Building upon the 6th edition of Europe’s most influential SAM event series, the Software Asset Management Strategies Europe will feature an unique mix of more than 200 software asset managers and IT procurement managers from Europe’s top companies at the only end-user driven networking SAM event in Europe – free of mega-vendors & auditors.

Join in the conversations over two days of knowledge exchange to gain a deeper understanding of the latest licensing trends, delve into the substance of software asset management and progress your SAM maturity.

Some key topics of the SAMS Europe:

• (Bad) News from the main suppliers and mega-vendors? What can we expect in 2019?
• Dealing with more complex software licenses
• Transforming a reactive license reporting to a proactive strategic software asset management
• Ensuring compliance & Reducing costs – Progressing SAM Maturity
• Strategic approaches and preparations in dealing with vendor audits
• Managed Services, Software as a Service or even IT Infrastructure as a Service?
• Expectations, benefits, costs? Data protection & it security
• Into the Cloud:  Simplification or additional complexity? Re-design of processes and structures
• From Cloud- to an Exit-Strategy: How to get out of the cloud? Mastering the vendor lock-in
• Management of server licenses: conditions of licensing, metering etc.