1.0Version 1 (US)https://version1.thinktankdev.org.uk/en-usedwardhttps://version1.thinktankdev.org.uk/en-us/blog/author/edward/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="v25LBroGln"><a href="https://version1.thinktankdev.org.uk/en-us/services/software-asset-management/">Software asset management</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://version1.thinktankdev.org.uk/en-us/services/software-asset-management/embed/#?secret=v25LBroGln" width="600" height="338" title="“Software asset management” — Version 1 (US)" data-secret="v25LBroGln" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://version1.thinktankdev.org.uk/en-us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> http://version1.thinktankdev.org.uk/en-us/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/professionals_in_office-scaled-1.jpg.webp25601709Software Asset Management (SAM) is a practice that enables companies to understand and manage software buying and usage patterns, inventory details, future requirements and contractual terms and conditions, which can result in considerable savings in license purchase costs and support fees, and protection from the risk of license non-compliance, on-premises and in the cloud.