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08/07/2026 6:59 pm
TL;DR: Matrix42 was named a Champion in techconsult’s PUR 2026 for Software Asset & License Management, according to Efecte, based on 3,390 IT professionals and 46 vendors competing across innovation, portfolio, performance and solution usefulness. Software asset management is now judged as a governance discipline, where integration, transparency and lifecycle control matter more than isolated licence administration.
Editorial analysis by NHI Mgmt Group, based on content published by Efecte: “Von Anwendern bewertet, als Champion ausgezeichnet – was der PUR 2026 für Matrix42 wirklich bedeutet”.
Key questions
Q: How should organisations govern software assets across SaaS and cloud environments?
A: They should treat SAM as a governance process, not an audit spreadsheet.
Q: Why does isolated licence management fail as software estates become more complex?
A: Isolated licence management fails because the evidence needed for control lives in multiple systems.
Q: What are the signs that a SAM programme is becoming a governance discipline?
A: Look for integrated workflows, shared asset data, automated reporting and clear links between software usage and operational ownership.
Practitioner guidance
- Define SAM as a governance process Tie software entitlement review to service management, asset inventory and endpoint operations so licence state is governed continuously rather than reviewed in isolation.
- Unify inventory and usage data Build one operational view across installed software, SaaS consumption and workflow events so compliance evidence and cost decisions draw from the same record.
- Evaluate platforms by lifecycle fit Test whether the SAM platform can support provisioning, reassignment and retirement decisions without manual reconciliation across teams and tools.
Bottom line: Software asset management is no longer just a back-office compliance activity. The article shows it is being judged as a governance discipline that must work across platforms and workflows.
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08/07/2026 7:22 pm
Software asset management is moving from record-keeping to control-plane governance. The article shows that organisations now reward SAM capabilities that connect inventory, usage, compliance and operations rather than treating licences as isolated admin objects. That is an identity governance pattern as much as an asset-management one, because the useful question is no longer what was bought, but what is active, used and enforceable across the lifecycle. Practitioners should read this as a shift from reporting to control.
A question worth separating out:
Q: What should teams do when software usage and entitlement data do not match?
A: Prioritise the systems that create the mismatch, then reconcile ownership, deployment and consumption records in one process. The goal is not just to correct counts, but to remove the operational gap that keeps audit evidence, cost visibility and compliance state out of sync.
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