SAM Cost Optimization & Usage Analytics 4

Question 1

What does 'concurrent usage licensing' mean, and how does it optimize costs compared to named-user licensing?

Accepted Answer

A fixed number of licenses are shared across all users, with only simultaneous users consuming a license

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Each named user requires a dedicated license regardless of simultaneous use

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Licenses are purchased per device rather than per user

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All users receive unlimited access with a single enterprise license

Question 2

Which scenario represents a software cost optimization opportunity through edition right-sizing?

Accepted Answer

Users running Microsoft Project Professional when they only view project files and never edit them

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Installing the same software version on all devices for consistency

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Renewing licenses before expiration to avoid service disruption

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Purchasing multi-year contracts for all enterprise software

Question 3

A SAM team wants to build a software cost chargeback model. Which data is ESSENTIAL to allocate costs accurately to business units?

Accepted Answer

Per-user or per-device usage data mapped to organizational hierarchy

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Software vendor headquarters location

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Total server uptime hours

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IT department headcount by region

Question 4

What is a 'license position' in SAM, and why is it important for cost optimization?

Accepted Answer

The calculated difference between licenses owned and licenses deployed, showing over- or under-licensing

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The physical location where software media is stored

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The vendor's pricing tier for volume purchases

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The installation path of software on a managed device

Question 5

Which approach helps an organization avoid paying for SaaS licenses during extended employee leaves or offboarding delays?

Accepted Answer

Implementing an automated provisioning and de-provisioning workflow tied to HR systems

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Purchasing additional licenses as a buffer

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Negotiating a flat-rate enterprise agreement

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Switching to open-source alternatives for all roles

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of a 'software usage dashboard' in a SAM cost optimization program?

Accepted Answer

To provide real-time visibility into license utilization and identify savings opportunities

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To track software licensing vendor contact information

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To automate software patch deployment across endpoints

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To store historical purchase order data for audit purposes

Question 7

An organization is evaluating whether to move from on-premises perpetual licenses to a SaaS subscription. Which SAM cost factor is unique to the SaaS model?

Accepted Answer

Ongoing per-seat or per-user recurring subscription fees

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One-time license acquisition cost

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Hardware infrastructure costs for on-site servers

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Annual software assurance or maintenance fees paid to vendor