Hi Manny, while there is no "one size fits all" for determing which publishers to onboard and sustain within a SAM Program, here are some guidelines to help determine scope.
Current Spend – managing the larger spend publishers can allow for further optimization/savings as well as having a full understanding of that vendors spend compared to actual usage. It's the 80/20 rule - 80% of software spend is with 20% of publishers.
Spend planned for net new Licenses – understanding the current license position and opportunities to remove unused installs before purchasing new can be a cost avoidance
Upcoming Maintenance Renewal spend/timeline – understanding the current license position and opportunities to remove unused installs before a maintenance renewal may allow for a cost savings
Number of Commercial Application Installations – larger installs can often be considered low hanging fruit to effectively manage the environment and may overlap with #1 & #2 & #3
Known exposures – If a company knows it is over deploying licenses for any publisher or then this should be considered a high priority vendor.
Publishers that are actively auditing companies (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Adobe, Symantec, Attachmate, Micro Focus and AutoDesk)
Applications you plan to include in your Service Catalog for employee self-serve so you can verify License availability before installation
If using AppBroker for reclamation campaigns the onboarding the associated publisher/applications first should be considered.
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