Fundamentals courses
Licensing Fundamentals - this course gives delegates the chance to understand the underlying principles that the leading vendors apply when structuring their licensing programmes.
Software Asset Management Best Practices / Licensing Best Practices for the Global Enterprise – these courses give delegates practical advice over the processes and procedures they need to implement to gain control over their software estate.
1. Licensing Fundamentals course
Duration: Half day
Courses run from 9:30am - 12:30pm
- Introduction to licensing (what is a license , different types of license and different types of licensing agreements)
- Overview of the core licensing programmes available from Microsoft, Symantec (including Veritas), Citrix, and Adobe (including Macromedia)
- What is Maintenance?
- Product Use Rights
- Overview to Software Asset Management
Course code: FUND01
Pre-requisite: None
Cost per delegate: £175
Bespoke courses
If you need to gain a deep understanding of a specific vendor set or require assistance understanding a particular component around software licensing or software asset management, we can tailor a course for you. For assistance, please call 020 8786 1536, or email tellmemore@bytes.co.uk
Cost: £500 per half day for 4 delegates, then £100 per head. For full day courses costs are doubled.
2. Software Asset Management Best Practices course
Duration: Half day (Aimed at organisations whose main operation is in the UK)
Courses run from 1:30pm - 4:30pm
- How to be sure your licenses are genuine
- Who are FAST and the BSA
- Good licensing practice
- The importance of SAM
- The NEW BS ISO/IEC 19770 standard
- Deployment considerations
Course code: SAM01
Pre-requisite: FUND01
Cost per delegate: £175 (Cost reduced to £115 if the same delegate attends FUND01 and SAM01 on the same day. Combined Cost = £290)
2. Licensing Best Practices for Global Enterprise course
Duration: Half day (on-site) (Aimed at organisations with international operations)
Courses run from 1:30pm - 4:30pm
- Centralised and Decentralised contracts
- Leveraging greater Regional discounts
- Currency considerations
- How to be sure your licenses are genuine
- l Who are FAST and the BSA
- The importance of SAM
- The NEW BS ISO/IEC 19770 standard
- Deployment considerations
Course code: SAM02
Pre-requisite: FUND01
Cost per delegate: £500 for 4 delegates (then £100 per head)




