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McLachlan, P. (2018). Pocket CIO – The Guide to Successful IT Asset Management. Birmingham: Packt Publishing.
Read Chapter 4: What is SAM?
Read Chapter 6: ITAM Tools – What Should You Look For?
Read Chapter 8: Now What? Only the following pages:
Scenarios:
• Assets newly discovered scenario, 223-224
• Unplanned event and incident scenario, 225
• Challenges or risks you should anticipate with regards to your program, 228-229

Oehrlich, E. (2015, August). Control over your software assets has become a must. Computer Weekly, 16-18.

Roos, G. (2016). Why Software Asset Management Matters. Channel Insider, 1–3.

Varela, A., Méxas, M., & Drumond, G. (2018, June). The scenario of software asset management (SAM) in large and midsize companies. Independent Journal of Management & Production (IJM&P), 9(2).

The global IT asset management software market at a CAGR of almost 7% during the forecast period. (2020). PR Newswire.
There are two reports that are summarized within this article: Global IT Asset Management Software Market: About this market and Global IT Asset Management Software Market: Overview

Software asset management: Ensuring your assets do not become your liabilities. (2012). Network World. Network World Inc.

Software: The case for asset management. (2009). Control Engineering, 11.
Though this article is dated, it is a case study of a company who lost over $100,000 in downtime-related expense that could have been prevented with a proper software asset management system in place.

Butler, B. (2012). 5 tips for making your cloud SLA air-tight; Matters to consider before signing on the dotted line of your next cloud SLA. Network World.
Note: This is optional reading.