Microsoft SAM Audit Tool

1. The steps of waterproof SPLA reporting There are two main issues for all hosters and service providers: falling margins characterise the business and inaccurate and late invoices to customers and manufacturers. The manually created reports are not only time-consuming; they also lead to incomplete and incorrect data. This is the main reason that hosters automate their SPLA reporting with the help of a certified solution. You know that hosters have to be on the safe side; their SPLA reporting has to be correct and complete. SPLA usage reporting is in itself a complex thing, so it is important to have the Microsoft SAM Audit Tool that can confirm the quality and accuracy of SPLA tools.

2. Steps followed by SAM tools in relation to Microsoft SPLA reporting: Detection of the entire technical inventory It involves a complete inventory of the entire IT infrastructure, consisting of the software and hardware of all clients. Creation of the complete inventory In this case, the assignment of order and purchases or maintenance of assets is done. Comprehensive Microsoft Software Catalog It consists of the alignment of all inventoried applications, operating systems, and databases. Detection of relevant parameters for license calculation Here, automated detection of all license metrics and calculation of license requirements is done. Assignment of licenses to assets & users It includes the exact billing of licenses according to the pay-per-use procedure. In the last step, because of comprehensive inventory, the Microsoft SPLA Report can be easily generated for submission to Microsoft, and making reports for other software vendors. It is important that you choose good quality SPLA Reporting Software. The KPMG SAM tool assessment can do all the above things. But, the Octopus Cloud aced the KPMG SAM Tool Assessment and effectively became the world’s first assessed SPLA tool. You can use the new version “OC SPLA Manager Version 2.x” which is well-appreciated among customers.