabling real learning.”
“This event was a fantastic opportunity to connect with other SAM professionals and learn best practices.”
“The event was well organized with a fresh format for SAM Practitioners to participate freely.”
“It was wonderful to be able to talk to so many people that actually understand Software Asset Management!”
“SAMS USA was a quality event of very experienced SAM professionals and it was useful to network with the attendees and sponsors.”
It’s a Multi-Touchpoint Concept
The most effective and most informal networking hub to reach a maximum of ROI ‒ personal dialogue, direct exchange and numerous opportunities to get meetings with top executives!
Keynote
Top speakers, trendsetters, evangelists and experts in the field share their personal experience.
World Café Session
Be part of several thematic conversation rounds with changing topics and team constellations.
Challenge your Peers
Challenge Your Peers is an innovative workshop concept which enables participants to engage in a direct exchange with experts from a certain industry. The aim is to discuss and to identify challenges within the sector as well as problems, needs and solutions.
Case Study
Selected brand new case studies from the industry offering insights into strategic approaches, project planning and operative realisation. Learn from the most successful practices and use these real business results for benchmarking with the competition.
100 Minutes
Pre-qualified One2One Meetings with matched partners and from delegate to delegate. Use the Business Matchmaking function in your Event App “hubs101” in advance to arrange your meetings.
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Meet! SAMS USA
Discover who else is participating at the SAMS USA. Our unique Polaroid Picture Wall will help you identify who you want to meet at the conference.
Say Hello?
Get the show on the road. Discover who is joining the conference and why. To warm you up for the conference we invite you to get to know your conference peers. Have your business cards ready.
Icebreaker Sessions
Round tables on the evening before the first conference day. The Icebreaker is a first informal networking.
Networking Dinner
Wind down, enjoy great food and drink in a relaxed atmosphere to absorb all the new stimulations from the day.
Breakfast Club
Start your we.CONECT experience with a coffee and… NETWORKING!
Meet at the breakfast table in the restaurant and get into a conversation with your peers and other participants over the first coffee
Audit Debate
Reducing risks for IT audits, tips and tricks to survive audits. All round tables are vendor free!
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