Telegraph SAM project recognized as Governance Project of the Year
The Telegraph Media Group has won the Techworld Award for ‘Governance Project of the Year’ following a SAM and ITAM project which identified more than £100,000 in potential savings. By using Centennial Discovery to find and track all asset on the network, the national publisher found many software titles that were not in current use - thus preventing new purchases being made where existing licenses already existed.
Speaking about the project, Lorrie Dannecker commented: “In addition to the hard facts about what software is installed and where, we have been able to look into how frequently individual applications are used and when they were last opened,” said Dannecker. “In many instances there were applications that had not been used for months or even years. We have been able to remove these from the workstations and cancel licences that previously would have been automatically renewed.”
Maxwell Cooter, Techworld’s Editor, said that the project had been selected as the winner as it combined intelligent use of technology with a clear business case and return on investment.
