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ライセンス数ではなくガバナンスの「門番」としてのソフトウェア資産管理

Published: 20 July 2023

Summary

ソフトウェア資産が適切に管理されない場合、ガバナンス上のリスクやコスト増につながる恐れがある。本リサーチノートでは、ソフトウェア資産管理ツールの活用が進む海外企業が、ツールのみですべてを管理できない、という問題に直面している状況やその対策を解説する。ソフトウェア資産管理を担当するITリーダーは、個々のユーザー自身の「ガバナンス」意識の向上も啓発しなければならない。

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要約

主要な所見
  • ソフトウェア資産管理 (SAM) 担当者の役割は事後対応的なものと位置付けられることが多い。SaaSの利用が拡大しているにもかかわらず永久ライセンスの管理に終始していたり、ベンダー監査への対応が後手に回っていたりすることも少なくない。

  • ソフトウェア・ライセンス形態や利用形態は複雑化している。より高品質なソフトウェア資産データへの需要が高まっており、SAMのアプローチにも見直しが迫られている。

  • 社内のステークホルダーは、SAMツールを用いれば、ソーシング/調達/ベンダー管理 (SPVM) のリーダーが他のメンバーからの支援をほとんど受けずにSAMの目標を達成できると誤解している。

推奨事項

SAMの責任を担うSPVMリーダーは、以下を行う。

  • SAM担当者の役割として、定常的なレポートの作成のみでなく、ソフトウェア投資から組織が得る戦略的価値を高めることも加える。

  • ソフトウェア使用に関するソフトウェア・ガバナンス・プログラムを作成する。必要に応じてライセンスに関する専門知識やスキル不足を、専門のSAMマネージド・サービス・プロバイダー (MSP) から補う。

  • 上記を実現するために、経営幹部レベルのスポンサーシップを求める。

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Tsuyoshi Ebina

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