When systems engineers build or repair computer software or hardware, they need consistent processes in place to keep it running smoothly. Configuration management is the name for this set of ...

As revenue for new software licenses is down, software vendors are focusing more on licensing audits to recover some of that lost income. Here's a look at some of the steps a corporate IT organization ...

Software audits are a fact of life for the modern enterprise. While nothing can stop a vendor from auditing, IT managers should prepare for the possibility of an audit by shifting from a defensive to ...

"Vendor software audit" – those three words are guaranteed to make any IT manager nervous. Because once you have Microsoft, Oracle, or any other large software provider on the phone asking you to ...

Change is inevitable when computer software is built and change increases the level of confusion among software engineers who are working on a project. The art of coordinating software development to ...

While some of the terminology used to describe the world of software configuration management can be quite foggy, the fundamental importance of configuration management to development is crystal clear ...

The audit community’s adoption of electronic working papers to encourage collaboration has had an unintended consequence of creating dark data. That is, data trapped within these new documents, making ...

Quick Summary Managing audits across departments, regulations, and stakeholders can quickly become complex for modern enterprises. This guide cuts through the noise by spotlighting the top seven audit ...

Microsoft has definitely increased their software audits (and Software Asset Management or SAM Assessments) within the United States and globally. While in the past there were specific organizations ...